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LiveDaily Store - Mother's Gift
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List Price: $14.65
Our Price: $7.99
Your Save: $ 6.66 ( 45% )
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Manufacturer: Rebound By Sagebrush
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Binding: School & Library Binding
EAN: 9780613722544
ISBN: 061372254X
Label: Rebound By Sagebrush
Manufacturer: Rebound By Sagebrush
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 2003-04
Publisher: Rebound By Sagebrush
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Rebound By Sagebrush
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Holly Faye Lovell sure can sing. Everyone in Biscay, Mississippi, knows that. And when at fourteen she becomes the youngest student ever to win a scholarship to the prestigious Haverty School of Music, her dream of pursuing a singing career is on its way. But for the first time in her life, Holly must leave behind her mother, Wanda. Although they don’t have much in the way of money, there’s always been plenty of love . . . and there’s always been Wanda’s birthmark, an ugly red scar on the side of her face that makes people who don’t know her turn away. Now that Holly's off with her posh new friends and new life, she’s ashamed to find herself embarrassed by her mom and their humble background. And Wanda finds herself wanting to reveal a long-hidden secret . . . a secret that could destroy their bond forever.
A portion of the proceeds from this book will go to The Britney Spears Foundation.
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Summary: to me it was sickening.
Comment:
Well where do I start, Im more into science-fiction books then this kind of stuff but my friend was raving about it so i made my dad buy it on amazon for me (quick shipping as always) When the box got to my house i was a little aprehensive to open it (i mean this literally especially something from britney and her mom)
Well it started off about her perfect life, then how her mom was sooooo anoying and an embarressment. and bla bla bla bla and everyone seemed to have such wierd names god i cant even remember them but i know one started with MS or i think it did.
When i finished this book i wondered how britney got along with her mom because they seem to have it all wrong with the mother daughter bond and i wondered if they just made this book because they were bored (also found some errors on the way)
my conclussion is that this is the type of book you would burn with gasoline then put holy water on.
go through amazon (because of the large selection of books) and actually buy your money's worth.
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Summary: A road full of speed bumps..
Comment: ..is what I compare this book to.
I finished this book in about 2 hours after getting it at the library. I had seen the TV movie "Brave New Girl", that is based on this book and had really liked it. Since I thought the movie was so good, I had high expectations for this book, and I was really let down.
(May Contain Spoilers)
Fourteen year old Holly Faye Lovell lives in Biscay Mississippi with her single mother Wanda Jo. Holly and Wanda have a very strong mother/daughter bond that is strengthen with Friday night viewings of the "Haverty Talent Hour", a talent show live from the prestigious Haverty School of Music. Holly's dream was to attend this school but she was afraid that the fancy school would not accept small town, low income students like her. Her dream suddenly becomes a reality when her boyfriend, Tyler Norwood, records her singing a solo at church. Tyler sends it in and in a few weeks, Haverty calls and requests an audition! After some waiting, Holly is accepted. She gets to Haverty and meets Lydia (or "Ditz" as she wishes to be called). "Ditz" opens up Holly to a whole new world that makes Holly realize how very thankful she is for her way of life. When Holly and "Ditz" visit Biscay for spring break, Wanda finally gets the courage to tell Holly a life changing secret. This secret leaves Holly upset and sorry for feeling resentment of her mother and her small town life and really shows her that she is A Mother's Gift.
This book was a bit boring at times and I was disappointed that it was very different from the TV movie. This book is a good read if you're a Britney Spears fan or you like light young adult novels. I would choose the movie over this book. The last two chapters really saved the book from dying a very slow and painful death. Skip the book, see the movie.
Taylor Hodgkins, 6/21/08
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Summary: A great book
Comment: I think this book was amazing. I have always liked Britney Spears, so I picked up this book, not sure that I would like it. It is now one of my favorite books, among Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia. This book has a great story to it. I love the ending. I have not always been a great reader, but this book encouraged me to read more and more books. now I don't want to stop!
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Summary: I've got to tell you..
Comment: most people wouldn't give this book a chance simply because of the authors..
Then again, I READ it simply because of the authors, to see how badly they could do...
I was wrong and quite surprised.
This was a bit of a moving story and I really enjoyed it.
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Summary: Clear message, but not beyond a bathroom-read.
Comment: I hate to review books with negative comments, but for this one I had to. I knew that Britney went to school only until 9th grade, and hence the quality of literature would not be jaw-dropping. And the book proved me right. Looking strictly at the literal aspect of the book, sentences were choppy, characters are not thoroughly developed and vocabularies she uses were quite primary. Regardless of her target audience (which from the quality of the book, must have been targeted at first to third graders), she should consider that this is a novel she is writing. I was shocked to read sentences like "People say that once a terrible thing happened, and people died." (page 3). Whoa! That sound very sad, huh?
I felt like she had done no research about writing a "novel" not an internet fiction. She seemed to write about her own experiences in Holly's viewpoint because she was also at one of those training places for kids. And now she is a platinum singer, almost like Holly.
Now, though I was disappointed with the plot and the quality of her writing, I must credit her for the attempt to write about the strong bondage between Holly and her mom, Wanda. The concept of family is often neglected in the busy society we are living in, and the unconditional love and support that moms provide is worth being highlighted. This book has a strong message and maybe Britney can choose other fields to make her living out of.
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