Click Here (to find out how i survived seventh grade)

by Denise Vega

Overview

Imagine if all your personal thoughts about crushes, fears, enemies, and even kissing practice ended up on the Internet for everyone to read. That's what happens to Erin Swift when her super-secret blog and all of her musings on navigating the treacherous waters of seventh grade—including her feelings about herself, her best friend Jillian, her crushes, and growing up—are accidentally uploaded for the whole school to see!

Written with warm, knowing humor, this story perfectly captures seventh grade life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316985598
Publisher:	Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	04/05/2006
Pages:	211
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	10 - 18 Years

About the Author

Denise Vega can't play an instrument to save her life, but she loves music, especially rock and roll. Denise wrote and illustrated her first book when she was twelve and is the author of Click Here, Access Denied, and Grandmother, Have the Angels Come?

Editorial Reviews

"The blog segments and first-person narration are immediate and funny."—Kirkus

"Readers will relate to and sympathize with Erin's dilemma."—School Library Journal

"A heartfelt book."—Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

Erin navigates the trials of 7th grade's social mortifications. Day one: with her best friend tragically placed in a different track, Erin's called a "puppet" by nemesis-since-kindergarten Serena-and promptly socks Serena in the face. The principal, who collects puppets, can't relate. After the PI (puppet incident), Erin crushes on a boy who considers her only a friend (though the janitor insists that friends last longer than boyfriends as long as you don't bite them-just like Tootsie Pops). She's great at Web site design and sports but is pressured into drama. Furthermore, her feet are too big. Events climax when Erin's private blog is mistakenly posted on the school's Intranet in an acknowledged nod to Harriet the Spy. Learning to speak up for herself (not be puppet-like) and handle acute embarrassment with aplomb (even while everyone hates her) are Erin's challenges. AOL-speak is too occasional and therefore jarring, but the blog segments and first-person narration are immediate and funny. Muster your courage for Erin's cringe-inducing escapades. (Fiction. 8-12)

Kirkus Reviews