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Post by Honeybee on Oct 22, 2013 1:40:39 GMT -5
So, I re-read this book again. Still didn't like it.
But, no star football player, will just quit the football team, cause his girlfriend didn't make the team. Far fetched.
Does sound like athletes gets all the special privilege. I seen it in movies, television, and other books. But, not sure, how reality this is?
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Post by starrynight on Oct 22, 2013 11:21:03 GMT -5
^ It didn't happen at my school, that's for sure. Being an athlete didn't automatically make a kid cooler than anyone else, and they sure didn't get special treatment! I think it's probably more likely to occur at the college level.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Oct 22, 2013 11:33:14 GMT -5
^ I'd say that probably at schools (Mater Dei in CA) where channels like ESPN would film their games, athletes probably got that automatic ticket to popularity just from being in a popular sport.
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Post by virgoscorpio on Dec 9, 2013 16:22:21 GMT -5
Anyone notice how Lerangis brings up Danskins a lot? I checked them out online and I guess they're a lot like leggins? Also a brand of active wear? I guess it would be warm in December.
Again, when I think of this book I automatically think of burping, hiccuping, swallowing a burp, etc that comes up all the time in this book. I wonder if Lerangis, his kids, or someone was going through a burping stage while he was writing this. Odd that he puts it in here so many times as it's never necessary to the plot.
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Post by supprazz on Dec 9, 2013 16:57:09 GMT -5
Or more likely to happen on Glee haha
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Post by virgoscorpio on Dec 9, 2013 23:01:06 GMT -5
Or more likely to happen on Glee haha ??
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Post by Sideshowjazz1 on Sept 24, 2014 18:07:08 GMT -5
This was an OK book, but it felt like it still had somewhere to go after it ended. Did anyone else get that feeling?
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Post by greer on Sept 25, 2014 7:00:08 GMT -5
This was an OK book, but it felt like it still had somewhere to go after it ended. Did anyone else get that feeling? The "Stacey goes bad" plotline really begins with this book, so yes, it does have a continuation.
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Post by Natasha on Oct 26, 2014 0:10:21 GMT -5
So basically you have to pretty to be a cheerleader? What if you're not pretty but really good at cheerleading? I didn't like this book much to be honest.
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Post by oldhickory on Oct 26, 2014 14:56:06 GMT -5
^ According to Stacey, the girl who beat her (her name was Kathleen Lopez I think) was pretty but not a great cheerleader, so I guess the emphasis really is on the prettiness. But the squad seemed to truly run itself with no involvement from adults or coaches, so I'm betting it was due to the fact that 13 year olds were left in charge of those decisions.
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Post by andrew on Nov 13, 2017 11:20:53 GMT -5
Maybe the favoritism to the athletes started or intensified with Pete's presidency.
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Amalia
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Post by Amalia on Nov 13, 2017 14:56:58 GMT -5
Maybe the favoritism to the athletes started or intensified with Pete's presidency. Favoritism to the athletes is so cliche, though. I don't know why but I expected more from Ann Martin and company, lol. I mean, she puts stuff like having the mayor of Stoneybrook as a woman, etc., lol.
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Post by oldhickory on Nov 13, 2017 15:49:51 GMT -5
Was Pete an athlete? I don't remember any mentions of him playing sports.
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Post by andrew on Nov 28, 2017 9:35:46 GMT -5
^He was in the football team in Logan's Story.
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Post by sparklymouse on Nov 28, 2017 13:19:59 GMT -5
^My school had a no cut policy. Being on the team doesn't make you an athlete.
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