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Raisin Rodriguez and the Big-Time Smooch

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Personally, I love Raisin. If she could just pop out of the book and be my best friend I would jump for joy.
Now, I wouldn't say this book was as good as the first one (the secret blog of raisin rodriguez), and some parts were a little unbelievable, but overall I had a great time laughing along to Raisin's silly blog.

Me and my best friends loved the first Raisin book and had been waiting so long for the second one to come out, we were PSYCHED when it finally did. We got permission and had a sleep-over to read it together. But it wasn't the same. We kept waiting for it to be engaging and funny, but it just never happened. Since no one was having any fun, we all just gave up and watched videos. We were all very sad.

Tami, 12
Witchita Falls

I liked the first book, Raisin looked cute on the cover. And the kissing scene was good in this book. But, overall, i didn't laugh like i did before. And parts went on and on and on.

Sorry, just telling it like it is,

Betty

Harriet the Spy is basically re-written via this new character Rodriguez, in a book put out by a writer who once worked at the same company that put together the Opal Mehta book! So one has to question the reality of "originality" and "borrowing" at work here.

Raisin Rodriguez is back and quirkier than ever. In this sequel to THE SECRET BLOG OF RAISIN RODRIGUEZ, our 12-year old heroine returns to continue her tales of seventh grade woes in this unique blog-style novel.

Raisin learned her lesson when her private blog, TwoScoopsofRaisin.com, was exposed to her new school. Now she takes the precaution of changing her blog address every few weeks as "a necessary step toward ensuring secrecy and throwing off potential interlopers."

Raisin's online diary is mainly to keep her two best friends, Pia and Claudia, up-to-date about her life. Raisin's mom recently remarried and relocated the family from sunny, laid-back Berkley, California, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. So not only does Raisin have to deal with the trials and tribulations of being in seventh grade, she's also the new kid.

In RAISIN RODRIGUEZ AND THE BIG-TIME SMOOCH, Raisin continues to build her friendship with the alt kids Lynn and Fippy as well as the nerdy and brother-like Jeremy Craine. Plus, Raisin writes for an e-zine with the group and has developed a crush on one very cute comic strip artist, CJ Mullen. And that's where the obsession with kissing comes in.

Unlike most of her friends Raisin has never been kissed, thus begins the obsession. She really, really, really likes CJ, and has decided that he should be the first boy she wants to kiss. Over the course of the book, Raisin has ups and downs as she tries to get that first kiss. Her blog entries recount the hilarious details.

RAISIN RODRIGUEZ AND THE BIG-TIME SMOOCH is a light, funny read. Author Judy Goldschmidt has a knack for voice that comes through as the humorous quirky Raisin Rodriguez. The blog-style novel is also an interesting method to capture the way kids communicate today. Parents and librarians should note, however, that some of the topics and language used in this book might be a bit more for teens than middle-grade readers.

--- Reviewed by Kristi Olson

I was very excited to read another book about Raisin and thrilled that the sequel was just as good as the first! This book had me laughing out loud!

i love raisin so much and now that she's trying to get a boyfriend i love her even more. the kissing scene made me laugh out loud.

I gave The Secret Blog of R. R. to my 2 best friends last year and we all couldn't wait for the new one to come out. We all got it the same day and all stayed up all night reading it and loved it! We LOVE cinamin CJ and Raisin is out of control GREAT!