A Match Made in High School was a quick read for me. It kept me entertained throughout. There were turns here and there that I never saw coming and lots of laugh out loud moments.
Reviewed by Jaglvr for TeensReadToo.com
Many people have heard of the classes that require students to handle an egg or a sack of flour to practice good parenting skills. But a year-long mandatory Marriage Ed course? Not so much.
Fiona is having the worst start to her senior year possible. And when the seniors are informed that the principal is initiating a mandatory Marriage Ed course to graduate, Fiona is shell-shocked. Well, if she can land her long-time crush, Gabe, as her "husband," it might not be so bad. But to top off the horrible start, she lands none other than Todd Harding, "the" biggest jerk of the school, at least as far as Fiona is concerned. And Gabe winds up with none other than Todd's cheerleader co-captain girlfriend, Amanda.
Fiona and Todd are at odds throughout the course. Fiona picks babysitting as their "real life" job and in retaliation, Todd requires Fiona to participate in cheerleading. At least Fiona's best friend, Marcie, lands a nice guy for her partner, Johnny Mercer. And Johnny goes so far as to help Fiona in her pranks against Todd. But when Fiona goes too far, Marcie yells at her for being selfish, then gives her the cold shoulder.
When Fiona's mom gets into crusade mode against the school and the Marriage Ed course, Fiona figures things can't get any worse. But life can take a surprising twist and Fiona is startled by various revelations.
For a book that was originally due for release in May of 2009, I was a bit worried that there was a reason for the delay in publication. Thankfully, the worry in delay was unfounded. Though I don't know the reason for the postponement, it was well worth the wait. Ms. Walker has written an entertaining and creative look at high school. She brilliantly wove a story that made the reader cheer for the wrong people at the beginning and watch as the characters evolved throughout the course of the fall semester. Ms. Walker makes the reader want to hate Todd from the beginning, but the sparring between Todd and Fiona is feisty and amusing.
I found myself chuckling throughout the story and rooting for the underdogs the whole way through. I'm just thankful that my high school didn't have a mandatory Marriage Ed class! I know I wouldn't have had quite the fun that Fiona and gang had!
Many people have heard of the classes that require students to handle an egg or a sack of flour to practice good parenting skills. But a year-long mandatory Marriage Ed course? Not so much.
Fiona is having the worst start to her senior year possible. And when the seniors are informed that the principal is initiating a mandatory Marriage Ed course to graduate, Fiona is shell-shocked. Well, if she can land her long-time crush, Gabe, as her "husband," it might not be so bad. But to top off the horrible start, she lands none other than Todd Harding, "the" biggest jerk of the school, at least as far as Fiona is concerned. And Gabe winds up with none other than Todd's cheerleader co-captain girlfriend, Amanda.
Fiona and Todd are at odds throughout the course. Fiona picks babysitting as their "real life" job and in retaliation, Todd requires Fiona to participate in cheerleading. At least Fiona's best friend, Marcie, lands a nice guy for her partner, Johnny Mercer. And Johnny goes so far as to help Fiona in her pranks against Todd. But when Fiona goes too far, Marcie yells at her for being selfish, then gives her the cold shoulder.
When Fiona's mom gets into crusade mode against the school and the Marriage Ed course, Fiona figures things can't get any worse. But life can take a surprising twist and Fiona is startled by various revelations.
For a book that was originally due for release in May of 2009, I was a bit worried that there was a reason for the delay in publication. Thankfully, the worry in delay was unfounded. Though I don't know the reason for the postponement, it was well worth the wait. Ms. Walker has written an entertaining and creative look at high school. She brilliantly wove a story that made the reader cheer for the wrong people at the beginning and watch as the characters evolved throughout the course of the fall semester. Ms. Walker makes the reader want to hate Todd from the beginning, but the sparring between Todd and Fiona is feisty and amusing.
I found myself chuckling throughout the story and rooting for the underdogs the whole way through. I'm just thankful that my high school didn't have a mandatory Marriage Ed class! I know I wouldn't have had quite the fun that Fiona and gang had!
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My Thoughts: When I first saw the title of this book I was thinking to myself, "Oh yes, this should be interesting; my kind of book!!" I loved the whole premise of this! We meet Fiona who is in love with Gabe. Gabe doesn't really even know she exists. We meet Marcie who is Fiona's best friend. On the first day of senior year they find out they will be paired with a marriage partner for the whole year! Of course Fiona gets stuck with Todd, the jerky cheerleader whom she can't stand. Marcie gets Johnny Mercer who is a quiet bigger type of guy. And Gabe gets Amanda (Todd's girlfriend). From the very first conversation between Todd and Fiona, you can tell how much they despise each other. I won't give away the whole plot but this book is full of so many surprises you won't see half of them coming. There were a few I had a feeling they were going to happen but in the back of my mind, I was thinking to myself, "please don't." So when they did, my mouth would drop open a bit! Todd and Fiona are out to get each other, they do not want to be partners so they start playing pranks on each other. Funny and amusing tricks! This book was so much fun. Between the pranks, the realizations, the twists and turns, it was a thrill ride that I'm glad I was on!
Overall: Loved it. Thinking back to high school, I can remember how embarrassing it would have been to have to have a marriage partner for the whole year. Torture, right? hehe. This book is a great book to read if your in the mood for laugh out laugh moments. The ending surprised me a bit, but honestly I liked how it worked out and who ended up with who.
Cover: Love It! It just fits, doesn't it?
My Thoughts: When I first saw the title of this book I was thinking to myself, "Oh yes, this should be interesting; my kind of book!!" I loved the whole premise of this! We meet Fiona who is in love with Gabe. Gabe doesn't really even know she exists. We meet Marcie who is Fiona's best friend. On the first day of senior year they find out they will be paired with a marriage partner for the whole year! Of course Fiona gets stuck with Todd, the jerky cheerleader whom she can't stand. Marcie gets Johnny Mercer who is a quiet bigger type of guy. And Gabe gets Amanda (Todd's girlfriend). From the very first conversation between Todd and Fiona, you can tell how much they despise each other. I won't give away the whole plot but this book is full of so many surprises you won't see half of them coming. There were a few I had a feeling they were going to happen but in the back of my mind, I was thinking to myself, "please don't." So when they did, my mouth would drop open a bit! Todd and Fiona are out to get each other, they do not want to be partners so they start playing pranks on each other. Funny and amusing tricks! This book was so much fun. Between the pranks, the realizations, the twists and turns, it was a thrill ride that I'm glad I was on!
Overall: Loved it. Thinking back to high school, I can remember how embarrassing it would have been to have to have a marriage partner for the whole year. Torture, right? hehe. This book is a great book to read if your in the mood for laugh out laugh moments. The ending surprised me a bit, but honestly I liked how it worked out and who ended up with who.
Cover: Love It! It just fits, doesn't it?
