Fourteen-year-old Georgia Nicolson is back in British author Louise Rennison's irreverent, laugh-out-loud sequel to the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging. Written in diary form, these truly hilarious books chronicle the often minute-by-minute, very dramatic, and significant flip-flops of a teenager's psyche.

7:18 p.m.
My eyes are all swollen up like mice eyes from crying. Even my nose is swollen. It's not small at the best of times, but now it looks like I've got three cheeks. Marvelous. Thank you, God.

9:00 p.m.
I'll never get over this.

9:10 p.m.
Time goes very slowly when you're suicidal.

What tragedy has her so distraught? Her parents have told her she's moving to New Zealand just when she's managed to snog (kiss--look it up in the glossary) the SG (Sex God, a.k.a Robbie). This is of course not the only source of drama in Georgia's eventful life. Her half Scottish wildcat, Angus, who is the size of a small Labrador, herds the poodles next door and terrorizes the neighborhood. Her little sister, Libby, who is slightly mad, stores her "pooey knickers" and her scuba-diving Barbie doll in Georgia's bed. Her mother (from whom she inherited her orangutan eyebrow gene and possibly her "gigantic basoomas") is clearly inhabiting Earth solely to make her life miserable, and even her best friend Jas is "half girl, half turnip."

Despite the fact that she's spared from going to "Kiwi-a-gogo land," things don't get much better for Georgia. She's suspended for a childish prank right before her dad returns from New Zealand, she falls in love with the SG who dumps her for being too young, and Dave, the "red-herring" boyfriend she's using to make the SG jealous calls her a "heartless whatsit." And, she continues, "the spot on my bum is probably a boil. I wonder what Buddha would do now?" Rennison's comedic timing is brilliant. Adolescent angst ("I hope I am not driven to the brink of madness by grief") vanishes less than an hour later ("Angus can fetch sticks!!!") and sometimes even sooner. (Warning: Do not read this book while riding a train or bus unless you don't care what people think of intermittent explosive laughter. Seriously.) (Ages 12 and older) --Karin Snelson

From Publishers Weekly
"Georgia Nicolson's laugh-a-minute narration picks up right where it left off in Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging," said PW in a starred review. "Fans will not be disappointed." Ages 10-up. (May) Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
Grade 7-9-This sequel to Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (HarperCollins, 2000) hilariously captures the obsessions and lifestyle of a 14-year-old. Georgia has a mad crush on 17-year-old Robbie, the SG, Sex God, and the story turns on her moment-by-moment fantasies about him and how she might snare him. The narrative unfolds in diary form, in which she reveals the nuances of her daily dramas at school, at home with her mother and younger sister, with her best friend, and with her surrogate boyfriend. Set in England, Georgia's story gathers humor from her quirky use of language and English slang. In fact, readers can refer to the glossary to check on the meanings of words like "snogging" (kissing), "gob" (mouth), and "lippy" (lipstick). On the Bright Side is a funny romp through the intricacies of one especially explosive period of growing up and will be devoured by girls on the brink of becoming teenagers and those who are living in the thick of it now.Mara Bright, Mark's Meadow School, Amherst, MA Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile
Georgia Nicolson is back! Really! She doesn't move to Kiwi A-Go-Go Land after all, so she gets to stay in England, where she can snog with a sex god, let her cat terrorize the poodles next door, and obsess about growing big bazoomers like her mother. Life is fabity fab fab--until the sex god dumps her because she's too young, forcing Georgia to scheme up all sorts of preposterous, but hilarious, plots to win him back. Stina Nielsen is the perfect narrator for this diary of a young teenage girl. Her lively personality well suits Georgia's breezy outlook on life: The world is all about me! Whether she is agonizing over "spots" (a glossary of British terms is included) or being a good sister to Libby by buzzing like a bee, Nielsen's Georgia has listeners laughing and wondering what the young Brit will do next. M.M.O. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Booklist
*Starred Review* Gr. 7-10. She's back! Georgia Nicholson, the ultimate self-involved teenager, returns in a sequel that is as fabbity-fab-fab as its predecessor, Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging [BLK Jl 2000], a 2001 Printz Honor Book. Georgia's latest crisis is the family's anticipated move to New Zealand ("Kiwi-a-gogo"), where her father has found work. The news comes just when she's finally snogging Robbie the Sex God. But wait! Her father decides to leave Kiwi and return to England, so the move is off--and more snogging with the Sex God is on. But wait! S. G. decides Georgia is too young for him, so she must trap Dave the Laugh into being a red herring to lure S. G. back. As Georgia records these events in her politically incorrect diary, she continues to bemoan the more mundane details of her life: her huge conk (nose), which means she will forever have to live in Ugly Home, Ugly Kingdom, Ugly Universe; her sister, Libby, who hides "pooey" knickers in Georgia's bed; and her miserable classmates, the Bummer twins, who use Georgia as an armchair. As the last line of the laugh-out-loud diary reads, "Good grief! What in the name of pantyhose is going to happen next?!?" Look for more immediate laughs in the glossary. Ilene Cooper
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Sunday Telegraph
"A fabbity fab holiday read."

