My Life as a Girl
Author: Elizabeth Mosier
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ISBN: 0679890351
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (18 May, 1999)
Sales Rank: 140,271
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
There's something about that last summer...
I can't tell you how much this book made me reflect on what my last summer before college was like. Before coming to Bryn Mawr College myself, the summer of 1997 (or any summer for that matter!) was my last chance to live as a girl. Dar Williams sings, "Get your shirt... No way. It's the last time I'm not breaking any law... I was a boy too..." Jamie feels that this is her last chance to react by impulse and not by thought. College is her chance to be mature and and avoid making stupid mistakes as her father did. But just for this summer, it's okay to be wild.On a more personal note, the events that take place in Jaime's summer really remind me of my last summer before college. Like Jaime, I dated the biggest idiot, but I had fun. I got hurt, but because I was (and still am!) young, I can learn from my mistakes and get over it. How refreshing to have a book that clearly reflects a girl's life before she enters true womanhood. We're not all rich, blonde, and popular as "The Sweet Valley Twins" are, and Mosier finally writes from a true girl's perspective. There is a time for mistakes, but we must learn from them and not allow these mistakes to ruin our futures.
Rating: 4 out of 5
The Change From Girl To Woman
Jaime Cody is enjoying her new life at her all-girls college Bryn Mawr. She wanted a chance to start over and leave her past behind which includes her boyfriend Buddy Cobalt and his tendencies to remind her of her father. But Buddy isn't ready to give up on Jaime and one day he shows up at Bryn Mawr bringing with him all of Jaime's old feelings for him. His sudden reappearence trigers Jaime's memory of that past summer when she was struggling with two jobs. One at the All-American Diner with it's extremely short skirts and then at nights at the Phoenix, the fanciest restaurant/hotel in Arizona. But one day Jaime's car breaks down on the way to the Phoenix and who should show up but Buddy, the son of a co-worker. Soon Jaime is spending all her free time with Buddy and soon she is falling in love. This story was a wonderful tale about a girl's transition into a women. I really enjoyed this book although I wish the ending were different. But either way it was good.
Rating: 5 out of 5
My Life as a Girl
Jaime has just ended her life in Phoenix and has begun a new one in her new all-girl college, Bryn Mawr. She wanted to start over, forgetting about her past with Buddy, her father, and her life. She made too many mistakes for one life, and she thought that maybe she'd change in another. Unfortunately, it wasn't as easy as she thought when Buddy showed up one day. He didn't know what he was doing to Jaime: reminding her of her unforgetful past. With one glance at Buddy, she forgave everything he had done in her past, remembering how much she had loved him.Unlike most girls, maybe even some women, Jaime was so determined to go to Bryn Mawr that she had to handle two jobs. In the morning, she was a waitress at the All-American Diner, under the supervision of Kenny, who undoubtedly was quite attracted to Jaime. At night, she would serve appetizers, entrees, and desserts to the people of The Phoenix, the fanciest hotel in Arizona. Even with the trouble of balancing of these two jobs, she still found the time to fall in love with the son of one of her co-worker's son, Buddy. Buddy was all a girl could want, but Jaime realized that that summer with Buddy was when she had turned from girl to woman. She became a woman who had to control all the trouble that had happened, trouble with a capitalized "B".
Although the book displayed so much love and affection, my favorite part would have to be when she was caught swimming in the pool of The Phoenix. Employees were not allowed to use the hotel pool. Jaime and Buddy had bought cheap blue towels from Walmart, hoping the faded color would match the royal blue of the hotel's towels. All went according to plan until Jaime dived into the pool. Her supervisor caught her and was quite appalled and furious for Jaime's actions. Luckily, Buddy rented a room in the hotel, which saved Jaime from getting fired. Although Buddy did do some pretty obnoxious things before, this was one event when he proved he was more than just a boy, he was indeed a man.
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