Dumping Princes (Calypso Chronicles) [Hardcover]

Tyne O'Connell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2007 | Series: Calypso Chronicles

Dating Britain's Prince Freddie is bliss as far as Calypso Kelly is concerned. Which is why she is appalled when her friends at the posh St. Augustine's School for girls decide to chuck their boyfriend and concentrate on …their studies? Then Freddie does the unthinkable--he breaks up with Calypso--setting off a chain of events that includes a school-wide plan for a Counter Dump. But with her first international fending competition coming up in Italy, and a captivating new boy showering her with attention, Calypso will have to search her heart to decide whether to give her prince another chance, or to give him up for good.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7–10—American teen Calypso Kelly is back at her British boarding school in this hilarious installment in this series. Despite her observation that her boyfriend, Prince Freddie, is "boringly ordinary," she is appalled when her friends suggest that she break up with him in order to focus on preparing for her exams. After all, he has wonderful "sticky-outy" hair, and his kisses are sweetly addictive. However, she is dismayed when Freds beats her to the punch and sends her a humiliating text message. As it is unthinkable that a girl from Saint Augustine's should be dumped, all of the students, teachers, and resident nuns help Calypso to organize the perfect revenge-The Counter Dump. They enlist the aid of an adorable Scottish laird with a penchant for theatrical romance and, as a result, nothing goes according to plan. Calypso's engaging narrative reads like a conversation with a best girlfriend. Unfortunately, the background information is inserted a little clumsily, limiting the audience of this book to readers of the first three. Once past the awkward start, however, the novel gallops forward at a rollicking pace. With a liberal serving of engaging characters, slapstick comedy, and a fabulous boarding-school setting, Dumping Princes is the best in the series so far. It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off.—Heather M. Campbell, Philip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock, CO
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About the Author

Tyne O'Connell is the author of several successful adult romance novels, articles, and films. This is her fourth novel for young readers. She and her teenage daughter live in London. Visit Calypso at www.calypsochronicles.com.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: San Val (October 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417794755
• ISBN-13: 978-1417794751
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,422,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

"Bridget Jones on speed. She's funnier, sharper, and there's no way she's going to end up with anyone called Darcy"
THE GUARDIAN
"Lightening Fast Comic twists" ELLE UK
"Funny exposé of It-girlschool life." ELLE GIRL UK
"Briget Jones for the early teen set."- WASHINGTON POST USA
"A wickedly funny, bitchy, romp set at the heart of the trendy London art scene.
(Publishing News)
"Lightening Fast Comic twists" ELLE UK
"Outrageously funny and a serious contender for the teen chick-lit throne."
- Claudia Mody, The Bookseller

British author Tyne O'Connell, is an international bestselling author of thirteen books - eight contemporary fiction and five YA titles including A ROYAL MATCH and A ROYAL MESS. Her stories are inhabited by British eccentrics and aritos at large. She has been featured in Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and most UK broadsheets. Cassandra Jardine hailed her as "A modern day Elinor Glyn - the original It Girl" and "The Queen Bee Incarnate". She has contributed stories to the Girl's Night In, Kid's Night In and the Travel Goddess series.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another exciting installment in the multi-faceted Calypso series, January 4, 2007

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This review is from: Dumping Princes (Calypso Chronicles) (Hardcover)

Calypso Kelly returns for her fourth adventure at the posh St. Augustine's School for girls, where she is still the quirky American import. She is studying hard for the GCSE exams on which college aptitude is based in Britain and is thrilled to be preparing for her first international fencing match in Italy. Her parents are back together, though their constant kissing is pretty gross. And she's dating Prince Freddie, which is pure bliss. What could be better?

Her mom and dad have lunch with the King and Queen. Bob and Sarah continue to French kiss in public frequently, but the meeting doesn't go too badly. Things get worse though when her parents leave and Calypso fakes a cold to avoid going hunting with Freddie and his family. Why didn't anyone tell her that they were only shooting clay pigeons? She is haunted by Freddie's disappointed look all the way back to school.

Luckily Calypso is not rooming with the Honey horror this term, and she and her mates have fun with after-hours parties in their rooms, TXTing and sharing clothes in between classes. Fencing practices have stepped up, but Calypso has always dreamed of playing internationally and is ready for this challenge.

A new twist upsets her when Star and some other girls decide to break off with their boyfriends while so much is going on this semester. Can they really expect Calypso to dump Freddie when he means so much to her? A strange meeting with him during a day off in Windsor leads to a TXT dumping --- by him! Suddenly, the school honor is at stake and all of Calypso's friends, even Honey, help her recover by planning a Counter Dump to humiliate him.

Calypso enjoys the new sisterhood solidarity, but surely the best-laid plans do not include a kiss-athon with handsome Malcolm while Prince Freddie falls off a bridge. Before she can sort out her feelings on either matter, though, Calypso is off to Italy, where the level of fencing ability is very high. When Malcolm and his friends come to film the match, Calypso finds herself drawn to him on a level she never was with Prince Freddie.

Even this short summary shows why The Calypso Chronicles continues to be such a strong series. While boys do occupy Calypso's thoughts quite a bit, she has plenty of character to maintain girlfriends, a passion for fencing and even time to study. While mortified by her parents, she is also worried about their feelings when she is a finalist in a contest with an essay about their previous marital troubles, which is filled with exaggeration. While some girl series only have designer clothes and city settings to keep them going, Calypso's adventures have enough facets to keep readers on both sides of the Atlantic coming back for more.

--- Reviewed by Amy Alessio

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Calypso's continuing adventures, July 12, 2007

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This review is from: Dumping Princes (Calypso Chronicles) (Hardcover)

For those of us who fell in love with Calypso, this most recent installment, Dumping Princes, delivers a fun continuation of the previous stories. Always self-absorbed Calyso is none-the-less maturing in her relationships. Yes her 'rents are still crazy and "Freds" is seemingly uncomfortable around her, but it is Malcolm who provides her with the approval that "Freds" doesn't seem able to give her. Calypso is in for a heavy choice. Does she want the ultimate trophy boyfriend (the Crown Prince of England Prince Freds) or the creative and fun Malcolm? Thrown into the story is an international fencing competition, foreign locations, and the wackiest set of teachers I have ever seen. Worth the read...I will be waiting eagerly for more Calypso. I like her so much I even tried to name my new kitten Calypso, but my family shot that suggestion down.