

Vegan Virgin Valentine
Author: Carolyn Mackler
Narrator: Katherine Kellgren
Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/11/2008
Categories: Children's Fiction
Author: Carolyn Mackler
Narrator: Katherine Kellgren
Unabridged: 5 hr 45 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/11/2008
Categories: Children's Fiction
Carolyn Mackler is the acclaimed author of the YA novels The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things (A Michael L. Printz Honor Book); The Universe Is Expanding and So Am I; Infinite in Between; and Love and Other Four-Letter Words; and the middle grade novel, Best Friend Next Door. Carolyn’s award-winning books have appeared on bestseller lists and been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Carolyn lives in New York City with her husband and two sons. The Wife App is her first adult novel.
I read this because I am fascinated by the lack of adolescent literature featuring vegan/vegetarian protagonists, and I have to say I was a little disappointed. The story was okay - nothing groundbreaking, but I was more annoyed that veganism was treated as a "phase" that is synonymous with the need......more
I had read this once before when I was much younger and was very impressed at the age of 13 with Mara Valentine's extreme dedication to her school and upcoming college life. However, reading the book now, I notice how the author glorifies the idea of Mara throwing away her future (dropping out of a......more
Ah, reading this book reminds me of why sometimes it’s good to ignore the negative reviews. Because, honestly, I only requested it for the title, which I thought was absurdly awesome (as are all of Mackler’s up ’til Guyaholic, which is pretty meh). My expectations were between a rock and a hard plac......more
This was okay. The whole concept of the niece who is the same age as the aunt going to live together seemed like it would be interesting but it wasn't developed very well. Their relationship in general wasn't developed at all almost. Mara the main character goes from hating her niece V then all of a......more