Pretty in Punxsutawney

Laurie Boyle Crompton

Jan. 2019 · Verkauft von Blink

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The only thing worse than the first day of senior year at a new high school is reliving it over, and over again. This ?Groundhog Day? meets Pretty in Pink mashup has Andie using all of her film knowledge to find out how to break the curse. Could it be true love's first kiss? Or is it reconciling with her own misconceptions? Only time will tell.

Andie is the type of girl who always comes up with the perfect thing to say … after it’s too late to say it. In a disastrous first day full of mishap at her new high school in Punxsutawney, PA, she just wants to disappear. Her passion and knowledge of movies — from rom coms to suspense and everything in between — made her think a fresh start would be easy, and maybe lead to her first kiss. When she wakes up caught in an endless loop of her first day at her new school, Andie decides to take matters into her own hands and find a way to stop the time loop — whatever it takes.

Convinced the curse will be broken when she meets her true love, Andie embarks on a mission: infiltrating the various cliques—from the jocks to the nerds to the misfits—to find the one boy who can break the spell. What she discovers along the way is that people who seem completely different can often share the very same hopes, dreams, and hang-ups. And that even a day that has been lived over and over can be filled with unexpected connections and plenty of happy endings.

Pretty in Punxsutawney:

• Includes tropes of — coming of age, first kiss, first crush, true love, and misfits
• Addresses social issues of self-discovery, navigating cliques, and overcoming stereotypes
• Is an homage to beloved 80s movies, such as John Hughes’?The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles,?and?Pretty in Pink?
• Is perfect for fans of This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story by Kacen Callender or The Do-Over by Jennifer Honeybourn
• Is a 2020 YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers

Bewertungen und Rezensionen

This book had me at "mashup between Pretty in Pink and Groundhog Day". I'm a sucker for 80s teen movies, and John Hughes was a master of this art. I also like 'Groundhog Day' very much, and generally books or movies about some kind of time travel... So I was quite curious about the adventures of the red-head called Andie who has to relive her first day at a new school over and over again. There are quite a lot of references to 'Pretty in Pink', and also various other teen movies from the 1980s (which is great for me, but I don't know if it works for todays teenagers as well!?). But the story itself is rather unique, which is a little bit disappointing at first but then is a way better choice than a simple retelling of the old 'Pretty in Pink' plot. I liked the first half of the book very much, in the middle - after Andie discards her original plan to end her time loop and heads in another direction - I was a bit lost for a while. But the book quickly got me back on track, and I loved the ending! I can really envision this book being made into a movie! I totally have to watch 'Pretty in Pink' again, like, tonight! It's been way too long already! And I totally agree with Andie (the book character) that the prom-dress of Andie (the movie character) was just a pink sack hanging down on her. I never really liked that dress, and from what I read on ImdB today Molly Ringwald didn't like it either. There is also 'controversy' about the ending, with whom Andie should end up. I'm rather team Blane, although I don't think their love would last for really long. I know that Duckie was soo sweet towards Andie and did practically everything for her (whilst Blane was too much of a chicken to really confront his friends or family). But Andie simply wasn't in love with Duckie at all, and that settles it. Those who want to see a different ending in such a love-triangle should watch "Some kind of wonderful", which John Hughes made after the couldn't push through his preferred ending with "Pretty in Pink". I personally liked "Some kind of wonderful" always a bit better, not least because of the really wonderful Mary Stuart Masterson. But my favorite movie of this genre of the 80s is "St. Elmo's Fire"! ...I can see a new horizon / underneath the blazing sky...

Autoren-Profil

Laurie Boyle Crompton is the author of several YA books, including Pretty in Punxsutawney, Adrenaline Crush and Love and Vandalism. Laurie graduated first in her class from St. John’s University with a BA in English and Journalism. She has written for national magazines like Allure, survived a teaching stint at an all-boy’s high school, and appeared on Good Day New York several times as a toy expert. And yes, “toy expert” is an actual profession. She grew up in a small town in western PA and now lives near NYC with her family and three fuzzy “dog toy experts."