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The Whistling Toilets

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I was wondering around the library during my lunch for a change and when the library lady came to tell me to do something i quickly grabed a book from the shelf and it was this! IT WAS FATE I COULDENT PUT IT DOWN! Seriously if u havent read this book borrow it or but it or whatever JUST READ IT!

When I first looked at this book, I was a little nervous because the title was somewhat strange. But once i started reading it, I could NOT put it down. It was amazing. Great writing, and I would definetly read it again. I recommend it to anyone between the ages of 13 and 18, even though I read it when I was 12. I think all teenagers can relate to it.

At the age of fifteen, Ginny is a nationally ranked tennis player on the fast track toward becoming a star. But for some reason she is in a slump. No one seems to be able to figure out what is wrong with her. In desperation, her coach enters her in a small local tournament. He also asks her oldest childhood friend, Stan, who was once on the fast track himself, to act as her coach through this tournament. Stan hasn't seen Ginny in over a year, and he isn't sure he is the one who can break her out of her slump, but he agrees to coach her.

When Ginny does return home, Stan finds himself sunk into confusion. He can't figure out what is wrong with her or how to help. Her attitudes toward tennis worry him. Even more worrisome for Stan are his feelings for Ginny. They grew up together and were always best friends. Now he feels more and more attracted to her, though. Does she share his feelings?

This book was very strange and parts of it were really funny. I liked reading the weird things Stan and Ginny were thinking. I also really liked the interaction Stan had with the little kids he coached, and I wish there had been more of that. I didn't like the end of the book at all, though. There was no real resolution. Ginny and Stan's relationship wasn't really defined, so I wasn't sure where they stood. Also, Stan did something at the end of the story that didn't seem at all true to his character and didn't have a good reason behind it.

I was at the library one day when I found this book on the shelf. I first noticed the cover and then I noticed the title. It totally caught my attention and I thought it would be fun to read so I checked it out. It is SUCH a good book!!!... I could seriously not put it down. I just finished reading it today and take my word for it-this book is one of the best! I was into it the whole way through! ITS AWESOME!

This is the greatest book EVER. I bought it because the title made me laugh, and I found out that the rest of the book was just as funny. This is the book that got me interested in tennis, and Im going to play on my school team next year because of it. I think that Stan seems like a very real teenage boy, and so does Ginny. My favorite character was Antonia Wheeler. Although, I did really like some minor characters like LeRoy Blankenship and the man in the bathroom. Id recomend this book to anyone.

This book is really good. Its about this girl who gets weirded out because her Tennis teacher kissed her. Then her best friends starts to have feelings foir her, and it gets complicated. It was written really well, IMHO, and I really reccomend it.