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(3.25) | Keine | From best friend to frenemy to flat-out enemy ... For her Sweet Sixteen, Jordan Wright gets rid of the frizzy hair, the conservative clothes, and finally likes the hip new girl smiling in the mirror. So when she hears about an open casting call for the hottest rapper's new video, she has the confidence to go for it. She and her best friend, Adrienne, try out with hundreds of hopefuls, but only Jordan makes it. Adrienne seems fine with it. But when Jordan starts getting some serious attention, Adrienne turns into a hater. And after Jordan has an innocent in-the-hall conversation with Adrienne's ex-boyfriend -- they dated for one week, like four years ago! -- Adrienne plots to ruin Jordan's life by spreading rumors, writing stuff on the bathroom walls and telling Jordan she'd be better off dead. Suddenly Jordan's popularity is fading. Forget sweet sixteen. She soon discovers that what she needs most is to find the strength to be herself.… (mehr) |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. “Happy Birthday!” The smoke from all sixteen candles tickled Jordan’s nose as she came up from her beautifully decorated birthday cake and into the applause that filled the community center. She couldn’t hold in her smiles as she took in the cheerful faces around her, and well wishes that swirled around in her head. She was sixteen years old today, and she had been waiting for this moment for as long as she could remember. She was eager to free herself from her parents’ rules and take control of her life. This day brought her one step closer to the freedom she craved. | |
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Die Informationen stammen von der englischen "Wissenswertes"-Seite. Ändern, um den Eintrag der eigenen Sprache anzupassen. As Jordan and Warren cruised along the city streets, they held hands, and she sat
beaming with pride. There was one special lesson she was confident she’d mastered, that many others, such as Adrienne, failed when given their first test. Turning sixteen
wouldn’t change who any girl was or who she would be, only she was capable of doing
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This book was not just a summer reading project, but also was a guide for me, for when I turn sixteen because it taught me that not only are we changing physically, and mentally, but also socially. We may not realize it now, but most of the people we hang around now, and consider our “best friend” could soon become our enemy over a small course of time. In this book, the main character, Jordan Wright had a sixteenth birthday and finally felt as if things in her life were beginning to fall into place. When shopping at the mall with her best friend Adrienne, they were stopped by a guy offering them a chance to audition to be in their favorite rapper, Jaiden Brown’s new video. Jordan was eager to rush home and tell her parents the great news, but was surprised when they told her she was not allowed to attend. When the audition rolled around, she was so eager to meet her Hollywood dream boyfriend, that she disobeyed her parents, and went anyway. After auditioning, Jordan and Adrienne were both anxious to find out if they were going to premiere in Jaiden’s video. In the end, Jordan ended up making the cuts, and Adrienne did not. Adrienne seemed cool with it until Jordan began to get more attention, and the jealously began to build up inside of Adrienne. From that point on, it became very clear that Jordan and Adrienne had gone from being best friends to enemies. Adrienne took things to the extreme, and began spreading nasty rumors, embarrassing her in from of large crowds of people, and doing everything in her power to make sure Jordan’s life was hell.
As the year went on, Jordan’s reputation went from being the “it” girl, to the laughing stock of the school. The more Adrienne taunted Jordan, the lower her self-esteem went, and the harder it was for her to enjoy school, and her social life. Closer towards the end of the story, Jordan realized that she didn’t have to worry about whether or not the people like her, or were talking about her. She realized that she had to like herself before the people around her would begin to like her. This taught me a huge lesson on self confidence and to watch the things I tell my friends. It was an extremely interesting and enjoyable book to read, which made it easier to get into and finish faster.