How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-boyfriend [Library Binding]

Janette Rallison (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 9, 2009

Boyfriends are supposed to be loyal, caring, and handsome. Giovanna's boyfriend, Jesse, has perfected the last two. But when her twin brother, Dante, runs for student body president, Jesse doesn't support Dante, choosing to campaign for his opponent instead. Shouldn't the fact that Jesse is Giovanna's boyfriend count for something? So Giovanna dumps Jesse and becomes Dante's campaign manager. But as the political debates heat up, Giovanna begins to regret breaking up with Jesse, and realizes that maybe her decision wasn't the political strategy she should have used....

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

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"Girls who read Meg Cabot and Cathy Hopkins will enjoy this...story." - School Library Journal

"Fast-paced and funny, Rallison's latest will satisfy faithful fans and will encourage new ones to join the fun." - Kirkus Reviews

"Fast-paced and funny, Rallison's latest will satisfy faithful fans and will encourage new ones to join the fun." - Kirkus Reviews --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Janette Rallison lives in Chandler, Arizona. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 265 pages
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439598002
• ISBN-13: 978-1439598009
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• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,166,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Janette Rallison is old. Don't ask how old, because it isn't polite. Let's just say she's older than she'd like to be and leave it at that.

Janette lives in Chandler, Arizona with her husband, five children and enough cats to classify her as "an eccentric cat lady." She did not do this on purpose. (The cats, that is; she had the children on purpose.) Every single one of the felines showed up on its own and refuses to leave. Not even the family's fearless little Westie dog can drive them off.
Since Janette has five children and deadlines to write books, she doesn't have much time left over for hobbies. But since this is the internet and you can't actually check up to see if anything on this site is true, let's just say she enjoys dancing, scuba diving, horse back riding and long talks with Orlando Bloom. (Well, I never said he answers back.)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliantly funny, June 26, 2007

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Julie Wright "jules" (Utah) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend (Hardcover)

Sometimes a person just gets so sick of angst ridden books for teens that it's nice to see a novel that portrays teenage life for what it is. Not all teens life lives of quiet desperation. Some of us actually enjoy our lives. Seriously, as soon as I'd read the first sentence I was hooked for the night. Loved loved loved it!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend, January 2, 2008

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Chelsie Lacny "Chel" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend (Hardcover)

This book was... good. I read it in less than a day, but I don't think I'd credit that to it being overly fantastic. I just think it was good. Nothing more than that, at least not in my opinion. It was kind of original, with the student body president election and everything, but it just seems like everything worked out too perfect for it to be taken realistically. I can understand a happy ending, but something about this just seemed too peachy for me. But in all honesty, the book kept me entertained. It was good for a light read. It was funny, and fun to read.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, September 8, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Take the Ex Out of Ex-Boyfriend (Hardcover)

When Giovanna's twin brother, Dante, announces he's running for student body president against her boyfriend's friend and popular candidate, Wilson, things between Giovanna and her boyfriend, Jesse, get a little tense. Jesse's great, the best boyfriend a girl could ask for...Until he agrees to support Wilson over Dante, who is also a good friend of his. Both Jesse and Dante say Giovanna's too emotional, and she might agree after she impulsively breaks up with Jesse.

Even though she's campaigning for Dante, she sort of regrets dumping Jesse. Even if he is campaigning for the opposition. Okay, that's a lie--she completely regrets it, and she wants Jesse back, but Giovanna doesn't want to give up her pride or her brother's campaign, either. What's a girl to do?

HOW TO TAKE THE EX OUT OF EX-BOYFRIEND is a fantastic book! It's absorbing, entertaining, and moves quickly enough to be read in an afternoon. All of the characters are great, but Giovanna is an awesome and well-developed main character, with a great voice. She's someone I definitely wouldn't mind hearing more from! This is a book that is completely worth reading, and pretty hard to put down, too!

Reviewed by: Jocelyn Pearce