Girl, 15, Charming but Insane, Sue Limb
Girl, 15, Charming but Insane, Sue Limb
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Girl, 15, Charming but Insane

Author: Sue Limb

Narrator: Katherine Kellgren

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/24/2004


Synopsis

Life was tragic enough before this spring started. With a distinct lack of boobage and an arse so big that birds of prey could nest within its shadows, Jess Jordan is saddled with the Goddess Flora for a best friend, a Britney Spears look-alike so gorgeous that one grain of her divine dandruff could make the blind see again. Jess knows that her soul mate is Ben Jones, a divine mixture of Leonardo diCaprio, Prince William, and Brad Pitt who oozes mystery and charisma. But the campaign to get Ben to notice her brings on a cavalcade of mortification and disaster, including, but not limited to, a minestrone soup explosion that takes place in her bra and a schoolwide viewing of a videotape that features a topless Jess referring to her breasts as “Bonnie” and “Clyde.”

Meanwhile, Jess’s death-obsessed Granny moves into her bedroom, along with her grandfather’s remains; her hypochondriac dad, who sends her daily “horrorscopes” like “You will fall asleep with your mouth open, and a family of earwigs will move in,” acts strange about Jess staying with him this summer; and her longtime friend Fred, a television violence addict and closet thumbsucker, has decided that he can’t stand being around her. Jess is determined to make things right . . . but with her offbeat sense of humor and her wildly active imagination, things get complicated along the way.

About The Author

Sue Limb’s writing career started in London around 1980, with various assignments for magazines and newspapers, and her first radio work, Big and Little, which won a Sony Award for Best Children’s Programme.Her children’s books include Big and Little, China Lee, Me Jane, Big Trouble, and Mr Loopy and Mrs Snoopy. Come Back, Grandma is published by Random House UK and was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. The author lives in England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on May 23, 2017

Girl, 15, Charming but Insane is a novel written by Sue Limb about the struggles of a life of a teenager. Jess Jordan is your average British girl. With the help of her gorgeous, goddess-like friend Flora, and her movie-loving best friend Fred, she strives for the attention of her soul mate Ben Jon......more

Goodreads review by Nora on April 10, 2018

En realidad no sé cómo sentirme con este libro. Quien me lo recomendó, lo hizo con mucho amor y entusiasmo, pero esas dos emociones son dos que no siento en este momento ni sentí cuando lo leí. Pero, en fin... Ahí va mi reseñita: Jess Jordan es una adolescente inglesa como cualquier otra: va a la......more

Goodreads review by Loveliest Evaris on June 30, 2011

I'm not one for British literature, simply because I have a stigma against the stereotypical dry, oh so dry--oh God I'm gonna die from dehydration--humor. And usually, British people stay true to that stereotype and write in a way that I need to pause to breathe in some air from the mustiness of the......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on November 27, 2021

there is absolutely NOTHING better than a great slightly silly but awesomely amusing teenage girl’s diary type of book - truly loved this ps: who wil be my fred???......more

Goodreads review by Helena on January 24, 2023

Het is een mooi boek. Goed voor wat afleiding :)......more


Awards

  • Texas TAYSHAS High School Reading List