Click Here (to find out how i survived seventh grade) (Paperback)

by Denise Vega

Book Overview

Imagine if all your personal thoughts about crushes, fears, enemies, and even kissing practice ended up on the Internet for everyone to read. That's what happens to Erin Swift when her super-secret... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316058998
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Little, Brown And Company
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Are you there, blog? It's me, Erin...

Denise Vega's "Click Here" is narrated by seventh grader Web geek, Erin Swift. The book begins with her pre-teen angst as she discovers that her best friend, Jilly, and she will not be on the same track when they begin middle school in the fall. Erin undergoes many changes during the book: from being at odds with her best friend to falling in deep like with Cute Boy aka Mark Sacks. Along the way, she pounds the class bully, ignores her own feelings to please Jilly by being in a ridiculous Thanksgiving play, and heads up the school's Intranet team. Ms. Vega cleverly taps into her protagonist's psyche by using a personal blog which only Erin is supposed to see. She keeps her reader informed by listing what makes her happy and sad. The reader is the proverbial fly on the wall, peering into Erin's inner world with the click of a mouse. What used to be the school newspaper committee has turned into the Intranet Club in the 21st century. Ms. Vega masters the esprit de corps of today's middle school environment, complete with embarassing moments of self-revelation, awkward almost kisses, and love-sick nerds who leave bad poetry in other people's lockers. She equally captures the timeless essence of pubescent moodiness. She portrays good-natured adults such as the Intranet Club's leading teacher, Ms. Moreno, and the janitor who divvies out lollipops and lessons to Erin along the way, people the reader might wish were as uncomplicated and wholeheartedly loving in real life. The reader will recognize her own twelve-year-old self in this book, reminding us all of the pain we went through in growing up. While Ms. Vega depicts a rather mature (and at times unbelievable) Erin Swift, her book is so ejoyable that the reader will forgive her for it. Denise Vega is to today's teens what Judy Blume was to the teens of the 70's and 80's. The only difference is the question Erin asks: "Are there blog? It's me, Erin..." I highly recommend "Click Here". It is a timely, funny, can't-put-down read!

Great Book

This is a great book! The main character, Erin, has her own website that only she can see. It includes her blog, "My Life," some photos of her and her friend Jilly, "Mug Shots," facts about her school, Molly Brown Middle School, "MBMS," a page devoted to her arch enemy, "S.W. Hate-o-Rama," and a page for when she is tired of writing and just wants to eat a Snickers, "Snickers." Erin has a hard-knock life, and through the book it just gets worse. If: *you and your best friend are separated in a new school *your best friend starts going out with your crush *you are playing a corncob in the school play *someone wrote you an anonymous love letter, and *everyone is calling you Puppet Girl and/or Pinocchio you would need a blog, too. And then her blog is published on the school Intranet and everything she ever wrote about people is right there for them to see. So, of course, her enemy hates her even more, her crush is uneasy around her, the not-so-anonymous-to-all-her-friends love letter writer is embarassed, and her best friend is furious. Hence Erin's DEFCON spots. DEFCON 5-her bed, for when things are a little bad, like she tripped over her own feet and no one saw but she still felt stupid DEFCON 4-her basement closet, for when things are a little bit worse, like her best friend gave her the same valentine as another girl in Kindergarten DEFCON 3-her neighbor's shed, for when things suck, like she farted in the girls' bathroom and her enemy was in the stall next to her in 3rd grade DEFCON 2-the bushes on the other side of the neighbor's house, for when things really suck, like this kid said one of her feet could be Nina and the other Pinta for the Thanksgiving play in 2nd grade DEFCON 1-the tree house in the yard at the end of the block, for when things are terrible, like her enemy put chocolate pudding in her chair in 4th grade and she sat in it and didn't see it and she walked around with everyone saying she pooped in her pants DEFCON 0-this comes toward the end of the book when her blog is published. Her neighbors' unused RV, where she spent an entire day instead of going to school because she was scared of what people would say about her blog. reserved for when things could not get any worse So as you can see, Erin is just a normal 12 year old trying to get through seventh grade and make it out alive. I can't wait for the sequel!

Excellent novel, wonderful characters

Fans of the Alice series (Naylor) will love this book. In 7th grade, embarrassment is the worst thing that can happen to you, and Erin Swift suffers the mother of all embarrassments when her private blog journal is accidently posted to school's intranet. Imagine having the whole school know you practice kissing your pillow, or that your best friend makes you sniff her armpits to check for BO. Not only does Erin's blog humiliate her, it also causes similar problems for 4 of her classmates, who are understandably hurt and angry. Her situation is so painful, it was almost too stressful to read. But she is a courageous and resourceful girl, and applies these to help her out of this difficult situation. Make sure you have several hours to devote to reading this book. It will be hard to put it down.

I Love Technology...

Erin Swift knows from the very first day of seventh grade that there is no way that she can actually survive the entire school year. For, as if it weren't bad enough that she were put in completely different classes than her lifelong best friend, Jilly, Erin also made a big mistake. On the very first day of school, she punched Serena Worthington a.k.a. Serena Worthlessness, or Serena Poopendena, in the face for calling her Jilly's puppet. From then on, Erin has a reputation, and one that she totally doesn't want. However, when she begins making new friends, and joins the school computer club, she realizes that maybe she really was a puppet to Jilly's puppet-master, and maybe, just maybe, she doesn't always need Jilly there for comfort. But then the worst happens, and Erin's entire online blog - along with everything she's ever written about everyone - appears online, just long enough for the entire student body to know how she truly feels. In a world where technology rules, Denise Vega has created a believable, true-to-life novel for middle readers that will let them relate to a funny, poignant character. Erin is a funny girl, always freaking out over the minimal things - how big her feet are, whether or not a certain boy likes her - and the people she meets throughout the story are all funny in their own ways, each possessing quirky personalities that will appeal to readers. A wonderful new book for all. Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

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This was such a good book! I could not put it down for two days straight and even stayed up to midnight to finish it. I really enjoyed the character of Erin and how she goes through a lot of trouble, but somehow deals with all the embarassment that it causes. She meets and boy, and a new friend that helps her get through seventh grade without her best friend. The story ends wonderfully and I hope there's a sequel or something because it was so good!