Why I Let My Hair Grow Out (A Morgan Rawlinson Novel)

by Maryrose Wood

Book Overview

Being sent to your room is one thing. But being sent to another country? Morgan's boyfriend dumped her on the last day of school-it seemed the only thing to do was to hack off her hair and dye the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425213803
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 0.6" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

The Story Siren Reviews:

After Morgan's boyfriend decides he needs a change and dumps her, she decides to make some changes of her own. She takes some scissors to her long locks and cuts them all off! Her parents surprised by her drastic action think that a change of scenery may be beneficial for Morgan, so they pack her bags and send her on a bike tour of Ireland. Morgan isn't thrilled to be in Ireland, but the cute luggage van driver Colin just might make it worth her trip. That is until she hits her head and wakes up in a dream world of faeries and Irish mythology! What a fun read! Why I Let My Hair Grow Out is a laugh-out-loud, fantastically brilliant! I loved the characters and the premise of the book! I would have loved to have seen it develop even further. I'm glad to see that there is another book that continues the story! I don't know what I was initially expecting but it definitely wasn't this! I absolutely recommend this books, it has a little bit of everything. Besides, the cover is just "WOW'! On another note: there is some mature language.

The Compulsive Reader's Reviews

Morgan is a bit too extreme for her parents. When faced with a breakup with her first boyfriend, she cuts her hair extremely short, and dyes it orange. She doesn't talk to any of her old friends, and is moping around the house. So her parents, meaning well, but perhaps a little misguided, book her a week long biking trip to Ireland, where Morgan meets Colin, one of the guides. Colin's unusual attitude appeals instantly to Morgan, but it's kinda hard to make any progress in the relationship department when you keep getting whisked away to Long-Ago, where you are evidently a half goddess and are expected to lift the kingdom of an evil enchantment.... Maryrose Wood's Why I Let My Hair Grow Out is an outrageously funny, quirky, and brilliant read. Each character is unique and vibrant, with their own distinct voice. Morgan is an endlessly witty main character who will appeal to the teen reader immensely. Her remarkable flair and zany attitude make this lively, fun froth of romance, mystery, and magic a MUST READ, with one kick-butt cover to boot. http://thecompulsivereader.blogspot.com/

A bike accident tosses her into another world, where fairies and adventures result.

Maryrose Wood's WHY I LET MY HAIR GROW OUT is the fun story of a girl who cuts off her hair and dyes the stubble orange when her boyfriend dumps her - and how her parents send her on a bike tour of Ireland to find herself as a result. A bike accident tosses her into another world, where fairies and adventures result.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

When Morgan's life sort of crashes and burns, and she cuts off all of her hair and dyes what remains orange, her parents freak out. For some reason, they decide that what she needs is to go on a biking tour of Ireland. Of course, Morgan thinks they're insane, but she has no choice in the matter, so it's off to the land of leprechauns and shamrocks for her! Her trip turns out to be way more than Morgan bargained for when she hits her head and finds herself in some sort of fantasy world hundreds of years in the past. Yeah, you read that right. She's not just in the land where so many myths come from; she's living out those old fairy stories herself. Both the fantasy parts of the story and the real, modern-day parts of Morgan's life are amazing! The fantasy felt a little weird to be stuck in at first, but that just shows how completely great the more contemporary part of the book was. WHY I LET MY HAIR GROW OUT is definitely a page-turner. I loved Maryrose Wood's first book, Sex Kittens and Horn Dawgs Fall in Love, and this one is even better (and very different). I absolutely loved the characters; all of them are very interesting and three-dimensional. This is a funny, smart book that readers are sure to love! Reviewed by: Jocelyn Pearce

Why I Let My Hair Grow out

I was amazed by this amusing and well written book. The Characters are marvelous. It is a well written piece with an amusing story, and then another amusing story inside the first amusing story. Her play with Irish Myths is terrific. A darn good book.