Girl, Nearly 16 Absolute Torture, Sue Limb
Girl, Nearly 16 Absolute Torture, Sue Limb
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Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture

Author: Sue Limb

Narrator: Katherine Kellgren

Unabridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2005


Synopsis

Just when things were going so well.

Jess had the perfect summer planned: She and Fred, lounging in the park, gazing into one another’s eyes and engaging in witty repartee. It was going to be so romantic. And then her maddening mum stepped in: She suddenly announced a two-week “road trip” to Cornwall to visit Jess’s dad, something Jess might have enjoyed, actually, were it not for the monstrously bad timing. Not only will this force Jess and Fred apart for two whole weeks, it will also leave the darling and handsome Fred in the clutches of Jess’s blindingly beautiful best friend, Flora—who, you might recall, expressed an interest in Fred not too long ago. As if all this weren’t enough, Jess’s mum seems to expect her to weep at the grave of every departed literary hero in Britain’s long history. It’s absolute torture. And little does Jess know, a huge surprise awaits her when she visits her dad at his home for the first time in years.

About The Author

Sue Limb’s 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 U.K. and was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. She lives in England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on January 06, 2022

This had me giggling, smacking my gob and crying over the absence of a Fred in my life. Totally melted my otherwise frozen heart. Ugh.......more

Goodreads review by Neeky on July 07, 2020

I don' t like Madeliene very much she's selfish and barely pays any attention to her daughter. Is it that Sue Limb wanted us to believe that she was only this horrible because her ex-husband was gay? I do feel for Madeliene though Tom only married her to chase the gay away-selfish if you asked me? N......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on January 04, 2020

The book was fair to middling. I appreciate that it handled her father's orientation well, and there were no scenes of teen sex for teen readers. Overall, however, the book fell somewhat flat for me. Maybe the British 'humour' flew right over my head, but it all seemed overdone.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 15, 2012

Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com Welcome back to more crazy adventures of Jess Jordan. School is out and Jess has nothing more planned than to spend her time with her newly turned boyfriend, Fred. But it doesn't take long before disaster strikes. Of all times, Jess's mom has decided to take a......more

Goodreads review by Mia on October 10, 2014

The next morning Fred called to tell Jess he had gotten tickets to the camping festival. Jes was very exited she had always wanted to go to the festival. She now needded to find a way to tell her mother about the camping festival. It had to be a lie because she couldnt tell her mom the truth about fr......more