Click Here: To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade (2006) - Plot & Excerpts
I found this read when I was shuffling through a shoulder high stack of books at my city's book fair. I seemed fairly satisfied with the basic storyline embossed on the back in glossy black writing, that was gathered within alluring, colorful and disturbingly pleasant pictures. (Disturbing because it was mostly pictures of candy, tongues and braces if I recall correctly, oh! And not to mention abnormally size-able feet...)The story basically revolves around this young girl (really can't bother to go hunt down the book, or prod myself into remembering her name...)who has a terribly ego-centric friend, who she ABSOLUTELY adores!! It's a story that is probably at the epitome of BOOKS THAT ARE TERRIBLY ONE-SIDED (BTATOS... I should add a listopia on this, where do I get this stuff from?) I say this and antagonize the book, because it's so terribly misdirecting! Suppose you were to have big feet and did read it, you'd be humiliated by some of the responses and prejudice the students who meet Miss. Protagonist revel in! It also swells certain fantastical (allegedly popular) people's vanity potency and leaves you wondering where you're left in this world if you don't have people groveling at your toes...Miss. Protagonist has freakishly over-sized feet, (ones that I grew to adore... strange, but considerable because it's just like large font...It screams for attention rather than meekly or flirtatiously hollering for it!)a comical condition she's always admonished for... piteous and detestable really! But here's the catch, it's her first day of middle school , and she's pried apart from her delicious (perfectly pompous, and rancid)best friend... therefore she's all panicky, she's a self- critical, or rather self-decrepit character that would rather pee in her large Chucks than be introduced to the intrinsic courtship rituals of pre-teens... Then she meets Mike (???I blame my faulty memory, honestly I had nothing to do with it!)who brings out a timid, bashful side of her and leaves her in a dizzying fit of giggles every time she meets him... The problem? He's painfully dashing and soon (despite Miss. Protagonist's best efforts) finds the bitchy best friend yummy, like a choice array of meat. (terribly pungent, dog slobbery meat!) So where am I getting with all of this? I'm just trying to ask that isn't this the kind of sod they've been feeding us for a while now? An insecure, self-conscious heroine, a scheming, pretentious best friend and one hot-shot they both would eat dirt for... Also somewhere along the way the heroine's eyes open, and she sees her friend for who she is and decides to stop punching Mr. Pillow, and throw a few shots at the friend herself... Believe me... I was just waiting agonizing minute after minute to see when I could actually read the story and not pointedly dictate the forthcoming plot to my oblivious dogs...To conclude I would like to add, that although this review may not be very informative, or reinforce any faith you had in the fact that it may be good, it tells you that what you're about to read is basically a memory game... One that tests your ability to recall plots you may have encountered in other books... The only thing I did adore was the obvious passion with which the lead character tackled her computer classes and her blog, I also like the admirable relationship between her and her brother... These two elements have been life savers in this book, and have allowed it to veer off the precarious flop-show peak, and enter the land of the passable. (but barely!)Read it if you're an insecure teen who hasn't read about other insecure teens yet...
I'm not sure if this book should receive two stars or three, so when in doubt I'll give it the higher number. I was really expecting to enjoy this book more than I did, but there was a lot that kept me from liking it as much as I could have. For starters, the main character Erin is super whiny and melodramatic. She does get more likable over time, but for the first half of the book at least, it's hard to take her seriously when all she does is complain for no good reason. Also, the bullying she was a victim of was completely over the top. I mean, yes, I realize there are many people who get bullied to the extent that she does and worse, even in seventh grade, but the situations she encountered just didn't seem realistic in the least.Another complaint I have was how long it took for the plot to really get going. In the book's summary, it's all about how her blog is accidentally leaked to the entire school. And yes, that does happen, but not until you're sixty to seventy pages from finishing. Because of this, the ending seemed really rushed. The book in general seemed very rushed. One problem went skipping into another one completely and mentioned later only in brief times. Once the announced plot point happens, though, the book does become much more enjoyable. I found myself laughing at some parts near the end of the book, so not all was bad. All in all, this book could have been a lot better, but it wasn't all bad.
What do You think about Click Here: To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade (2006)?
This was a really good book about a girl who has REALLY big feet, likes tootsie pops, plays basketball and soccer and has a crush on a boy in her homeroom. Her best friend(Jilly) is going to be on a different track then her for 7th grade, so she will have no friends. gladly, she DOES make friends, Rosie and mark(crushing homeroom guy!) But soon she has to make a dicision. Keep being pushed around buy Jilly, or make a stand for herself and become someone! This book makes me cry in some parts, laugh in others, it has good connections with me seeing as sometimes I have troubles with my friends, but it works out always in the end. Read this book! You won't forget it!
—Reagan
Click Here by Denise Vega is a phenomenal book about 7th grader Erin Swift and how her life gets flipped upside down. Imagine that you had a online diary and wrote everything (I mean EVERYTHING) on it. When you and your classmates made a internet for the school. When you were home sick and it was launching. They took the wrong file and your personal diary ended up on the front page of the internet. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Erin Swift. On her diary there was secrets like her crush, about her friend Jilly and about her KISSING HER PILLOW! In most peoples eyes, Erin is a complete loser. But right as they get to know her, all those “nerdy secrets” come out. School Janitors, Cherry flavored tootsies pops and her big feet help her along the way. tI loved this book because it is a great middle level read. It doesn’t take long to read it. Even though this book starts out very slow, it gets better and better the more you read. This is an excellent book for girls 11 & up, if they like realistic fiction.“Somebody once told me that good friends are like Tootsie Pops, if you don't bite them they won't bite you. Erin Swift”
—Lindsey
"Click Here" is a cute book written from the perspective of a 7th grade girl who is socially awkward, shy, and hopeless in ove with a boy she can nly dmire from afar. i found it funny and relateabl because, as crazy as this may sound, i was once shy and awkward around eerybody and also kept a diary. its amusing to me to look at her blog enteries and think of my old diary and realize how similar they are. I woud reccomend this book to girls, becuase most girls know what its like to be ignored and liking someone who doesnt know your there, but i wouldnt recommend it to any boys. its a well written cute comical romantic story, but thats exactly it, romantic, not many boys my age would like it. The point of view is first person from a 7th grade girl anmed Erin, i like the way the author Denise Vega gave Erin such a quirky personality that the story is entertaining throughout. the plot reveals a lot of twists and some good messages, love is around every corner, and once you post something online...its out there forever and you cant get it back.
—Allie
