I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost [Turtleback]

Ellen Conford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1995

A hilarious collection of stories about the difficulties of teenage life includes the tale of a girl forced to bring her obnoxious little brother along on a romantic cruise and the epic struggle of a sixteen year old to be named Miss Floor Covering.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Spoiled romances, aggravating teachers and bothersome siblings are some of the woes humorously depicted in this collection of stories set in contemporary suburbia. Although, for the most part, the characters are cut from the same cloth and their voices are barely distinguishable from one another, their dilemmas are varied enough to carry readers gleefully through muddled affairs and mishaps all the way to the all-too-predictable resolutions. Particularly rib-tickling are the series of minor humiliations experienced by the protagonist of "Liverwurst and Roses" as he tries to express his growing infatuation with longtime friend Bonnie and the major embarrassment suffered by the heroine of the title story when forced to take her younger brother along on a date. The universality of the characters' day-to-day conflicts, the intensity of their emotions and their zest are sure to win more fans for the author of Dear Lovey Heart , I Am Desperate and If This Is Love, I'll Take Spaghetti. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

Grade 7-10-Conford takes a humorous look at some typical teenage situations-the kind that are funny if they happen to somebody else-in this collection of seven short stories. The title story concerns a romantic evening gone awry due to a bratty younger brother. Body Wave is told by a self-centered, boyfriend-stealing girl while she's getting her hair done on the day of "a really, really major dance"; the stylist "takes care" of her by talking her into a new do. In Teacher from the Prehistoric Planet, a student writes a biography of his history teacher, imagining him to be one of the last survivors of the planet Crapton, where all of the young people had died of boredom. The other stories continue in the same vein. The selections are short enough to be read in one sitting, but long enough for the characters and plots to be well developed. The pages are nicely formatted with generous white space and clear type. Light reading that is sure to be popular with younger teens and those searching for high-interest, low-vocabulary titles.
Nancy P. Reeder, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, Columbia, SC
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Turtleback: 133 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (December 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606085521
• ISBN-13: 978-0606085526
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,770,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book has seven different interesting and funny stories., May 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost (Turtleback)

This book containing seven different short stories, explains how being young and being a teenager can be comlicated, but also fun and exciting! The stories talk about tenagers in love, and how they get on eachothers nerves. It talks about going to school and many other interesting stories, talking about teenagers and their everyday life.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommened this book to all people., December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost (Library Binding)

I read, I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost. This book is about teenage girls that like boys, hate them, and then like them again. I like this book because you want to know what happens next. The problem that the characters have are very similar to the ones that people do really have in their teenage years. A part of the book that I really didn't like is, that some of the problems are very fake . They really have no reason behind them. I also have compared this book to many other books I have read. I rank this story the highest. I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost, is my favorite of them all because there are lessons taught, and I enjoy reading books that are funny, somewhat serious, have teenagers, friends, and a good endings.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Romantic, December 14, 1999

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Larry (Warrensburg, Missouri, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Love You, I Hate You, Get Lost (Library Binding)

I really liked this book, because it is based on a really good relationship and then they get into something. Then she says get lost and if you want to know the whole story then read and enjoy.Also if you enjoy couple books you will like this book.