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Seventeen-year-old Chrissy Gibbons has landed her dream job—a summer internship at her favorite magazine, Savvy. Being an intern is hard work, but the job becomes a lot more fun when Chrissy is befriended by a glamorous fashion editor who takes her to all the best parties. As the summer winds down, though, Chrissy realizes that in the whirlwind of parties and boys, she’s been neglecting what could be her big break in the magazine business: an opportunity to compete against other interns to become Savvy’s first teen columnist.
     Chrissy struggles to come up with a winning subject for her column—and in the process, she discovers what is most important to her. 

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LYNN MESSINA has written several novels for adults, including Fashionistas and Mim Warner’s Lost Her Cool. Savvy Girl is her first young adult novel. She lives in New York City.

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  • Reading level: Young Adult
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks; 1 edition (August 1, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0152061614
  • ISBN-13: 978-0152061616
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #754,273 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, August 26, 2008
What could be more exciting than a summer internship at the coolest magazine? Chrissy Gibbons has landed a prized position as a summer intern at Savvy magazine. However, the summer doesn't turn out to be the one she expected.

Chrissy expects to be writing exciting articles and wowing the editors at Savvy. In reality, she is stuffing envelopes and fielding the letters that Adele should be handling. Adele spends her day planning her wedding and dealing with one mishap after another. Chrissy handles the mundane jobs but wants more out of her experience.

The editor of the magazine announces a new column. One of the summer interns will be selected to write a monthly column, Savvy Girl. Chrissy wants the prized column more than anything.

As the summer unfolds, Chrissy's opportunity to write a stunning column gets sidetracked by far more glamorous opportunities. Jessica, the fashion editor, has taken a shine to Chrissy and keeps inviting her along to exciting parties and fashion events. Soon, Chrissy is forgetting plans she's made with her best friend, and coming home drunk.

When a mutual friend makes her realize that her best friend is pretty upset with her home life, Chrissy realizes that she's changed, and not for the better. The realization helps her write the Savvy Girl column she's been neglecting and helps her become the person she knows she should be.

Lynn Messina is best known for her Red Dress Ink adult romance novels; SAVVY GIRL is her first book for young adults. She's captured the uncertainty of a young adult beautifully. Chrissy is desperate to fit in at her high fashion intern job, but needs to realize that she's still a teenager and has a lot more to learn about life.

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3.0 out of 5 stars An okay read..., January 2, 2009
This book can be summed up in one word: It's cute. It's a great beach-read. It's easy to read and once you get into the story, the book flies by.

Jessica relates Chrissy to her younger sister. She says she just wants the best for her younger sister because of her past. Then why would she be taking Chrissy out to parties? Buying her a bunch of drinks and getting her drunk? In trouble with her parents? This is the one thing that I found really... weird about this book. That one thing didn't add up.

This book is really predictable. I had pretty much the whole book figured out by the end.

Other than that, Savvy Girl is a great quick read. In the chilly winter, the hot setting will make you think of summer - and the romance will make you think of summer romance.

This book was pretty much medium-of-the-line young adult lit, but I will still read another book by Lynn Messina if she publishes any more.
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2.0 out of 5 stars I really wanted to like this book, November 8, 2008
This type of YA is usually a fun, fun read.

Chrissy is 17 and managed to snag an internship at Savvy magazine - she also gets the opportunity of submitting an essay that will give her the chance of becoming a Savvy columnist for a year.

The premise sounds great! I was all ready to loooooveee this book. Except that there is so much wrong with the storyline that I don't really know where to start.

First off, Chrissy was chosen among her other high school mates for this internship - presumably because she was bright and interested in developing her future skills (not to mention a great internship mark up on her cv) - yet, the author insists on portraying Chrissy as immature, clueless and completely self-absorbed (yes, I know I have just basically described most teenagers - but I was under the impression that Chrissy was a tad above all of this considering the prestigious internship she was handed). I mean, this girl is completely clueless...instead of actually learning and absorbing all that she can from her internship, she spends her days daydreaming about the cad (yes, you knew there had to be one) and basically flittering away a beautiful opportunity to learn from some of the "best" in the fashion world.

Also, the whole supermodel Jessica inviting lowly intern Chrissy to all these high-brow functions (hey Jessica did you know that Chrissy is not even supposed to be drinking since she is 17?????)is totally incredible and I did not buy it for a minute.

I was also pretty horrified by the fact that this 17 year old walks around New York City at 2:00 a.m. - drunk as a skunk with her shoes in her hands - looking for the subway platform - this was extremely creepy to me.

Finally, for those hoping to get a glimpse of what it is like to work at a fashion magazine - don't buy this book. There is a minimal amount of work being done by anyone at this fashion magazine AND the author barely mentions it at all. It is obvious that the "magazine" setting is just a set up for the storyline and is totally irrelevant to the whole thing.
Also, I cringe at all the perfect opportunities Chrissy has (the Savvy Girl column for example) and insists on blowing off - I think Chrissy needs to go back to high school for a couple of years and GROW UP!!! or stop trying to play with the grown ups and stick with being a teenager! I don't care which you choose - just pick up and stop being so clueless!

As you can read, I had many, many issues with this book.

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3.0 out of 5 stars The Story Siren Reviews:
Savvy was light, fun and fast. This was a feel good novel that was more about discovering yourself than working at a magazine. Read more
Published 15 months ago by The Story Siren

4.0 out of 5 stars Made Me Miss My Butterfly Boy Days
I have enjoyed every single book by Lynn Messina, so I counted down the days until this one came out. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Shamontiel L. Vaughn

4.0 out of 5 stars Chrissy has to make a lot of judgment calls in her savvy life
Chrissy is living large, that is, for a 17 year old. How fabulous to have a summer journalism internship at "Savvy Magazine. Read more
Published 16 months ago by armchairinterviews.com

3.0 out of 5 stars The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
Chrissy Gibbons plans on making it big, and has the perfect summer job to get her there: an internship at Savvy magazine, and a shot at becoming their first ever Savvy Girl... Read more
Published 17 months ago by The Compulsive Reader

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