The Year My Life Went Down the Loo
by Katie Maxwell
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Author: Katie MaxwellEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09
ISBN: 0843953136
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Leisure Books
Book Reviews of The Year My Life Went Down the Loo
Book Review: Hilarious!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
England. That's where Emily Williams' crazy parents have moved her too, from their cozy, if not incredibly rainy, home in Seattle, where she had to leave her best friend, Dru, behind. Of course, that's not the worst part of it. Aside from there being no malls in England (no malls? AAAAHHHH!!!), Emily is forced to live in a haunted house, where she has her very own underwear pervert (what kind of ghost steals underwear from a sixteen-year-old girl?). But that's still not the worst of it. Her new town is called Piddlington-on-the-Weld, she's starting at a new school, where she will be a sophomore, as opposed to the junior she would have been back in Seattle, she has to wear a pukish looking school uniform (maroon and teal, blech! What person in their right mind would combine those two colors?), and she's not to wear make-up at school (but how will she cover-up those unsightly blemishes?)Of course, Emily's negativity about England and Piddlington-on-the-Weld soon decrease, when she realizes that not everything is bad. Emily not only meets three totally hot guys (Aidan, Devon, and Fang), but she also finds out that her hunk-a-licious crush, and absolute favorite actor in the entire universe, Oded Fehr, is filming a movie nearby, and Emily is completely convinced that she'll be able to not only meet him, but also to convince him to marry her. Not to mention that her newfound friend, Holly, helps her to survive certain ups and downs that Dru can't be there to experience along with her.
"The Year My Life Went Down the Loo" is written entirely in e-mails from Emily to her best friend in Seattle, Dru. Girls of all ages will find themselves laughing out loud at Emily's crazy antics and experiences, but will also find themselves relating to many of the things Emily has to go through. A great start to a great new series.
Summary of The Year My Life Went Down the Loo
When 16-year-old Emily?s family uproots her from Seattle to England right before her junior year, she has to adjust to a whole new lingo, new friends, and worst of all, no malls. Luckily hunkalicious British boys do exist!Subject: The Grotty and the Fabu (No, it?s not a song.)
From: Mrs.Oded@btelecom.co.uk
To: Dru@seattlegrrl.com
Things That Really Irk My Pickle About Living in England
The school uniform
Piddlington-on-the-weld (I will forever be known as Emily from Piddlesville.)
Marmite (It?s yeast sludge! GACK!)
The ghost in my underwear drawer (Spectral hands fondling my bras ? enough said!)
No malls! What are these people thinking???
Things That Keep Me From Flying Home to Seattle for Good Coffee
Aidan (Hunkalicious!)
Devon (Droolworthy? Understatement of the year!)
Fang (He puts the num in nummy!)
Holly (Any girl who hunts movie stars with me?and Oded Fehr will be mine?is a friend for life.)
Über-coolio Polo Club (Where the snogging is FINE!)
Praise For Katie Maxwell
"Gripping, smart-alecky, shocking...and at the same time, tender. A brilliant debut by Katie Maxwell in the Young Adult Forum." - KLIATT
"Fans of The Princess Diaries and other well written teen books will cheer this new entry to the scene." - Huntress Reviews
"Girls will laugh, sigh and squeal aloud as they embark upon Emily's journey." - Romantic Times BOOKClub
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