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The Year of Secret Assignments (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards)) (Hardcover)

by Jaclyn Moriarty (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; 1 edition (Jan 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0439498813
  • ISBN-13: 978-0439498814
  • Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 14.7 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,199,005 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Popular Aussie writer Jaclyn Moriarty avoids the notorious sophomore slump with The Year of Secret Assignments, a bouncy epistolary follow-up to her smash debut Feeling Sorry for Celia. Here, a 10th-grade English teacher attempts to unite feuding schools by launching a pen-pal project. Best friends Cassie, Emily and Lydia initiate the correspondence and are answered by Matthew, Charlie and Seb. Emily and Lydia are more than pleased with their matches, but quiet Cassie has a frightening experience with Matthew. When Lydia and Emily discover that Matthew has threatened their fragile friend, the Ashbury girls close ranks, declaring an all-out war on the Brookfield boys. Soon, the couples are caught up in everything from car-jacking and lock-picking to undercover spying and identity theft.

Brimming with self-confidence and charm, Moriarty’s captivating comedy of manners reads like a breezy 21st century version of Jane Austen--with no end of ridiculous misunderstandings, angst-ridden speeches, and heartfelt make-ups. Female teen fans of Ann Brashares' The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Megan McCafferty's Sloppy Firsts will waste no time swapping copies of The Year of Secret Assignments, with their best friends. The book is recommended for ages 12 and above. --Jennifer Hubert, Amazon.com

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This is the US edition of "Finding Cassie Crazy".

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4.0 out of 5 stars This is the American version of Finding Cassie Crazy, 18 Aug 2006
This review is from: The Year of Secret Assignments (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoyed this book, but I was confused about which order to read the Jaclyn Moriarty books in because it goes: Feeling Sorry For Celia, then there's The Year Of The Secret Assignments and Finding Cassie Crazy, but as I later found out, they are the same book and The Year Of The Secret Assignments is hard to get hold of in England.

This book is about some girls called Lydia, Cassie and Emily who have to join a pen-pal project for their English class at school. The book is mainly made up of their letters to their pen-pals and their pen-pals replies. It is quite good, but got boring in places because it included details and items that weren't required in the book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, 28 Jul 2007
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This review is from: The Year of Secret Assignments (Mass Market Paperback)
THE YEAR OF SECRET ASSIGNMENTS by Jaclyn Moriarty has an interesting format. It is written entirely without dialogue. "What?" you say. It's true. The entire novel uses letters, diaries, journals, emails, and transcripts to tell the story. It's quite intriguing.

Three best friends, Cass, Emily, and Lydia, embark on an adventure that begins as a pen pal assignment in their English class. They each end up with male pen pals from their rival, Brookfield High. It quickly becomes evident which of the girls is writing, as the voices of the girls are quite distinct. I had a little more difficulty identifying two of the boys and remembering which girl they were writing to. The third boy's voice was quite distinctive.

Through a series of secret assignments the year 10 pen pals get to know one another, challenging each other to attempt various tasks. Just as they become comfortable with one another, feelings get hurt and the letters come to a halt. One pair of letters becomes downright frightening. When a true identity is uncovered, letters resume with a flurry of intensity, until vandalism begins at both schools and all students are ordered to stop writing. When the three girls are summoned to the office, they must rely on their pen pals to uncover the truth.

I would recommend this book to my students. The voices are fun and authentic. Although the pacing of the book is somewhat slow at the beginning, probably due to trying to keep the characters straight, it picks up significantly as they forge relationships with their pen pals. The ending is both surprising and satisfying.

Reviewed by: Cana Rensberger
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