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| Title | : | The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks |
| Author | : | E. Lockhart |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 345 pages |
| Published | : | March 25th 2008 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Teen |
E. Lockhart
Hardcover | Pages: 345 pages Rating: 3.82 | 44236 Users | 5309 Reviews
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Frankie Landau-Banks at age 14: Debate Club. Her father's "bunny rabbit." A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school. Frankie Landau-Banks at age 15: A knockout figure. A sharp tongue. A chip on her shoulder. And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston. Frankie Landau-Banks, at age 16: No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer and possibly a criminal mastermind. This is the story of how she got that way. Frankie Landau-Banks. No longer the kind of girl to take "no" for an answer. Especially when "no" means she's excluded from her boyfriend's all-male secret society. Not when her ex-boyfriend shows up in the strangest of places. Not when she knows she's smarter than any of them. When she knows Matthew's lying to her. And when there are so many, many pranks to be done.Describe Books During The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
| Original Title: | The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks |
| ISBN: | 0786838183 (ISBN13: 9780786838189) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Frankie Landau-Banks, Matthew Livingston |
| Setting: | Massachusetts(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2009), South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult Book Award (2011), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2010), Florida Teens Read Nominee (2009), Iowa Teen Award Nominee (2011) Lincoln Award Nominee (2011), Cybils Award for Young Adult Fiction (2008), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2008), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2011) |
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Ratings: 3.82 From 44236 Users | 5309 ReviewsJudgment Appertaining To Books The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
A solid, teen, feminist novel!I really enjoy e. lockhart's writing and this book didn't let me down! A story about a girl navigating a boarding school where boys have some /special/ privileges over girls, she starts to fight against that system. I liked the main character, enjoyed the boarding school setting, and really appreciated the feminist angle. My only reason for not giving this 5 stars is that I don't think that a) it did anything particularly new with plot or character development, andInitial Final Page Thoughts.Awhh, hell yeah. High Points.Everything about this book is a high point for me. We have girls kicking ass. We have posh public school. We have secret societies. We have the most amazing pranks IN THE ENTIRE WORLD. We have full on belly-laughter. We have full on heartbreak. And, most importantly, we have arrogant boys getting their just desserts. FIST PUMP. Low Point.I have only two low points about this book. The first being that I didnt read this when I was in high
Next time I see a 15-year-old girl reading Twilight, I will promptly yoink it from her hands and replace it with this. (As long as she's not already dressed as a vampire.)
This book has aged so well. I am continually impressed with this author's compelling story-lines and unforgettable characters, and this book is no exception. Frankie's feminist ideologies and consistent challenging of the patriarchy made this book have continual resonance and relevance today. Definitely one of the thematically strongest contemporary stories I have read.
Frankie Landau-Banks does for the patriarchy what Little Brother does for homeland security. It's a guide for the uninitiated (Michel Foucault with training wheels!), a call to arms, and a manual for taking action against it. It also has some great pranks in it. Frankie is a sophomore at Alabaster, one of the nation's best preparatory schools, which is filled mostly with people who are white, protestant, and richer than God. Over the course of the summer she suddenly becomes hot, and catches the
It's a feminist novel, they said. It won a Printz-award, they said.What I say: ***The synopsis should have set off sirens in my head.From the summary alone, what does this seem like? The story of a Mary Sue obsessed with herself. Oh, goody. *eye roll*In reality, this was a book about a girl who thinks she's better than the entire female population and spends the majority of her high school career trying to prove herself to guys.Now tell me, how is this in any way "feminist" (which the books
This review appears on Happy Indulgence. Check it out for more reviews!Feminism is an important topic, especially for those who unknowingly reinforce these gender stereotypes without realising how it impacts societal attitudes. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks features a character who believes she is feminist, but this is not a feminist book.Frankie Landau-Banks annoyed me to no end. Shes obsessed with her crush, Matthew, and is delighted when he starts taking an interest in her.
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