- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) (14 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 076362537X
- ISBN-13: 978-0763625375
- Product Dimensions: 15.1 x 1.8 x 21.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,639,760 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sometimes it takes getting hit with a hockey puck to help you see what’s good for you! Carolyn Mackler is back — and V is off on a solo road trip — in this funny, poignant follow-up to VEGAN VIRGIN VALENTINE.
V Valentine is the queen of meaningless hookups. Ever since her mom dumped her with her grandparents, she has bounced from guy to guy. But in the spring of senior year, a fateful hockey puck lands her in the lap of Sam Almond. Right from the start, things with Sam are different. V is terrified to admit it, but this might be meaningful after all. On the afternoon of graduation, V receives some shocking news. Later, at a party, she makes an irreversible mistake and risks losing Sam forever. When her mom invites her to Texas, V embarks on a cross-country road trip with the hopes of putting two thousand miles between herself, Sam, and the wreckage of that night. With her trademark blend of humor and compassion, Carolyn Mackler takes readers on an unforgettable ride of missed exits, misadventures, and the kind of epiphanies that come only when you’re on a route you’ve never taken before.
V Valentine is the queen of meaningless hookups. Ever since her mom dumped her with her grandparents, she has bounced from guy to guy. But in the spring of senior year, a fateful hockey puck lands her in the lap of Sam Almond. Right from the start, things with Sam are different. V is terrified to admit it, but this might be meaningful after all. On the afternoon of graduation, V receives some shocking news. Later, at a party, she makes an irreversible mistake and risks losing Sam forever. When her mom invites her to Texas, V embarks on a cross-country road trip with the hopes of putting two thousand miles between herself, Sam, and the wreckage of that night. With her trademark blend of humor and compassion, Carolyn Mackler takes readers on an unforgettable ride of missed exits, misadventures, and the kind of epiphanies that come only when you’re on a route you’ve never taken before.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Well i'm 17 years old and i have to say that Mackler is my favourite author ever, she covers topics that are important to me, and many other girls, so sensitively; it's like shes writing about me. This particular story follows V Valentine ( she's the bitchy neice out of Vegan Virgin Valentine) Although some parts are repeated from the other book, you dont need to read it first. She's on the road to self discovery, so she takes a roadtrip so see her scatty mother. On the way she discovers why she acts like she does to people, and why shes mucked things up between the only boy she's really felt for- will she get back in time to the guy she really loves? You'll have to read it!! An Amazing book, i highly reccomend it, and all Mackler's others.
Format:Paperback
Vivienne Vail Valentine - no wonder she needs a nickname. "V" is her name, and guys are her game.
A game she learned well ...from her mom. That would be the same mom who dumped her at her grandparents house to live, which, by the way, was probably the best gift she ever gave her one and only child.
To say V has trust issues would be like saying the sun can burn. She shimmies from one guy to the next with the grace of a goddess, leaving nothing but broken hearts in her wake. That is, until she finds herself on the wrong end of a hockey puck, bleeding in the lap of a fellow fan.
Head wounds bleed, by the way, a lot. And Sam Almond didn't flinch when he used his sweatshirt to plug the hole in her head that would later require eighteen stitches.
Sam didn't consider himself a hero, and V didn't want to think of him as such, because it scared her. He scared her. He was different.
When the opportunity arises for her to return to her old ways, she convinces herself it's the way to go, it's who she is; it's who her mother made her. But at what cost?
Reviewed by: Angie Fisher
A game she learned well ...from her mom. That would be the same mom who dumped her at her grandparents house to live, which, by the way, was probably the best gift she ever gave her one and only child.
To say V has trust issues would be like saying the sun can burn. She shimmies from one guy to the next with the grace of a goddess, leaving nothing but broken hearts in her wake. That is, until she finds herself on the wrong end of a hockey puck, bleeding in the lap of a fellow fan.
Head wounds bleed, by the way, a lot. And Sam Almond didn't flinch when he used his sweatshirt to plug the hole in her head that would later require eighteen stitches.
Sam didn't consider himself a hero, and V didn't want to think of him as such, because it scared her. He scared her. He was different.
When the opportunity arises for her to return to her old ways, she convinces herself it's the way to go, it's who she is; it's who her mother made her. But at what cost?
Reviewed by: Angie Fisher
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Totally flawed, totally loveable
18 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
V is the girl that I would have probably been intimidated by, in awe of, and kind of angry at in high school. She may swoop in and steal your boyfriend, but it sure is fascinating to get inside her head. And guess what? Understanding where she's coming from makes you want to hug her and tell her everything will be okay. Because her flaws and her insecurities make her just like the rest of us. And this is one story that sweeps you away with the joy and pain of V's journey to find herself.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Average
15 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
I am a big fan of Carolyn Mackler and I was looking forward to this book. Although I rated it 4 stars, I did have a few hesitations. For one thing, the book is too short. It feels as though I just started it an it already over -it is a very short read.
Secondly, for some reason, the storyline felt rushed to me and V came across somehow more obnoxious than in the first book. I think I had come to expect a changed V and yet when we start this book - I got the impression she was regressing.
I missed the interaction between Mira and V - as it comes way too late in the book.
The storyline was good and as I have mentioned the writing is always top notch with Mackler - I guess I kind of felt let down a little bit as the first book was so great and so family focused....this one - was just not as perfect as the first one.
Still, a good read.
Secondly, for some reason, the storyline felt rushed to me and V came across somehow more obnoxious than in the first book. I think I had come to expect a changed V and yet when we start this book - I got the impression she was regressing.
I missed the interaction between Mira and V - as it comes way too late in the book.
The storyline was good and as I have mentioned the writing is always top notch with Mackler - I guess I kind of felt let down a little bit as the first book was so great and so family focused....this one - was just not as perfect as the first one.
Still, a good read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
V is not a typical heroine--and this is NOT a typical teen book!
15 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
This page-turner follows V on her tumultuous journey into young adulthood: She loses the one she loves, but finds herself along the way. V is far from perfect, but her flaws are what make her such a fascinating--and identifiable--character. As always, the writing is funny, touching, and totally authentic. Congratulations to Carolyn Mackler for creating yet another indelible portrait of a complicated teenage girl.
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