KLIATT
Fast and delightful…a real treat…should win Georgia many new fans.

Publishers Weekly (starred review)
A hilarious sequel. Georgia Nicolson's laugh-a-minute narration picks up right where Angus left off.

Sunday Times
"Funnier than the first book. Rennison has got into her stride."

ALA Booklist (starred review)
She's back! As fabbity fab fab as its predecessor.

VOYA
Irrepressible…sure to ring true for many readers.

KLIATT
Fast and delightful…a real treat…should win Georgia many new fans.

KLIATT
"Fast and delightful…a real treat…should win Georgia many new fans."

Book Description

Georgia Nicolson has started dating the Sex God (aka Robbie). So life should be perfect...except in Georgia's life, nothing is ever perfect. Her cat, Angus (the size of a small Labrador), is terrorizing the neighborhood. Her sister, Libby (who is slightly mad), hides her pooey knickers at the bottom of Georgia's bed. Her mother is clearly devoted to making Georgia's life miserable, and even her best friend, Jas, is "half girl, half turnip."

Then the Sex God breaks it off because she's too young. It's time for a plan. It's time for a Red Herring. It's time for Georgia to become a "heartless boy magnet!"

Card catalog description
Fourteen-year-old Georgia continues her diary in which she records her misadventures trying to reclaim the attention of seventeen-year-old Robbie, while coping with her friends, family, and dog-like cat Angus at the same time.

About the Author
Louise Rennison lives in Brighton, the San Francisco of England (apart from the sun, Americans, the Golden Gate Bridge, and earthquakes). Since the success of her one-woman autobiographical show, Stevie Wonder Felt My Face, she has written for many British comedy stars; currently she is a roving reporter and columnist and is working on two more books about Georgia. She has two goldfish, Finn and Bjork, who are her biggest fans.

FROM OUR EDITORS

You don't have to be a teenager to appreciate the humorous and often self-absorbed ravings found in 14-year-old Georgia Nicolson's diary, but it certainly helps. Now fans of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging -- Georgia's first set of hilarious musings on life -- can get another peek into the mind of this wryly inquisitive English lass in the appealing sequel: On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God.

As the title implies, Georgia has snagged herself a sex god in the form of Robbie, the boy of her dreams. Now that they've indulged in a bit of "full-frontal snogging," Georgia turns her attention to advancing the relationship. But things quickly go wrong when she learns that her father's new job may necessitate a move to New Zealand. Crestfallen, Georgia feels her life might as well be over. Then, miraculously, the dreaded move is cancelled, and things seem to be getting better -- at least until 17-year-old Robbie decides to break up with Georgia because he's bothered by the difference in their ages.

Borrowing freely from her mum's closet and advice books, even as she's steadfastly discounting everything her mum says, a crushed but determined Georgia comes up with a scheme to win Robbie back. As usual, nothing goes as planned, and life is further complicated by Georgia's temperamental cat, Angus (who's having a few amorous leanings of his own), and her baby sister, Libby, whose fascination with (and lack of control over) her bodily functions leads to several intriguing mishaps. Of course, there are other disasters, too: a quick-tan lotion that turns Georgia's legs orange, a run-in with the aptly named Bummer sisters, and friends who insist on focusing on their own problems from time to time.

Who knew the angst of adolescence could be so much fun? This Georgia's-eye view of teenage life is wonderfully egocentric and side-splittingly funny. And despite the occasional language barrier (a glossary of terms is provided in the back of the book), Georgia's thoughts and experiences will prove universally recognizable to anyone who is, or has ever been, a teenager.

--Beth Amos

ANNOTATION

Fourteen-year-old Georgia continues her diary in which she records her misadventures trying to reclaim the attention of seventeen-year-old Robbie, while coping with her friends, family, and dog-like cat Angus at the same time.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Disaster strikes again in this fabbity-fab-fab sequel to Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging. Georgia's little sister, Libby, has been leaving sticky surprises in her bed. Her faithful Scottish wildcat, Angus, is suddenly spending all his time with a good-looking feline next door. Then there's her nose. Will it ever stop growing?

But there's always a bright side, and this time it's ultra bright since Georgia is dating the Sex God (aka Robbie). Eveything should be just perfect...until her pathetically unhip parents announce that the family is moving to New Zealand. New Zealand? Life is officially over, but Georgia's response to adolescence is so hilarious that readers will be laughing out loud through this uproarious sequel.

FROM THE CRITICS

Sunday Times

Funnier than the first book. Rennison has got into her stride.

Sunday Telegraph

A fabbity fab holiday read.

Sunday Mirror

This is laugh-out-loud stuff for adolescent girls and anyone worn down by adult life who needs reminding that being young isn't all good fun.

KLIATT

Fast and delightful...a real treat...should win Georgia many new fans.

Sunday Times