Out of Bounds [Library Binding]

Annie Bryant (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2004

Can the Beacon Street Girls bring the house down at Abigail Adams Junior High's Talent Show? Or will the Queens of Mean steal the show? Maeve, Avery, Katani, Isabel, and Charlotte face their toughest challenges yet-- saving the show, keeping the Movie House from going out of business, and dealing with an out-of-control soccer mom. On top of it all, Maeve's relationship with Dillon is shaky and Marty, the dog, has a crush on a mysterious pink poodle owned by the very interesting Ms. Razzberry Pink. Will the girls be able to show everyone that sometimes you have to take things out of bounds to put it all back together?

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5-8–In this installment, the girls stay busy perfecting their acts for the junior high talent show and keeping a local movie house from closing. Meanwhile, there's still time for soccer, family, instant messaging, and doing the right thing. Unlike the previous books, this one seems flat and reads more like a television script than a full-bodied story. Bryant continues to use current slang and cultural icons that will make readers feel connected to the events, but they will quickly date the book. Drawings, various fonts, lists, blog entries, and e-mails break up the text and draw readers into the story. The author continues to promote positive values such as don't take advantage of people, tell the truth, respect yourself, and be an individual, and to depict adults who are active in the lives of the main characters. An interesting book filled with positive, realistic role models for today's girls is a great idea, but this one falls a little short of that goal. It will appeal to fans of the previous titles, but it doesn't stand on its own.–Catherine Callegari, San Antonio Public Library, TX
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Product Details

• Library Binding
• Publisher: Topeka Bindery (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1417673117
• ISBN-13: 978-1417673117
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,057,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I really LOVE these books!!, May 3, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Out Of Bounds (Beacon Street Girls #4) (Beacon Street Girls (Paperback Unnumbered)) (Paperback)

I love these books. They show girls are age and what theyre really going through. And in the first one i felt like i was really in the book and when theyre having fights i just wanna yell at them!! These are awesome books, i seriously just bought the first one on a wim, but then i bought the next 3! You can also get these books at the library sometimes so if your not sure about buying it go for the library! This book is the latest i've read and i'm hoping the next one is gonna be good. The only reason i'm giving this 4 stars is because they talked about Marty too much haha!