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Product Details

  • Age Range: 12 - 18 years
  • Grade Level: 7 - 12
  • Lexile Measure: 720 (What's this?)
  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Sunburst ed. edition (September 8, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0374410828
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374410827
  • Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,551,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsBest Book Ever, Period
By A Customer on October 26, 1999
Format: Paperback
I first read this book in junior high, and have been re-reading it ever since ( I'm a freshman in college, now). I absolutely, positively love this book. This book may be hard for certain readers to enjoy, because it is written in such an original, frank, lyrical way, and the views of the narrator, Celine, may be very different from the views of the readers. However, myself being a child of divorce with a step-parent I hardly ever get along with, I connected with this book in a way I don't think the author ever intended. Celine's views on life, people, divorce, friendship, everything are right on. Sometimes I think Brock Cole was peering into the murky depths of my head when he was writing this book. Celine's obnoxious, unwanted boyfirend, Dermot, is extremely realistic; I've met other versions of him, and how she puts up with him is eerliy similar to real life. So are all the other characters in the book; every one is like someone I know in real life. Their actions and reactions, which Cole paints expertly and subtly, are perfectly realistic, and Celine's views of these people are insightful and true. What is so extremely good about this book is how it takes all of our modern culture and, through subtle writing and not-so-subtle writing, shows it for what it is. Everything Celine sees or thinks about her society is dead-on. The people she interacts with are true to life. I love this book, and getting a chance to peek in on a life through this book so very much like my own. Celine is filled with great humor, insight, and wisdom. The writing is superb. I recommend this book to anyone who liked The Saskiad, The Bell Jar, She's Come Undone, The Goats (of course), Cress Delahanty, The Catcher in the Wry (or anything else by Salinger), or anything written through the eyes of a wise, mature, insightful, different, humorous girl.
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5.0 out of 5 starsPortrait of the Artist as a Teenage Girl
By todd on April 24, 2001
Format: Paperback
In this book, Brock Cole introduces us to Celine Morienval, a sixteen-year-old high school student living in Chicago. Celine is a talented artist and all-around bright kid, who has a fairly good idea of what she wants to do. Her parents are divorced; her professor father has married one of his students, Catherine, who is only six years older than Celine. He has chosen to let stepmother and stepdaughter work out the details of their relationship while he attends to pressing academic business in Europe and remains an invisible presence throughout the story. Celine's has a well-developed sense of irony that she unleashes on her family situation with great humor. Her attitude towards family matters is remarkably mature.
Celine hopes to graduate from high school a year early, but is having trouble closing the deal. She has not fulfilled her athletic requirement and is under the gun to finish a paper on The Catcher in the Rye in order to pass English. She hopes to live her own life after graduation with friends in Europe, but has, at this point, neither a definite plan nor parental permission. When it comes to the nuts and bolts of life, she shows her youth and inexperience. Socially, she is well outside the confines of the female teenage "box." She has little interest in clothes, sex, drugs, rock'n'roll, etc. She relaxes by vegetating in front of the television.
Her time has been co-opted by Jake, an eight-year-old boy who lives in the next apartment and whose parents have separated. Celine always treats Jake kindly and respectfully, unlike his foolish parents. In doing so, she shows her essential good nature.
The novel ends before Celine can accomplish all her objectives. The plot deals mainly with the humorous obstacles that life places in her path.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsThis book was awesome!
By A Customer on November 11, 1999
Format: Paperback
This book caught my eye at my school library, so I took it out and started reading. I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN! It tells all about how Celine meets Jake, deals with her 22-year-old stepmom Catherine, this creep named Dermot, and drawing an art piece she calls Celine-Beast. If you are looking for an exciting, well-written book, pick up Celine by Brock Cole ASAP!
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent
By Marcia A. Pollioni on April 3, 2013
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More complex than The Goats, this novel also addresses the moral and ethical dilemmas a teenager may confront, while at the same time being intensely absorbing and entertaining. The focus here is on maturity, and what makes an individual "mature." A 15-year-old is far more mature than the adults in her life. This is a beautifully written book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAchingly funny
By Katherine A. Robertus on October 3, 2001
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This book is my A+ #1 absolute favorite book of all time. I have reread it at least once a year since it came out and it never fails to blow my mind. The characters are realistic, Celine's narration is hilarious, and the melancholy honesty makes it an invaluable novel for teen and adult readers. Seriously -- everyone must like this book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsTeen Shows A Little Responsibilty!
By A Customer on July 19, 1996
Format: Hardcover
Our heroine, Celine, is much funnier than Holden Caulfield.Every day, she is presented with absurdity and she justhas to laugh. Which makes sense; too few people choose to laugh when that's really the only way to go. It is her sense of humor and her strength of purpose and character that carry her through the progressively stressful events of the novel and which carry us through the novel itself. The book is full of allusions to other works, including The Great Gatsby, Nausea, and (of course) The Catcher in the Rye. We should all be more like Celine.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 starsdissapointed

Was expecting thoughtful children's stories... Sorry that I can't get an extended story of The Goats. I was sad when it ended. Could not get into this one

Published on October 25, 2013 by Bruce
4.0 out of 5 starsCelene the Artist -- Slice of Life and High School

Celine the aspiring artist lives a life of subtle sarcasm and enjoys new experiences. Divorce/separation, teenage parties/maturity, and what makes art into art are the subthemes. Read more

Published on November 25, 2011 by Judah
5.0 out of 5 starsHilarious!

This is one of the best Young Adult novels I have ever read. Celine is a fascinating character, and her outlook on life is refreshing and funny. Read more

Published on December 26, 2000
5.0 out of 5 starsBuy 2 and give one away!

The first time I read this book was before it was published (some kind of advance copy) and I've read it at least ten times since then. It really is outstanding. Read more

Published on July 8, 1999
1.0 out of 5 starsNOT WORTH YOUR TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a huge fan of books and usually love most but this book was the worst book I've ever read. I had to read it for school and if it had been mine, I would have thrown it away. Read more

Published on January 17, 1999
5.0 out of 5 starsbest book in the entire world

oh my god, this book was written so well you can't imagine it. there isn't any humoungous plot, it's just that everything that happens is so well described that it's like thousands... Read more

Published on December 19, 1998
5.0 out of 5 starsHilarious, poignant, memorable; my favorite!

Brock Cole demonstrates an unparalleled poetry of language and an unforgettable sense of humor. A book populated thickly with absolutely realistic characters, from Celine herself... Read more

Published on August 31, 1998
5.0 out of 5 starsCeline, an eleventh-grade artist, tries to understand life.

Celine's way of thinking is funny but realistic. Although this story is humorous it touches on serious subjects. I reccomend it to anyone, especially high school students.

Published on August 5, 1998

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