Dear George Clooney
by Susin Nielsen
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Critic Rating
73%
Critic Reviews: 17
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89%
Reader Ratings: 16
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Synopsis
New in paperback, this award-winning, best-selling novel explores the heartbreak and dreams of a young girl trying to come to terms with her parents divorce. What better way to combat the losers her mother insists on dating, than to hook her up with the most eligible bachelor in the world?Violet's TV-director dad has traded a job in Vancouver for one in Los Angeles, their run-down house for a sleek ranch-style home complete with a pool, and, worst of all,... more
About Susin Nielsen
Published: April 10, 2012 by Random House
Genre: . Fiction. 240 pages
- All Critics: 17
- Positive: 15
- Negative: 2
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Lavender Lines | 19 Oct 2010
Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom made me happy. It put a smile on my face and made me sigh blissfully.
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Reeder Reads | 10 Aug 2010
It is a fun, sweet and unique story about divorce
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Kirkus Reviews | 10 Aug 2010
A nifty almost-saw-it-coming ending puts everything right. This comic novel scores.
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A & C Book Junkies | 23 Apr 2011
Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom is hilarious and heartwarming as it looks at divorce through the eyes of a child. The satirical dialogue has been penned with great thought and plays out seamlessly throughout the book.
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FernFolio | 27 Nov 2011
Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom is the tender and fun and painful story of a girl caught in the fall out from her parents’ divorce, trying to negotiate the messiness of adolescence while protecting her mom and her little sister from further hurt.
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Publishers Weekly | 19 Jul 2010
Nielsen (Word Nerd) has created a narrator as sassy and candid as this memorable novel's title.
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Rogue Librarian | 17 Apr 2012
This is a fun, quick read about the grief caused by divorce. Hardly a new subject in middle grade fiction but Nielsen writes effectively and fills her world with interesting, well rounded characters.
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Reader Chic | 16 Apr 2012
I don't know what was missing from that book, it pulled you in from the first word but it just didn't have that wow-factor.
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YA Book Shelf | 23 Sep 2010
If you’ve been looking for a novel that is funny, poignant, and demonstrates a love of reading, then you’ll love this novel.
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The Musings of a Book Addict | 20 Jul 2010
This was a fun book to read. Some of the antics were hilarious.
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CM | 18 Jun 2010
Nielsen has created a story that is both funny and touching and well worth the read. Perhaps she will continue to entertain readers with more of Violet’s adventures in a future book!
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Fabbity Fab Book Reviews | 8 Apr 2011
Verdict: Very good; definitely recommended! And give Word Nerd a try as well if you have not yet had the chance to read it.
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Ex Libris | 1 Feb 2011
It's official: I will read anything this author writes, her stuff is amazing.
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Quill & Quire | 1 Sep 2010
Into everyone’s life a few jerks will wander. What these two novels show is that unlikeable characters are every bit as difficult to manage in fiction as in life.
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Thommy Ford Kids | 10 Aug 2011
Susin Nielsen in Dear George Clooney Please Marry My Mom explores Violet’s emotions, friendships and discoveries as she is coming to terms with her parents’ choices.
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Fat Girl Reading | 14 Mar 2011
Nielsen is also particularly good at writing believable parental figures.
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Teen Space Blog | 20 Sep 2010
It was a light, fun read that made many current references to pop culture, the perils of Facebook and the glitz and glamour of Hollywood.
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