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They Wear What Under Their Kilts?

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Allow me to just state right up front that I not only am not a YA, but I am over the hill and halfway down the other side. I picked this book up because I love Scotland and the cover tickled me (you should have seen the look on the face of the young male cashier in the grocery store). And I LOVED this book! It had me laughing right out loud in practically every chapter. I'm sure I appreciated it even more than my teenage niece will. Bravo to Katie Maxwell for having an uber coolio, rapier wit and ability to create utterly charming and lovable characters. I'm off now to buy "The Year My Life Went Down the Loo."

Emily's back, so be ready for laughs. When most girls take a work experience class, they get an office job or clerk somewhere. Emily and her best English friend, Holly, are different. They are going to work on a sheep farm owned by Emily's Aunt Tim for a month. Right off the bat, Emily knows things are going to be interesting, when her uncle is somewhat like Sean Connery, and the farm hand, Ruaraidh (Rory), is a total Schottie, or Scottish hottie. The only thing is, Holly wants him as much as she does. Over the course of a month, Emily faithfully emails her best friend friend, Dru in the States, about her competition with Holly and the adventures they run into as they rack up points in the love games. From drenching sheep to rescuing two headed oddities, the two find they are getting more experiences than they planned on at the start.

**** Readers both young and slightly more than young will get a laugh out of this book. Emily is frank and refreshing as she keeps us up to date on her family's antics. Also, American readers will enjoy learning more of the foreign language known as British and Gaelic. **** Amanda Killgore

Emily is back. Only this time she's not running around her new home away from home known as Jolly Old England, trying to catch an underwear ghost, but rather she's in Scotland. You see, she needs a month of Work Experience for school, and lucky her, her and her best friend in England, Holly, have gotten the opportunity to help out on her Aunt and Uncle's farm. Of course, within 5 minutes of arriving, Emily has already spotted a hunky Schottie (Scottish Hottie), named Ruaraidh. Unfortunately, Holly has spotted him as well, and now they have decided to have a contest called "Who Can Snog Him First." But between being dragged through sheep poop and mud, and experiencing all types of embarrassing moments in front of the Schottie, Emily is realizing that getting him isn't going to be so easy, and that Holly, shy little Holly, may actually have a shot at winning the contest.

Katie Maxwell is back as the voice of the absolutely hilarious Emily, whom has already taken us on a crazy journey through England, and now Scotland. Emily is a character whom fans of the previous book, THE YEAR MY LIFE WENT DOWN THE LOO, will be able to grow up, and change with. Experiencing good moments, and extremely embarrassing moments in life, just like every teenage girl on the planet. A must-have book, as Emily's antics can not be missed. And neither can her very poignant views on romance.

Erika Sorocco

This second book in the "Emily" series does not disappoint. Emily is spending a couple weeks in Scotland, ostensibly for a school project, but really in search of hotties in kilts. This book maybe had even more laugh-out-loud moments than "Loo". Emily learning the basics of sheep-herding had me laughing hysterically. Creepy Aidan is out of the picture now, and Emily is competing with her shy friend, Holly, for the attentions of a Schottie (Scottish hottie). His name is Rory (not the real spelling, but Emily trying to spell it is another highlight of the book). Her friends Devon and Fang make appearances in this book, too, along with her e-mails from her friend back home, Dru. This is another great book by Katie Maxwell that any teen girl will love. I strongly recommend you read the first book, "The Year My Life Went Down the Loo" first.

This is another great book by the same authou that I just rated. It was just as hilarious in parts as any of her books. She is a great writer. The book came sooner than expected (so was read sooner than i expected to of course).

After I read the year my life went down the loo, i ordered this one and, once again, had great laughs at the main character, Emily.
I love how cheesy and nervous Emily can be sometimes. Sometimes she makes weird desisions that cause you to literally laugh.
I'm waiting for the rest of the series i ordered online!
Cant wait to read more from Emily!

As an adult reader, I enjoy reading Katie Macalister's adult novels. I found out through our local library she wrote young adult novels under the pen name Katie Maxwell. I decided to buy all the books I could and sent them on to the teenage nieces in our family to read. This was one of the novels I sent and yes, I read it before sending. It was a great read for ages 15-17, I don't recommend sending for younger than 15 there are some drinking and references to sexual encounters in some of her novels. But hey, to each their own.

YES!! PLZ BUY THIS ENTIRE SERIES!! I WAS ACTUALLY LAUGHING OUT LOUD!! EMILY IS HILARIOUS. DEF. BUY THIS BOOK, ILL GIVE THE ORDER, B/C I READ THEM OUT OF ORDER AND WAS WAY CONFUSED.
1. THE YEAR MY LIFE WENT DOWN THE LOO
2. THEY WEAR WHAT UNDER THEIR KILTS
3. WHATS FRENCH FOR "EW"?
4. THE TAMING OF THE DREW
5. LIFE, LOVE, AND THE PURSUIT OF HOTTIES

TOTALLY WORTH IT!! I SWEAR!!!

Emily is back. Only this time she's not running around her new home away from home known as Jolly Old England, trying to catch an underwear ghost, but rather she's in Scotland. You see, she needs a month of Work Experience for school, and lucky her, her and her best friend in England, Holly, have gotten the opportunity to help out on her Aunt and Uncle's farm. Of course, within 5 minutes of arriving, Emily has already spotted a hunky Schottie (Scottish Hottie), named Ruaraidh. Unfortunately, Holly has spotted him as well, and now they have decided to have a contest called "Who Can Snog Him First." But between being dragged through sheep poop and mud, and experiencing all types of embarrassing moments in front of the Schottie, Emily is realizing that getting him isn't going to be so easy, and that Holly, shy little Holly, may actually have a shot at winning the contest.

Katie Maxwell is back as the voice of the absolutely hilarious Emily, whom has already taken us on a crazy journey through England, and now Scotland. Emily is a character whom fans of the previous book, THE YEAR MY LIFE WENT DOWN THE LOO, will be able to grow up, and change with. Experiencing good moments, and extremely embarrassing moments in life, just like every teenage girl on the planet. A must-have book, as Emily's antics can not be missed. And neither can her very poignant views on romance.

Erika Sorocco