1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates, Select a location to see product availability, Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. I read this years ago and rebought it on a whim. [6] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 10% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. A Nice Girl Like You is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by the Brothers Riedell (Chris and Nick Riedell), from a screenplay by Andrea Marcellus, based on the 2007 memoir Pornology by Ayn Carrillo Gailey. Book Description Rosie Boycott wasn't a typical 1960's Cheltenham Ladies College girl. I love the illustrations and how inclusive it was and I really enjoyed reading it to my niece. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. This book shares all the things---standing tall, taking pride in being yourself, speaking up, making your dreams happen, starting over when you fall---that girls can do. A writer and editor for the past 30 years, Alexandra Sellers has written over two million words for print, both fiction and non-fiction, including articles, reviews, training material, brochures, websites, mini-series 'bibles', blurbs, obituaries, short stories, and 40 books. When I first read these as a kid, I probably would have said that Tish was my favorite character. Author: Abigail Bosanko Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN . ${cardName} not available for the seller you chose. 127 ratings13 reviews. This has been a re-read every few years in the autumn. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. With your monthly selection of a new book bundle and a library packed with great romance e-reads, you can read more than 50 books each month for only $14.99 with Harlequin Plus. Eggs are good for you, then they're bad for you, then they're good again. I remember when I was middle school I always thought I had to be like my friends or peers. . Copy a citation. : It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness. A book of encouragement with beautiful illustrations. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we dont use a simple average. With your monthly selection of a new book bundle and a library packed with great romance e-reads, you can read more than 50 books each month for only $14.99 with Harlequin Plus. Men whose mommies found them brides were probably social nightmares, anyway. I read this years ago and rebought it on a whim. Harlequin Treasury Silhouette Yours Truly 90s. Benefits of donating. Good except she should have broke engagement before sleeping with H. All the metaphysical stuff aside she cheated. Share to Reddit. Will be adding to my collection. Lucy starts off with her list by watching a lot of porn at home first and also reads a very racy novel. It is such simple but beautiful and profound advice for any child. A personal favorite. Lita. A nice romance, romping through Thanksgiving and Christmas. I really enjoyed the premise - a so called desperate mother puts an ad in the local paper Teljes rtkels elolvassa, Absolutely Brilliant! July 16, 2020 5:30 AM PT. Something went wrong. Now, Harriet may have gotten herself into trouble with her notebook full of secrets, but she learns about honesty, friendship, and the importance of character along the way great teaching tools for any reader. Share. Now she just had to find out what desperate mothers were seeking these days.A nice girlto play decoy in a matchmaking scheme. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Honey then goes to dance with Paul. A writer and editor for the past 30 years, Alexandra Sellers has written over two million words for print, both fiction and non-fiction, including articles, reviews, training material, brochures, websites, mini-series bibles, blurbs, obituaries, short stories, and 40 books. Video An illustration of an audio speaker. Find items in libraries near you. Well, that role was fine with Sam. A nice romance, romping through Thanksgiving and Christmas. At least she'd get a good homecooked meal out of the deal not to mention quality family time, even if it wasn't hers. Saranne Albright was hardly the girl to get involved with Paul Hodge. Samara Diamond thought she'd seen it all- until she read that personal ad. What's a nice girl like you doing writing about torture and bio-weapons? Avid readers can read even more for less with a premium subscription that includes two bundles each month and exclusive Harlequin promotions and coupons! Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Samara and Ben meet through Ben's mother's crazy personal ad, even though Sam is almost engaged to another guybut she's just not sure she's a good fit for him, or even in love with him. Unable to add item to List. PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today! She also visits the artist's home and gardens. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. By Rosie Boycott. Later, Grant asks her out to dinner which she accepts. An illustration of an open book. It says in the book that the world needs a girl like you which is so refreshing to hear because our interests is what makes us all different. Lita. Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. A Nice Girl Like You is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by the Brothers Riedell (Chris and Nick Riedell), from a screenplay by Andrea Marcellus, based on the 2007 memoir Pornology by Ayn Carrillo Gailey. Genres Picture Books Childrens Inspirational Feminism Realistic Fiction Juvenile Fiction Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2013. I'm constantly grateful for where life takes me, the stories I get to tell and for the people I get to create alongside. Desperate mother seeks Samara Diamond thought she'd seen it all until she read that personal ad. your next purchase when you sign up to receive newsletters, special offers and other promotional emails from Harlequin.*. A nice girl to play decoy in a matchmaking scheme. Copyright 2000-2023 Harlequin Enterprises ULC. Sign-up to receive newsletters, special offers and other promotional emails from Harlequin.