When three high school sophomores set up a weblog as a class project to research whether girls or boys are more sex-crazed--and to play matchmaker, their own messy love lives become even more complicated.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 8 Up–Buddies Madison, Holly, and Lina all become the talk of their high school when they start their own Web site, giving advice and setting up those in need with dates. Holly is dealing with her overdeveloped body and the rumors it has caused while Lina is trying to get her barely-out-of-college teacher to treat her as something more than a student. Madison is trying her hardest to act more grown up and get the cutest boy in school to notice her no matter what it takes. The teens eventually come to the conclusion that the guys they were originally interested in are not necessarily right for them. The story ends with unanswered questions about Holly and her new gentleman-like boyfriend and their fate, as well as the other girls and their newfound identities, leaving room for the next volume in the series. This book reads much like the multitude of YA books with female protagonists who are searching for identity, defying authority, and looking for love in sometimes the wrong place or people. Easy reading for fans of Francine Pascal's Sweet Valley High (Random).–Nicole Marcuccilli Mills, Glenview Public Library, IL
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Gr. 9-12. Sophomores Mads, Holly, and Lina are famous at their alternative high school for the Dating Game Web site, which they created for their Interpersonal Human Dynamics class. Students are flocking to the site to take the sex quiz and find the perfect date, and, of course, the site also helps the girls with their own love problems. Each chapter includes a daily astrology report for the character in focus, and the action is advanced through e-mails as well as straight narrative. The teen concerns in the book are authentic (physical development, nicknames that hurt, crushes on teachers), but their treatment and resolution are uneven--and sometimes unrealistic. Girls waiting for a new A List or Gossip Girl, however, will be well pleased. Cindy Welch
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Natalie Standiford was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, but now lives in New York City. She plays bass in the rock bands Tiger Beat (featuring fellow YA writers Libba Bray, Dan Ehrenhaft, and Barney Miller) and Ruffian. Find out more at her web site: www.nataliestandiford.com.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: The Dating Game #1 (No. 1) (Paperback)
Three sophomore girls try to figure out love and relationship in this first installment of "teen" books.
I have to say that I am an adult who loves to read teen lit. There are so many wonderful books written now for this age group. However, I had some serious issues about this book. While the storyline was fair, the whole premise of the book was kind of scary. If I had found my teenage daughter reading this, I would have been upset. The basic storyline of three girls looking for love is not new. However, what is new is that they are 15 and 16 years old and while they are not portrayed as delinquents, the author gives them no life at all except when it comes to parties, booze and sex. These girl spend the entire book drinking beer (when did this become ok at 15?) they keep trying to make out with older guys (I thought this was illegal) and through all of this, while there is mention of parents, NONE of them are even remotely important to the plot. These issues seem to be treated as a mere means to a result (to get the guy to like them). I am not that old that I don't know what is going on with the teens today, however, do I want to hand them over books that promote this kind of behaviour. NOPE. There are many, many teen books out there that explore these very same subject matters in a much more enlightened way. Buy those and skip this one.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Gossip Girl Wannabe,
This review is from: The Dating Game #1 (No. 1) (Paperback)
This book's a fine book to read, for fun, but I wouldn't go as far to say it was great. To me, it felt like the author had very little sense of how teenage girls would talk, feel, or what they would do. Some ideas seemed obviously horrible, and when the girls went ahead and did them, they were humiliated and teased, which didn't seem to matter anyway because they showed no emotional reaction.
BAD IDEAS INCLUDE: - trying to have sex with someone just so you can have 'experience' - writing a poem that says you love a teacher, then handing it to him specifically - Answering quizzes jokingly and then, in an attempt to befriend and popular girl, emailing it to her Although the book describes more mature topics such as drinking, smoking, and sex, the writing never seems to rise above the level of a sixth grader. Perhaps it was chic lit for a younger era. Being in highschool, I didn't appreciate it. Overall I felt this book tried to be like GOSSIP GIRL, but didn't approach it correctly. It is, by no means, a horrible book, I just felt it seemed a little too young for highschoolers
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
good book,
This review is from: The Dating Game #1 (No. 1) (Paperback)
The Dating Game-The book the dating game by Natalie Standford was a very interesting book. The main points never rush into love. I think that a girl would want to read this and not a guy. The reason why is that it talks about things about girls and not as much as to guys. But that is my own opinion. The characters are well explained. They have minds of there own. The book is based on the teens and not the adults and teachers but only one guy teacher Dan. Every girl has a crush on him.
The three main characters are Holly, Mads, and Lina. They are best friends. This book kind of relates to me but not as much. It really didn't interest me, it wasn't a pull me in kind of book. But that is what I think. It might be different for other girls. So I wouldn't read it again. Other girls who love reading "Love" books would want to read this
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