Post Grad (Paperback)

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"[An] addicting read... [with] a great set of well rounded characters.... A great read for the summer." --Flamingnet.com

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What happens when your life doesn’t go according to plan? 

 

Ryden Malby had a plan.  Step One: do well in high school, thereby achieving Step Two: get a kick-butt college scholarship.  Step Three – limit her beer pong in order to keep said scholarship – wasn’t always easy. Now that she’s finally graduated, it’s time for Step Four: moving to LA to land her dream job at the city’s best publishing house.  So far, Ryden’s three-for-three, but she’s about to stumble on Step Four….

         

 When Jessica Bard, Ryden’s college nemesis—the prettiest, smartest, most ambitious girl at school—steals her perfect job, Ryden’s forced to move back to her childhood home in the Valley.  Stuck with her eccentric family – a karate-obsessed dad, a politically incorrect grandma, a spoiled-brat little brother – and a growing stack of rejected job applications, Ryden starts to feel like she’s going nowhere.  The only upside is spending time with her best friend Adam—and running into her hot next-door neighbor David. But if Ryden’s going to survive life as a post-grad, it may be time to come up with a new plan…

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (June 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031259626X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312596262
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #640,596 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars So-So, October 28, 2009

By	Regina Batcher - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I thought this book was ok. I bought it because the movie previews looked like it would be a very funny story. Instead, it was a little boring, and for a younger demographic.

4.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST LAID PLANS OF....., July 28, 2009

By	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)    (COMMUNITY FORUM 04)

This review is from: Post Grad (Audio CD)

We all know what can happen to "best laid plans", and that surely happened to the carefully structured goals of Ryden Malby. It's not that she didn't deserve for those plans to work out - they just didn't.

She worked so very hard in high school, keeping her eye on the prize - a generous college scholarship. That she got. She also towed the line in college (well, pretty much), and graduated Now, is the great reward, what she's been working toward - finding a nice apartment and geting the job she's always wanted, editorial assistant at a top publishing house.

Whoa, lucky streak just ran out despite her efforts. The job goes to a college rival who also happens to be good looking, and smart. What to do? No choice but to move back home. And, while home may have been where the heart was, it's different now that she's a young adult and sharing space with a really eccentric family which includes a penny pinching Mom, a strange younger brother and a grandmother who makes us laugh but embarrasses Ryden.

There is good friend, Adam, and a really cute next door neighbor. Thank goodness for those distractions as her stack of job application rejections is mounting.

This is a story obviously geared for young adults, and delightfully read by Llyana Kadushin. The film version starring Alexis Bledel with Carol Burnett and Michael Keaton is due out on August 21, 2009. Enjoy!

- Gail Cooke

3.0 out of 5 stars Hope the movie is better., June 25, 2009

By	Little D (California) - See all my reviews

I had the book on my wishlist before I knew it was going to be a movie too. I decided to read it and if I liked it enough, I'd see the movie. Well, it was way shorter than I expected it to be. There wasn't much developement of the characters in my opinion. The whole book sort of flew by quickly and I wish there was more substance to it. Perhaps the movie will have that... or not. Either way I'll still see the movie because I'm a fan of Alexis Bledel.