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The Virginity Club

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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.

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.

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.

The Virginity Club, was a book that really caught my attention. Not simply because of the title, but the fact that these four best friends; Eva, Mandy, Debbie, and Kai had to endure realistic problems throughout the whole story.
The year had been the same old thing for all of them, busy schedules and lots of activities. But one day their whole lives changed. The opportunity to receive the Treemont scholarship arose. The guidelines to qualify for this scholarship were the following: The applicant must have a 3.2 or higher GPA. He or she must have demonstrated commitment to the school and community, and have three recommendations from faculty, community, and peers. The applicant must submit an essay of the reasons they think they deserve this scholarship and must exemplify purity of the body and soul.
The scholarship meant something very different to all these girls but they all had their dreams on the line. The Virginity Club was started by Mandy and the other three girls joined. The story unfolds and many secrets and betrayals are uncovered. All of the girls somehow figure out their lives and make it through their last year of high school.
The story is a good example of friendship and how high school can be hard, no matter how well off you are. "But as her friends sat and listened and lamented and laughed and hugged and comforted and cajoled and hoped, Mandy realized that even with all that imperfection, there were still perfect moments. And this was one of them." Friendships are cherished forever, and even the little things mean a lot to some. I feel very lucky that I have friends that can be shoulders to lean on in hard times, and this book really made me think of the friendships I have and how I need to be a person that everyone feels they can talk to at any time.

I read this book for fun because I needed something simple to do. I just finished it and I'm amazed. It kept me going. I couldn't believe that i had finished it in such a short amount of time. I'm not one to read so obviously it would have taken a while but wow. Eva and her friends are so much like me and mine. I had to keep reading to know what happened next. The story was as if it was my town and although the title stunned me a bit but anything called "The Virginity Club" would stun one.
The story was as if it was in my school and reading about all the problems, Kai, Eva, Mandy, and Debbie go through was as if my friends and I are going through the same thing.
I definitely recommend this book, if you like comedy and drama then read this book.

Mandy, Debbie, Eva and Kai all can't wait till graduation day to lose their virginity. But unfortunately they one thing that is holding them back is each other and the fact that they are all trying to compete for a very prestigious scholarship, the treemont scholarship that demands the scholarship be given to a student who is pure. Each girl and guy has their reasons for why they want the scholarship. Secrets come out, friendships will be tested, things that no one knew about the others will come out as well. and the ending and the final conclusion will leave you wanting more and breathless. This is the best book about virginity that I have ever read.

In its hardback form, this novel was published as "The V Club", but I've decided to put my review here instead of under that title. Although this was a very cute story, I feel that it's value might be even higher for the price of a paperback book.

The story centers around four friends - Eva, Debbie, Mandy and Kai - who are seniors in high school undergoing the daunting process of applying for colleges and seeking funding for their chosen schools. In this novel, that funding comes in the form of a scholarship which will be awarded to the student who exhibits greatest "purity of body and soul". Since the interpretation of this scholarship leads everyone to believe that the money will go to a virgin, a club is formed to help the applicants to overcome temptation and the intrigue begins.

This isn't just a lecture about teen sexuality or the decision to practice abstinence. The story really grasps the tone of some of the struggles high school students face before going off to college. There are some interesting plot twists along the way, but the heart of this novel serves to reassure teens that they are not alone.

I really enjoyed hearing from each of the characters (as different sections of the novel were narrated from different perspectives) and I was taken back to the time in my life when I felt much the same way as they did.

If you're currently in high school, read this story along with your college catalogs. And if you know someone in high school, recommend this book to them. I'll think you'll all be pleasantly surprised in the end.

The book is everything I expected and more so thank you so much for shipping it out. When it came it was packaged very nicely and in great condition and I will definitely purchase more items from you. Thank you =))


~Christine~

Why is it that the "V" word seems to be a dirty word? Society has our teens so mixed up. Virginity means clean and pure. Sex before marriage means unclean and defiled. What is so wrong about being a clean, pure virgin? If I were a man, I would want to marry a virgin girl because I wouldn't have to worry about catching a disease and we could grow together sexually. Mandy did a great thing by starting the Virginity Club. I think there should be a Virginity Club and Chastekeepers Club (from the Foolish Virgin novel) in every school. As always with teenage friends, there is going to be drama, drama and more drama. These girls kind of reminded me of my highschool years with my friends and boys that we liked. The Virginity Club girls were a clique that were trying to win a scholarship and had to live up to their rules of purity of the body and soul (I love it)! And you will too! I definitely recommend this novel to parents for their teens. My girls (ages 14 and 16) are reading this one now and will soon give their teen perspective review.

First Time Amazon Reviewer. I was advised to read this book and was told that it might answer my question about the 7-year vow of celibacy. But I must say that it was the most boring book I've ever read. It just dragged on and on and on. Too many characters. Too confusing remembering who is who. After reading 1/4th of the book I thought to myself, "okay, when is it going to pick up?" I started to just not finish it, but decided that it had to get better. Now, more than half-way through, I just knew that the story would pick up---NOPE! It gets worse. The writing just drags. The characters are boring and stale. The plot is stupid and uninteresting. No excitement whatsoever. Just total confusion. The title indicates that there was a message here. What was it? Overall, this story needs some zing!

Sorry Ms. Brian, but I hope you can take criticism and advice. On your next novel, give us something with excitement that would want us to quickly turn the page and make us think about our actions before acting on it. And this book didn't say anything about if you become celibate for 7 years then you are a reborn virgin.