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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent, June 18, 2002

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Girls Under Pressure (Girls Trilogy, Bk. 2) (Hardcover)

When Ellie comes up with the idea to go shopping for Christmas presents at the mall she doesn't realize there's a model search going on. Soon her two best friends (Magda and Nadine) are dragging her along so they can try out. The only problem? All the girls are so skinny and perfect and Ellie is fat (in her opinion) and not perfect.

Soon Ellie begins to stop eating, and starts throwing up when she does eat. But with the help of a friend (Zoe), who's anorexic and begins slowly killing herself, Ellie realizes that being thin doesn't mean anything, it's what's on the inside that counts.

This is a great book, and I recommend it to all fans of books such as "The Princess Diaries" and "Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging".

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book, November 4, 2003

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Bex "Rebecca Cryer" (Lancashire, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girls Under Pressure (Girls Trilogy, Bk. 2) (Hardcover)

I think Jacqueline Wilson is the best author!! She writes abfab books, she soooo knows what a teenager is thinking and she's thinking our era not her era! I would defenitly give Girls Under Pressure 5 stars!!!!

Ellie, Magda and Nadine are just your typical teenagers! Boymania!!! They stick together in any situation and thats where Jacqueline Wilson has got it totally correct!

I think Ellie goes through all the typical teenage things like thinking shes the only one who doesn't have a boyfriend and thinking shes fat and all the rest!

I think Nadine goes through the typical teenage thing of thinking you can handle having a boyfriend older than you... so she thinks she can go all the way with him because she is so mature! But really Liam (her boyfriend) is just pushing her to go with him, she isn't doing it because wants to!

And Magda... well... magda is the mate who knows all the style tips and has all the hot gossip about everyone plus she has a crowd of lads with her all the time lol! You need magda in a disaster situation (with your hair or make up)

I hope you go out and buy it cos i know i have! :)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, October 19, 2003

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solon (Solon, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Girls Under Pressure (Girls Trilogy, Bk. 2) (Hardcover)

The book "Girls Under Pressure" was a good book. It was a book about a girl named Ellie. Ellie has a brother named Eggs her dad and a step mom named Anna. She has two best friends, Magda and Nadine. Ellie thinks she is fat and goes on a diet. But this isn't just an ordinary diet where only nutritional food allowed, Ellie stops eating completely. But occasionally when she forgets and ends up stuffing herself, she runs to the nearest bathroom and makes herself throw-up by shoving two fingers down her throat. Magda is obsessed with boys and is the wealthiest out of the three, plus she's an only child. Nadine is the thinnest out of the three and she tries out to be the model on the cover of a magazine, she has a younger sister named Natasha that she can't stand to be around. This book relates to some girls, because some girls think of themselves as fat and end up starving themselves and turning anorexic or bulimic. I would recommend this book because it can help people, especially if they think they're fat.

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2.0 out of 5 stars What is she grumbling about?
What I hate about books like this one is that the main character is a girl of average height and size who can't stop complaining about how horrible her body is. Read more

Published on August 11, 2007 by Muggle

1.0 out of 5 stars NO! THIS BOOK IS SENDING THE WRONG MESSAGE!!!!!
This book is about Ellie Allard being overweight and deciding to become annorexic. IT'S NOT OKAY TO BE ANNOREXIC!!!!! tjis book is setting a bad example.

Published on February 10, 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars great
This if a great book (especially if you are pre/teens) because it deals with things that people actually feel and it gives such a morol which is a good thing you don't mostly get... Read more

Published on October 9, 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars Semi-Good
It was a good book and I think that Ellie just gets the idea that you have to be perfect. I was once in her shoes and I experianced the same thing she did so I relate more to it... Read more

Published on June 28, 2005 by Kasie Taylor

2.0 out of 5 stars Girls Under Pressure
This isn't the best book in this series. The entire time you get to listen to Ellie moan and complain about her weight- yet the second someone sticks food under her nose she can't... Read more

Published on April 19, 2005 by SIS

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh. Mediocre at best.
Being a fan of the rest of the books in the series, I couldn't wait to read GIRLS UNDER PRESSURE. I knew this book would deal with Ellie's battle against her weight, but it was a... Read more

Published on September 22, 2004 by Willow

1.0 out of 5 stars not realistic...
being one in recovery from an eating disorder, i found this book an extreme disappointment. it was not realistically portrayed at all. Read more

Published on September 4, 2004 by face-o

2.0 out of 5 stars Not that good
I would not recommend buying this. If you are extremely bored and just looking for a way to pass the time, I suggest checking it out from the library. Read more

Published on June 29, 2004 by Annie

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!
i have literally reread this book FIVE times. i think out of the GIRLS quartet this book is definitely the best. i couldnt get enough of it. Read more

Published on June 26, 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Not at all good
This book was not good at all! Well, let me take that back. It was rather interesting and semi-accurate in some parts, but in others lagged off and was not at all what one [truly]... Read more

Published on April 15, 2004 by A. B. Clements

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stupid diet, swimming costume

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Father Christmas, Soda Fountain, Flowerfields Shopping Centre, Thank God, Frida Kahlo, John Wiltshire, Jingle Bells

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