Category: Young Adult/Teen Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10: 0316034487
Type: Fiction
Pages: 288
Copyright: July 1, 2009
ISBN-13: 9780316034487
Price: $5.99 (eBook)
The Year of Humiliating Events (aka, seventh grade) is behind her and Erin Swift is ready to rule the school. But eighth grade comes with its own set of problems for Erin to navigate, including her first boyfriend, her first break-up, and the fact that her mom has been treating her more like an eight-year- old than an eighth grader. Even worse, there's a new girl who is determined to remake Erin in her bad-girl image, and former crush Mark "Cute Boy" Sacks has been acting strange lately.
But as Erin's school year once again hurtles toward disaster, a personal tragedy forces her to realize that things - and people - aren't always as bad as they seem. Can she save what's left of eighth grade before it's too late?
This book is the sequel to the popular Click Here (to find out how i survived seventh grade).
Professional Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
Ever funny and clever, Erin tackles eighth grade. Her blog now truly private-preventing 2008's Harriet the Spy-like reveal in Click Here (To Find Out How I Survived the Seventh Grade)-she tallies "Things That Rock," "Things That Make Me Wonder," "Top 5 First Period Nightmares" and boys worthy of the Hot-O-Meter. Crushes and couplings wax and wane; Erin IMs and ponders attraction's inconstancy. Narrating in first-person prose, she recognizes her own solemn playfulness as she swears "I'm never washing my nose again" (after a cute boy taps it) or taunts her older brother with a tampon (wrapped, natch, but still horrifying to him). Beloved school custodian Mr. Foslowski, who sympathizes and provides Tootsie Pops, balances Erin's strict parents ("They wouldn't even let me go to just any PG-13 movie. Hello? PG-13? I'm thirteen?"). Experimenting with disobedience (skipped seatbelt; forbidden party) initiates some sorrows that are only partly Erin's fault. Voice occasionally strains (calling her own breasts "my perky petes"?), and Vega unfortunately conflates poverty with smoking, lying and getting kicked out of school. However, Erin's ups and downs are humanizing, entertaining and real. (Fiction. 9-13)
Publishers Weekly
After surviving the "Year of Humiliating Events (YOHE)" in Click Here (To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade), Erin Swift, Web site-designer extraordinaire, is ready to make a fresh start. But in eighth grade, she faces a new set of boy problems, trouble with friends and a painful loss that makes her rethink her priorities. Clearly in tune with adolescents' roller coaster emotions and their numerous challenges, Vega's sequel is accented with excerpts from Erin's "new and improved, totally secret & private home page" that convey her triumphs and anxieties. Erin's on-again, off-again crushes-especially with basketball buddy Mark-are entertaining; her more complex relationships with aging custodian, Mr. Foslowski and new student, Reede, who does "a lot of things against the rules," add depth. As before, Erin proves to be a good girl who sometimes finds herself in awkward situations. Accurately mirroring middle-school life, the story should hit home with tweens.
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