Comedy Girl

by Ellen Schreiber

Book Overview

Trixie Shapiro may be one of the shyest students at Mason High, but she's also the funniest. When her best friend, Jazzy, signs her up to perform stand-up at Senior Talent Night, Trixie's terrified she'll absolutely choke. And as if a seemingly disastrous debut isn't enough, Trixie's drama teacher encourages her to try again--this time at the local comedy club, Chaplin's. To her surprise, Trixie's confidence begins to swell, and a surefire comedy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060093382
• ISBN13: 9780060093389
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 and higher

Customer Reviews

Hilarious Read

Comedy Girl by Ellen Schnieber is a hilarious realistic fiction and I reccommend it to all. It was an extremely good book about following your dreams, not matter what others think or say. This book was great, I love comedy and this book had original jokes I could understand. I am a high school student and since the main character was an aspiring high school comedienne, I really connected with what she had to say. Especially the jokes there were about cliques and different subjects and the way others react and behave to what is going on. The main character in this book could also be related to by most students, she wasn't the most popular or the prettiest or the smartest, she may have been the funniest, but it was really hard for her to come out of her shell. I could definitely relate to that, high school is hard, especially when you're trying to find your place and fit in. Though I loved this book, it was kind of cliche to a point. One of the plot lines is that Trixie (the main character)is in love with the popular dream guy, Gavin and it kind of reminded me of sixteen candles in the sense that the "girl gets the hunky guy she's always dreamed of," and some of the love scenes made me want to gag. Other than that, however, I have no complaints. Overall, this book was a hilarious and satisfying read. Though some of it was rather cliche, this book had an original theme and plot and loveable characters that were just trying to follow their simple dreams. This book kept me laughing and I reccommend it to all comedy lovers out there!

Hilarious New Teen Fiction

Seventeen-year-old Trixie Shapiro is shy, and awkward, but she's also funny. Really funny. Which is why her best friend since Freshman year at Mason High, known as Jazzy, or "Shrimp," just knew that she had to sign Trixie up to do a stand-up comedy act at Senior Talent Night. When Trixie finds out what Jazzy has done, she's absolutely horrified. She can't possibly get up in front of the entire student body and perform. She's guaranteed to choke. But that's not the worst of it, Trixie is quickly encouraged to perform at the local comedy club, and to her surprise, people actually like her. In fact, Trixie is so funny, that she creates a sure-fire comedy act that has put her on the fast-track to fame. It all seems like such a dream, especially the part where she falls head-over-heels in love with her long-time crush. Then the fun part wears off. Suddenly Trixie realizes that it's time to make a decision between being a normal teenager, or a big time comedic celebrity. From page one Ellen Schreiber pulls you into COMEDY GIRL as the hilarious, yet oh-so wise voice of Trixie Shapiro. Trixie is a character whom many readers will identify greatly with, as her voice is much like that of your long-time best friend. Jazzy, while not as funny as Trixie, still holds many crazy quirks, and has a great sense of humor, even if it's not one that will put her on the fast-track to fame as a stand-up comedienne. Fans of teen fiction will find the voice of Trixie hard to resist, and find themselves turning the pages as quickly as possible to find out what exactly Trixie will do next. Overall this was a hilarious novel, filled with funny stand-up comedy acts, and exciting, yet crazy, situations that will keep you reading long into the night. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper