Geek Girl
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- 5,99 €
Publisher Description
Geek + runway = a runaway hit! Geek Girl is the first book in a hilarious, internationally bestselling series that's perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Julie Buxbaum.
Harriet Manners is a geek. She always has been, and she thought she always would be—but when she's discovered by a modeling agent, she leaps at the chance to reinvent herself.
There's only one problem: Harriet is the definition of awkward. Can she transform from geek to chic?
Includes a sneak peek at Geek Girl: Model Misfit!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
British teen Harriet Manners is the official school geek, and she suffers constant torment by her peers. When Harriet's longtime best friend Nat, an aspiring model, drags her to a fashion event, it's Harriet, not Nat, who gets "discovered," driving a wedge between them. As 15-year-old Harriet is whisked to Moscow for photo shoots, fashion shows, and the promise of future fame and fortune, she and her father lie to everyone about their whereabouts, creating all manner of complications. Debut author Smale, a former model herself, gives Harriet an instantly appealing narrative voice, full of discursions and self-deprecation wisecracking, down-on-her-luck Harriet is easy to warm to. If the ugly duckling turned swan is clich , both Smale and Harriet know it. "I could go from proverbial caterpillar to butterfly, from tadpole to frog," thinks Harriet. "From larva to dragonfly (which is actually only a half metamorphosis, but still I think worth mentioning)." Other overfamiliar types (including Harriet's extravagantly flamboyant agent and an ultra-severe fashion maven) deflate the story's fun somewhat, but most readers will thoroughly enjoy Harriet's uproarious misadventures. Ages 13 up.
