Pulling Princes: The Calypso Chronicles, Book 1 [Paperback]

Tyne O'Connell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 13, 2005 | Series: Calypso Chronicles

When Calypso returns from Los Angeles to her English boarding school for the summer term, she is determined to fit in with the popular crowd. Her plan is to pretend her mother's gay assistant back home is her boyfriend. And to her surprise, the trick works...at least at first. She makes a whole batch of new friends, and even finds herself winning the unwritten contest to woo the prince at the boys' school next door. But one girl, Honey, undermines all her efforts. When Calypso and Prince Freddy end up in the tabloids and everything seems set to go down the drain, it's Calypso's parents and sense of humor that save her from utter humiliation.
A fast-paced, laugh-out-loud-funny look at fitting in while still standing out...

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About the Author

Tyne O'Connell is the author of several successful romance novels, articles, and screenplays. This is her first novel for young readers. She and her teenage daughter live in London.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens (October 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582346887
• ISBN-13: 978-1582346885
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,963,205 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Begining of a Fun Series, November 14, 2007

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Anne-Marie Gilliland (Near D.C., USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pulling Princes: The Calypso Chronicles, Book 1 (Paperback)

The first in the series. I really enjoyed this book (I've read three of the series in a week, and am going to get my hands on the fourth ASAP).

The book as more depth to it than say The Princess Diaries. I've read most of those as well, but I don't think I could do three or four in a row, the level of writing is much higher in the Calypso Chronicles. And there is a much greater depth of character. Inspite of this being a fluffy teen book. Calypso is a more well rounded individual, in my opinion. Her friends are also much more three dimensional, which adds greatly to the book. (Though they aren't totally full fledged real life people, I haven't met a Honey O'Hare yet).

Calypso is determined, at the start of the term, to stop being the lowest of the low the "American Freak" as she is often referred to. To do so, she and her mother's assistant come up witha plan to use him as her faux boyfriend (Jay is gay, of course) but it does the trick. Even fooling her new, not so welcome roommate, Georgina--Honey's best friend, and also equally as horrible to Calypso. Luckily she is also sharing her room with her best (only) friend, Star. The daughter of a very famous british rocker, Tiger.

Calypso's status really changes when she meets Prince Freddie in a fencing match. (She wants to make the Olympic team at some point) They start text flirting, and things take off from there. Lots of fun. Good for 15 year olds, possibly 14, due to some course language.

5.0 out of 5 stars Pulling Princes, May 21, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Pulling Princes: The Calypso Chronicles, Book 1 (Paperback)

I really loved this book. I thought it gave good insight as to how boarding school really is. It was funny and cute, adding quirky bits like with the nuns, and the character's main friend being a girl named star who is the daughter of a rock star. And yet, it also had empowering parts too, like when the main character, Calypso, becomes friends with the more popular girls, and gains a place for herself, as well as some new friends she never would have expected.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Teen chick lit, November 14, 2005

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Little D (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pulling Princes: The Calypso Chronicles, Book 1 (Paperback)

I've read some of Tyne O'Connell's Red Dress Ink (adult chick lit) books and they were enjoyable. I thought I'd give this book a try thinking it might be as good or maybe even better.

I thought wrong. I didn't enjoy this boko as much as the many other teen books I've read in the past. This was fun, but boring also.

My suggestion... pass it up and read a book by another author, such as Sarah Mlynowski's 'Bras & Broomsticks' or any of Meg Cabot's teen reads.