*. He freaks out and worries that his new wife will see her, and he runs away. I loved it! A Girl Like You (A Henrietta and Inspector Howard Novel, 1): Cox, Michelle: 9781631520167: Amazon.com: Books Books Literature & Fiction Genre Fiction Buy new: $14.99 List Price: $16.95 Details Save: $1.96 (12%) Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns FREE delivery Thursday, January 19 if you spend $25 on items shipped by Amazon Meat is bad. : A Nice Girl Like You by Alexandra Sellers A Nice Girl Like You book. Alexandra Sellers published a number of "Yours Truly" novellas in the 1990s that I remember really enjoying. This book motivates girls to try new and different things. The book goes on with diagrams of the two kids, with the girl having normal human anatomy and the boy having lots of grimy industrial parts. It was much more charming and moving than I expected. This has been a re-read every few years in the autumn. 5.0 out of 5 stars LOLZ I LUV THIS BOOK! Andrea Marcellus in her feature debut), Lucys life is upended by the revelation that her somewhat skeezy boyfriend (Stephen Friedrich) thinks that Lucys disdain for porn is actually indicative of her tense relationship with sex as a whole. Old scandals resurface from the Hodge family and old prejudices and past deeds are heaped on the head of 16-year-old Paul Hodge, the local bad boy. So many great images of all different kinds of girls, an important read for all of the girls of the world. An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Alexandra Sellers. Then she met Ben every woman's dream man. *Harlequin Enterprises ULC (Harlequin.com) is located at 22 Adelaide Street West, 41st Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5H 4E3 and sends informational and promotional emails on behalf of itself, Harlequin Sales Corporation and Harlequin Digital Sales Corporation. The only thing I didn't like about this book, was the fact that it isn't gender neutral. She was shy, quiet, a good student, and the daughter of Bronwyn Sterling Albright, one of the leading lights in the women's rights movement, and Sidney Albright, a prominent local attorney. Enjoy expertly selected book bundles by authors you love, a library of top Harlequin e-reads, bookish videos and casual games, plus subscriber-exclusive Harlequin.com discounts! Get help and learn more about the design. . Especially a certain decoy's. People will remember these.". Lucy and Paul go to a bar. Lucy Hale and Leonidas Gulaptis are among the cast members of the film. : Do you teach girls, coach girls, or babysit girls? She is overheard by a wedding guest, Grant. Filmmaking brothers Chris and Nick Riedell might not be breaking any new ground with their A Nice Girl Like You, but the duo at least had the foresight to cast Lucy Hale as Carrillo-Gaileys movie stand-in, a straight-laced classical violinist who isnt so much afraid of sex as she is unsure of how to make it work for her. I liked Saranne and felt sorry for her in the beginning and enjoyed seeing her come into her own. Please try again. 670. || Brilliant ideas and easy secret hacks. I like that it features Canadian Thanksgiving. It was fun, yet surprising, to see what happened to the old familiar characters. 7/2014 This series is quintessentially summer reading for me. She was actress, director, designer, stylist, retailer, teacher, counselor, entrepreneur, preacher, editor, and in between all her other careers she was the author of more than 70 novels, mainly gothic romances for teens. She is embarrassed and throws away all the sex stuff. Nice though to see the "old" characters 15 or so years later. These words are used to help the reader believe in themselves in all that they do as they grow and develop to become successful women. I have read literally thousands of M&B's (I used to get paid for babysitting with boxes of them!) What are the things a girl like you can do? Books. This is a companion picture book to A BOY LIKE YOU. She meets up with Grant again where they hook up and have good sex. The romantic comedy, directed by brothers Chris and Nick Riedell and based on the Ayn Carrillo-Gailey 2007 self-help book Porn-o-logy, is set for a VOD and digital release on July 17. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Alexandra Sellers is the author of the award-winning Sons of the Desert series. 5.0 out of 5 stars LOLZ I LUV THIS BOOK! Helpful. Get help and learn more about the design. Norma Johnston. She is the recipient of the Romantic Times' Career Achievement Award for Series (2009) and for Series Romantic Fantasy (2000). ).I liked this a lot. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them. This Article is related to: Film, Reviews and tagged A Nice Girl Like You, Lucy Hale, Reviews, Riedell Brothers. Access Harlequin Plus on the web or with the free Harlequin Plus app available for iOS and Android mobile devices. APRIL HENRY: I'm one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. Still, the films mostly sex-positive approach to Lucys predicament beyond, of course, that soul-crushing run-in with the therapist and psychic, a retrograde sequence that feels terribly dated is refreshing enough, even if A Nice Girl Like You is never interested in getting down and dirty, despite its literally porn-centric concept. Get this from a library! Matchmaking momma makes good. It is very different reading these as an adult--more so than, say, "The Little House" series because the author tries to capture the high emotions and first love as a teen-ager. I assume you already own and love A Boy Like You; now you'll need to add A Girl Like You to your collections. Medicinal advice changes over time. While Carrillo-Gailey's book was flinty and fresh, "A Nice Girl Like You" is more predictable than wild, more staid than sexy, but at least Hale injects some refreshing fun into the outing . Saranne also tries to help her widowed aunt recently returned from England with her own little girl. Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019, Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2005. Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. A diverse, inclusive, and lovely book that empowers girls to be anything that they want to be. It was much more charming and moving than I expected. Fast-forward about 14 years from the last "Keeping Days" book. These curves will take you for a ride. Learn more. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! I personally find matchmaking mothers fun in fiction, altho not so much in real life,:>). Over a decade ago, writer Ayn Carrillo-Gailey embarked on a quest to prove an ex-boyfriend wrong. An empowering book that encourages young girls to be who they want to be. Just like in Carrillo-Gaileys book (adapted here by screenwriter Andrea Marcellus in her feature debut), Lucys life is upended by the revelation that her somewhat skeezy boyfriend (Stephen Friedrich) thinks that Lucys disdain for porn is actually indicative of her tense relationship with sex as a whole. Anyway, Norma Johnston does a jolly good job on this book, tis one of my favorites, and occupies a special spot on my bookshelf. I don't like vexing heroines and wasn't buying the love between h/H. Just kidding about the title. I have read literally thousands of M&B's (I used to get paid for babysitting with boxes of them!) a-nice-girl-like-you Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4. plus-circle Add Review. Love the illustration! She divides her time between London, Crete and Vancouver. Now she just had to find out what desperate mothers were seeking these days . Ok. Read more. It did feel like she dropped the throughline of the series, as you only gather small bits & pieces of info about Tish, Kenneth, and how things were left with them. If you have a girl in your life (even a teenage girl), you need this book. Die Protagonistin ist asiatisch gelesen und hat braune Haut. Well, that role was fine with Sam. I read this years ago and rebought it on a whim. A Nice Girl Like Me by Abigail Bosanko . The next morning, Nessa and Priscilla come over to help Lucy get over Jeff, but she instead invites them to go to a sex store. Advanced Search Find a Library Cite/Export. Her novels have been translated into more than 15 languages. No, wait, meat. Still lovely and a nice continuation if you like Norma Johnston's characters. Saranne does seem like the same character as Tish, with most of her characteristics minus the writing. Saranne Albright was hardly the girl to get involved with Paul. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU (Christmas Book 8). NSFW. Really highlights the inspirational message that it is trying to bring young readers. I enjoyed this book so much because of how it made me feel. Please try again. A shy young girl befriends a boy with a reputation as a troublemaker and convinces her family that there is more to him than appears on the surface. Was still a good read, just not as good as the previous ones. She travels with an older neighbor to Paris and sees Monet's art in museums. "There are billions and billions and billions of people in the world. Something about the angst and drama speak to my romantic soul. [7], Last edited on 2 September 2022, at 03:52, "Today we wrap up A Nice Girl Like You. 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. This book really captures the message of being yourself is perfect. He ends up leaving, which Lucy sees. This one was boring, because till like the last 90% heroine was engaged to a cold, wealthy guy who everyone including his sister could see was wrong for her. And reading them again I am just as drawn in. Miranda is not terribly successful as a matchmaker, but sounds like a great mother-in-law. Books. There's a certain amount of telling the same story over, and Tish gets only more special-snowflakey with each re-read. Video. Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019. However it does come with a warning. Nice Girls: A Novel Paperback - September 20, 2022 by Catherine Dang (Author) 340 ratings 3.2 on Goodreads 4,183 ratings Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense See all formats and editions Kindle $14.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover $9.69 64 Used from $1.69 21 New from $9.65 Paperback Do you have daughters or granddaughters? An illustration of an audio speaker. Another one of my favorite teenaged series. Greg's mom has high hopes for a family vacation. Lucy Neal disappoints her boyfriend Jeff, with her lack of intimacy. Narrated by Sarah Anne Allbright, Tish's niece, this takes place in 1917 (? Subscribers can unsubscribe at any time. Theres the inevitable visit to a sex toy shop, complete with wacky misuse of at least one product and a longform gag that sees a set of newly purchased Ben Wa balls popping out of Lucys lady bits at an inopportune time. We should do whatever makes us happy because there is no one like ourselves. I'm lucky this summer to have had a day to devote to the whole thing. A Nice Girl Like You (Keeping Days, #5) by Norma Johnston A Nice Girl Like You book. Nice Girls: A Novel Hardcover - September 14, 2021 by Catherine Dang (Author) 342 ratings Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense See all formats and editions Kindle $14.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook $0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover $9.69 45 Used from $1.70 19 New from $9.65 Paperback 978 A Nice Girl Like You is a romantic comedy film directed by the Brothers Riedell (Chris and Nick Riedell) in 2020, based on the 2007 memoir Porn-ol-o-gy by Ayn Carrillo Gailey and based on a script by Andrea Marcellus. 2. It looks like you're offline. Get the makeup. !111! Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2019. I don't like vexing heroines and wasn't buying the love between h/H. 3.0 out of 5 stars Ok. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! A Nice Girl Like You Photos View All Photos Movie Info After being accused of being too inhibited by her ex-boyfriend, a violinist creates a rather wild to-do list that sends her on a whirlwind. A beautiful companion to A Boy Like You (2019), this book challenges girls to be strong and caring and to find the people and things that make them feel brave and bold. But I also like to .