The Virginity Club [Mass Market Paperback]

Kate Brian (Author), Michael Frost (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 26, 2005

Everyone's (not) doin' it.

Mandy, Kai, Debbie, and Eva have one thing they must do before graduation...win the prestigious Treemont scholarship. It's a free pass to the college of their choice. But the award has one very bizarre requirement; "Purity of soul and body."

In an effort to proclaim their "purity" to the whole school, Mandy starts the Virginity Club. The friends agree that a social service club is a great idea, but agreeing to keep the big V until graduation is another story. Because Mandy, Kai, Debbie, and Eva are each hiding something from the others. Something important.

Their secrets may cost them a whole lot more than just a scholarship.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kate Brian is the author of the NY Times and USA Today best-selling Private series and it's spin-off series, Privilege. She has also written many other books for teens including Sweet 16 and Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse (April 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416903461
• ISBN-13: 978-1416903468
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,210,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am a total Jersey girl. I grew up in Bergen County, went to Rutgers University, lived in Hoboken for a year (requisite post-college party time) and then moved back to Bergen, got married, and bought a house ten minutes from where I grew up. I graduated from Rutgers with a double major in English and Journalism, worked as an Editor for four years, then decided I liked writing better and struck out on my own. You've been reading my books ever since!

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great girl-power story with a good message for teens, September 17, 2006

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Alexandra (Medford, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Virginity Club (Mass Market Paperback)

When the Treemont Scholarship is announced to Ardesmore High School as $40,000 for four years of college, everyone wants to win it. But it comes saddled with an unusual requirement: "purity of body and soul." Of course, everyone assumes that means holding on to the Big V-- virginity. Four friends, Eva, Mandy, Debbie, and Kai, go out for the scholarship, each of them wanting it for their own purposes. For Eva, it's the only way to fulfill her dreams of going to Wesleyan, though she's still working on her dream first kiss. Mandy can't let anyone find out why she's after the scholarship, or that she might be losing her virginity-- soon. Debbie has to convince her father that she doesn't want to go into science, and the school that despite her reputation, she is a virgin. Kai is having trouble concealing her past, expecially when her past suddenly appears on her doorstep. The girls' secrets, if found out, could cost them something much more valuble than even the scholarship-- their friendship. This book casts virginity in a positive light, and emphasizes the importance of friendship, even when your world is crashing.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars the virginity club, WDM Iowa, January 10, 2006

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valerie - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Virginity Club (Mass Market Paperback)

I read the book The Virginity Club by Kate Brian. This book was full of drama and was very easy to relate to. The story has 4 main characters, Eva, Kai, Mandy and Debbie. All four girls are best friends who come from four completely different families. Being their senior year all of the girls are getting ready to graduate but before the big day there is something left to do, and that is to win the Treemont scholarship offering a free pass to any college of their choice. But there is one requirement that seems to throw everyone off: "Purity of the soul and body." Mandy decides that starting the Virginity club, a social service club offering support, would be a great idea for everyone who was participating in the scholarship. But all of the girls promising to keep their virginity until the big day is another story since Kai, Mandy, Eva and Debbie all have a secret of their won. You will see as lies unfold, friendships change, and who gets the scholarship.

I read this book because the subject sounded like something that I could relate to, being in high school like the girls. Once I began reading the book and I got to know each of the characters, it was hard for me to put the book down because I got so caught up in their drama and their lives. While reading the book I came to like certain characters more then others. My favorite character was Mandy because she reminded me of myself. She was very whole hearted and caring. I didn't seem to like Debbie because of the way she acted around others. She seemed very fake and people pleasing. Overall the book was very suspenseful and fun to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about high school drama and doesn't mind reading about topics like virginity.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars final, January 10, 2006

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Christine - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Virginity Club (Mass Market Paperback)

The virginity club tells a story about four girls in high school Debbie, Kai, Mandy, and Eva. They are best friends. But they all want the same thing, the Treemont scholarship. The scholarship gives them the ability to get in to any collage they wish. Unfortunately there is something that the girls are struggling with, one of the requirements. Purity, everyone who applies has to write a paper on what they think purity is. This part of the scholarship unfolds many secrets that the girls are hiding from each other. Will their friendship last?

I really did enjoy this book it was full of drama cover to cover. Drama was the one thing that really kept me reading. I felt like I was one of their friends in this book. I had my own personal option on each of the girls. Debbie to me was the worst she tried to get with every guy even if one of her friends liked him. Kai kept many secrets from her friends about her life before she moved there. But I cut her a little slack, because she never had a true friend before. Mandy seemed to do a lot of things to make her look good like starting the virginity club so people wouldn't think less of her. Also not telling her friends about her dad. Eva was my personal favorite to me she kept true to herself and what she felt was right.

I recommend any one to read this if they like comedy and lots of drama.