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Liked It “FUNNY book! i lol'd at many parts, childish but entertaining, recommended for kids grades 4+ but parents watch out because if you're REALLY REALLY protective of your kids don't have them read this it IS HILARIOUS THOUGH!” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“FUNNY book! i lol'd at many parts, childish but entertaining, recommended for kids grades 4+ but parents watch out because if you're REALLY REALLY protective of your kids don't have them read this it IS HILARIOUS THOUGH!”
Grace A wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It was cute, but I think a different age group would have made a better story.”
Jessica O wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very well written. The storyline never got boring. Mr. Neilson must've had a female to tell him how it was to be a young girl because in many ways he pegged it!! And now I know how it is for the other side too. Pleasant book, fast read. My 14 YO son loved it too.”
Laura D wrote this review Wednesday, November 18 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Naughty.. jk lol it was funny. My favorite part was when the boys were attacking Emma in the tree house with mud so she decided to do the only thing she can think of.. ~_~”
Emeralds wrote this review Wednesday, October 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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TeensReadToo.com wrote this review Wednesday, July 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
GENDER BLENDER is a fun but thought-provoking novel about gender differences for middle-schoolers.
Since they started middle school, Emma and Tom haven't been able to get along and be friends the way they used to be.
Emma hates boys--except Jeff, the cutest sixth-grade boy in school. She can only hope that he'll notice her! She gets straight-A's and is involved in a ton of after-school activities. She's worried about getting her first period, among other things. She's pretty much a typical overachieving sixth-grader.
Tom isn't what anyone would call a good student. He spends most of his time fooling around with his friends and playing baseball. He's got stuff to be stressed about, too, though. For one thing, he wants beautiful Kelly to notice him!
When their health teacher gives them an assignment on gender differences, Emma and Tom suddenly have an advantage over the rest of the class--though they don't see it that way. While jumping on a trampoline, they knock heads, and, suddenly, they've switched bodies! Can they learn to understand each other and get along in time to switch back?
GENDER BLENDER, while it is quite entertaining, deals with an important issue. Gender differences are certainly something to think about; Emma and Tom's health teacher is right--boys and girls don't really understand each other, especially in middle school (not to say that it gets completely better later, though...). Blake Nelson's novel deals with this issue in a fun, if slightly ridiculous, way, using likeable characters, as well. This is a great book for preteens of either gender!
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“Hysterical, great, light-hearted read. It definitely puts things in perspective for opposite gender. ”
Frantic Fangirl wrote this review Monday, April 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i want to read it because it two people that change bodies.”
martha r wrote this review Friday, April 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really Funny! ”
(: CrAZyyNESS(: aka Smiley Riley(:(: wrote this review Friday, March 27 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Emma and Tom have been best friends since childhood. Now they are in sixth grade, and fourth seems a long time ago. They can't stand each other now. Then, one day, they switch bodies. This sounds so silly but this book had some real insights and some very amusing scenes. Really quite good!”
Noah L wrote this review Saturday, July 19 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was a really cute book. I read the little blurb for it in the inside cover, and knew that I just had to get it. Sure, it's about the sixth grade, and I haven't been a sixth grader in awhile (I barely even remember it), but it was still fun reading this. It was an extremely easy and highly entertaining read. ”
Em!ly wrote this review Sunday, July 13 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
