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GIRL-FROM-MARS

GIRL-FROM-MARS

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GIRL-FROM-MARS

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  1. (Library ebook) Girl from Mars Girl from Mars Tamara Bach audiobook | *ebooks | Download PDF | ePub | DOC #4299632 in Books Groundwood Books 2009-09-22Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .60 x 5.00 x 6.90l, .40 #File Name: 0888997256184 pages | File size: 37.Mb Tamara Bach : Girl from Mars before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Girl from Mars: 0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. minimalisticBy BezweifelnThis story is told by Miriam and she seems like a real 15 year old drag. She meets a girl, Laura, who breaks through Miriam's wall of loneliness, but any form of happiness is limited and rationed.There is no joy of discovery or relationship. In the end, there seemed to be no lessons learned for any of the characters either which is maybe an accurate reflection of middle school life and the age. Who knows. The author has a cool style of writing. Very minimalistic.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. This book will make your heart ache in all the right ways.By E. Kristin AndersonThis book has garnered

  2. multiple awards and much praise in its native Germany, but the only reason I even know about it is that in my past job as a bookseller I saw it in a catalog. Only 29 people on LibraryThing have it, and to me, that's a travesty. It's a beautiful story of first love, told in the quirky voice of Miriam, a self-described plain fifteen-year-old girl in a small town who dreams, like many of us, of getting out and living a fabulous big-city life. She wishes she were beautiful and popular and spends every morning commiserating in the girls' restroom with her two best friends, Ines and Suse. Then enters Laura, with her wild black hair and carefree attitude, who rolls her own cigarettes and goes to clubs. Miriam is instantly enchanted, and begins to feel something she's never felt before, especially for a girl. GIRL FROM MARS is beautifully written, and rife with genuine emotion. This is a book that should not be ignored, and I urge anyone who can to track down a copy. It will make your heart ache in all the right ways.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An okay read to kill timeBy LindseyIt's a little slow-paced for my taste but the overall story is not so bad. Fifteen-year-old Miriam is having stupid arguments with her mother, is bored to death in class, and is trying to get excited by the same old parties with the same old friends in the same old town. She wishes she lived in a big city where she could meet new people and experience new things. In other words, like 15-year-olds everywhere, Miriam is waiting desperately for her life to begin, for something, anything a first love, perhaps. Love comes in an unexpected way when she meets her new classmate, Laura. Suddenly life is very complicated and unsettling, as Miriam finds herself lying to her girlfriends, avoiding her brother's probing questions, and second-guessing every move she makes. And as she tries to figure out Laura's moods, Miriam has to understand how her arrogant friend Philip fits into her life. When Philip, Miriam, and Laura take a weekend trip to the big city, everything becomes clear and more confusing than ever. Written in a smart, quirky, hip style Girl from Mars now in paperback speaks to young people everywhere. From School Library JournalGrade 9 UpFifteen year-old Miriam feels tired, average, and ordinary in her small German town. She passes the time daydreaming in class, arguing with her mother, smoking in the girl's bathroom with her two self-obsessed friends, blasting music, sitting/sulking in her room, and sneaking into bars. She is waiting for something new, something big to happen to her. Then she is attracted to a new classmate, attentive and engaging Laura, and Miriam comes out of her shell. As Miriam starts to embrace the more serious turns of their relationship, Laura becomes hesitant and circumspect, leaving the changed Miriam devastated, but ultimately not alone. Bach's writing and Tanaka's translation offer well-drawn, familiar characters and prose that's spare yet descriptive. Miriam's narration, alive with Bach's insightful handling and clever turns of phrase, provides a sense of depth to the highs and lows of teenage emotions like Miriam's small-town claustrophobia, her impatience, confusion, concerns, fear, anger, elation, and heartbreak. Underage drinking, profanity, drug use and sexual situations make this a book for mature teens.Danielle Serra, Cliffside Park Public Library, NJ Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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