A Novel Idea

by Aimee Friedman

Book Overview

Required reading has never been so hot. Once upon a time there was a Brooklyn hipster named Norah. Unlucky in love, and short on extracurriculars for her college apps, Norah decided to start a book... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416907858
• ISBN13: 9781416907855
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.5" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

loved it!

i really liked this book!! i fell in love with the characters and really got lost in the book! it is a really good book to curl up on the couch with on a cold day. it really kept me interested.

This book captured " my heart "!!!!!!!

This is a book about sixteen year old Norah, who is short on college credits and needs to find a way to bring up her extra curricular activties. When she starts the book club, she finds that one person in particular catches her attention. To get the guy to look her way Norah comes up with plots... ( from a romance novel!!! ) This book is awesome with all the twists and schemes!! It is hilarious!!! This book totally captured my heart!!

couldn't put it down!

unlike the gossip girl series this book gives you an idea of what it's really like to be kid growing up in new york! brooklyn and the subways arent icky places meant to be avoided! brooklyn is filled with cool artsy little nooks if you know where to look for them! another awesome thing about this book is the characters! it starts of in a 'breakfast club' sort of way introducing you to the type of people whom you think you already know. , you meet the 'jane average' jewish heroine, her savvy black best friend, the sassy overachiever gay friend, the 'cool californian blond surfer dude' type, an italian 7 jeans wearing 'popular girl' (or 'plum') and indian and white "nerd-guys". (((i love the racial diversity! finally a book about new york where all the characters arent white! lol!!!))) but guess what? none of the characters are what they seem! as norah and the reader will find out passing any of these characters off as 'just a stereotype' will have you missing out on a totally awesome person! is franchesca really a vapid annoying little debbie? is griffin only into annoying little debbies? is neil just another scifi book-geek??? and those are only minor characters LOL! its very refreshing to see a teen book where all of the characters get some kind of thought and attention from the writer. you feel like you could meet any of these people in real life. yes, even phillippa!

Kind of book you can't put down

I started reading this book, one night and i stayed up until 1:30a.m reading this book. This book is a sappy romance book, but if you enjoy reading romance, then you're sure to love it. Created with a character who loves reading and who i can in a way relate to...aimee friedman has created the typical teenage of what some teenagers feel and do. This book is the type of book that i couldn't put down until i finished it and i'm sure it'll be one that you won't be able to put down either.

Like Reading A Note From Your Book-Loving Best Friend

Sixteen-year-old Norah Bloom has always been a trendy, Brooklyn hipster with a love of books - especially scandalous romance novels. However, Norah has been unlucky in love from day one, and has yet to even kiss a boy; whereas her thirteen-year-old sister, Stacey, has been fending off boys with a stick for years. When Norah finds out that she's short on extracurriculars, and may have a problem getting into the college of her dreams, she decides to start a book group. A high school book group at a quaint indie bookstore, with a drool-worthy guy manning the coffee counter. Norah is expecting a bunch of nerds to show up, but is quite surprised that a few of her new book loving buddies are...hotties! The hottest being shy James, a modern day Jane Austen character. But Norah has a problem...how to snag the guy of her dreams. Being the literary lover she is, Norah devises a secret plan - with the help of one of her favorite romance authors - to catch the guy, and make nice with her own little happily ever after tale. I guess you could say that I judged this book prematurely, based on the cover - which is utterly adorable. However, as an avid reader, I loved the idea of a teenage girl starting a book group and meeting the guy of her dreams, which is why this book will stick with me for years to come. Aimee Friedman's snazzy dialogue, and name-dropping of indie bands reeks of fabulosity to me, and the characters she created each possessed their own quirks, that make each and every one of them rememberable. Norah is a wonderful heroine whose love of literature - and James - will make her appealing to all teenage girls - especially the bookworms - who dream of meeting a guy who shares the same interests as them. Like reading a note from your book-loving best friend! Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper