If ever i have read a good book and ive read uncountably many, then sloppy firsts is it. Banning me from the phone and restricting my computer privileges are the most tyrannical parental gestures i can think of. Over five books and ten years, jessica darling fumbles her way into adulthood. Emma forrest, author of namedropper sloppy firsts is a spirited, downtherabbit. Aug 29, 20 sloppy firsts author megan mccafferty brings her protagonist back to middle school in her new series, mccafferty follows her protagonist, jessica darling, as she navigates her early teen years. A jessica darling novel jessica darling series by megan mccafferty. Nov 29, 2015 megan mccafferty is the new york times bestselling author of the jessica darling series, which includes sloppy firsts, second helpings, charmed thirds, fourth comings, and perfect fifths. This time, the hyperobservant, angstridden teenager is going through the social and emotional ordeal of her senior year at pineville high. Nov 30, 2015 a fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by firsttime novelist megan mccafferty, sloppy firsts is an insightful, truetolife look at jessicas predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage tormentfrom the dark days of hopes departure through her months as a typea personality turned insomniac to her completely mixedup. Devastated when her best friend moves away, sixteenyearold jessica darling feels isolated at school and at home, as she struggles to deal with her fathers obsession with her track meets, her boycrazy peers, and her own nonexistent love life. Editions of sloppy firsts by megan mccafferty goodreads. Sloppy firsts by megan mccafferty kicks off the excellent jessica darling series and is absolutely worth your time if you are.
December 18, 2007 creators megan mccafferty author. Sloppy firsts washington anytime library overdrive. With even more pessimistic yet realistic views of life as a suburban teenager, get ready for the rollercoaster ride of jessicas life as she goes through new steps in boyfriends, sextypestuff, friends, dealing with the past, her family, and altogether your typical teenager life. Bumped isbn 9780552565394 pdf epub megan mccafferty ebook. My dad wished he had one of those download ebook pdf, epub. Second helpings king county library system overdrive. Sloppy firsts book by megan mccafferty thriftbooks. Its sequel, second helpings 2003 was also selected to the nypl list, and was a booklist editors pick for one of the best novels of 2003.
Emma forrest, author of namedropper sloppy firsts is a spirited, downtherabbithole adventure in the madcap subculture of high school. Sloppy firsts author megan mccafferty brings her protagonist back to middle school in her new series, mccafferty follows her protagonist, jessica darling, as she navigates her early teen years. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. The first book in the new york times bestselling jessica darling series when her best friend, hope weaver, moves away from pineville, new jersey, hyperobservant sixteenyearold jessica darling is devastated. Sloppy firsts captures, in spare, truthful prose, the exquisite pain and ecstasy of being besotted by your best friend. Jessica darling is a cynical sixteen year old girl trying to find her place in life. The reader may flinch, but megan mccafferty never does. Its mccafferty traveling back in time and stealing pages from my high school diary not the proper one i left behind for my mother and, okay, posterity because i had a heightened sense of self, but the real one i kept locked in my head, full of doubts, fears, hopes, wants, desires, and prejudices. Megan mccafferty writes fiction for tweens, teens and teensatheart of all ages.
Senior year has jessica up in arms again in this hilarious and muchanticipated second book in the new york times bestselling jessica darling series. Sloppy firsts 2001 and other, read online free in epub,txt at. Download sloppy firsts jessica darling, book 1 and read sloppy firsts jessica darling, book 1 online books in format pdf. Sloppy firsts jessica darling series, book 1 jessica darling by megan mccafferty. The story is unfolded through the diary entries of jessica darling, a sophomore in high school, whose best friend, hope, has moved away in the middle of the school year. Sloppy firsts by megan mccafferty was a quick read and for the most part enjoyable but there are much better books out there in this genre. Joseph weisberg, author of 10th grade megan mccaffertys series about jessica darling in college now has only improved with age. Megan mccafferty is a new york times bestselling author of several novels. She finds herself alone to deal with a family that doesnt understand her, friends who she doesnt like, and the attentions of the school bad boy.
The complete jessica darling series epub sloppy firsts, second helpings, charmed thirds, fourth comings, perfect fifths. A fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by firsttime novelist megan mccafferty, sloppy firsts is an insightful, truetolife look at jessicas predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage tormentfrom the dark days of hopes departure through her months as a typea personality turned insomniac to her completely mixedup. Sloppy firsts, second helpings, charmed thirds, fourth comings, perfect fifths by megan mccafferty. She was able to write through jessica, the main character, without over dramatizing high school life or sounding like an adult that is trying to sound like a teenager. A jessica darling novel, charmed thirds, megan mccafferty, broadway books.
It is a cute high school story so far, but with the amount of books and how quick it progresses it must later leak into posthigh school life. Sloppy firsts by megan mccafferty overdrive rakuten overdrive. The author of eleven novels, shes best known for sloppy firsts and four more books in the new york times bestselling jessica darling series. Sixteen by megan mccafferty overdrive rakuten overdrive. To find out more about megan and the jessica darling series, visit. Second helpings tulsa citycounty library overdrive. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability.
A fresh, funny, utterly compelling novel, sloppy firsts is an insightful, truetolife look at jessicas predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage torment. Growing up can be perfect in its imperfection the jessica darling series chronicles one young womans comingofage in the first decade of the 21st century. Teenagers are now the most prized members of society, and wouldbe parents desperately bid for conception contracts with the prettiest, healthiest and cleverest girls cash, college tuition and liposuction in exchange for a baby. Sloppy firsts king county library system overdrive. Stories about that sweet and bitter birthday is a compilation of short stories inspired by all the angst, melodrama, and wonderment of being sixteen. Sloppy firsts enjoyed the grassroots success of debut novelists dreams. A virus has swept the world, making everyone over the age of eighteen infertile. Learn more about sloppy firsts in the toronto public library digital collection.
In megan mccafferty s second offering in the jessica darling sagas, we get introduced to her life as a senior. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, jessica feels more lost than ever now. The complete jessica darling series by mccafferty, megan ebook. From the dark days of hopes departure through her months as a typea personality turned insomniac to her completely. Emma forrest, author of namedropper sloppy firsts is a spirited, downtherabbithole adventure in. The complete jessica darling series by mccafferty, megan.
Charmed thirds kindle edition by mccafferty, megan. Charmed thirds is a wondrous, heroically honest trip back to a time when you were twothirds done becoming yourself, and tumbling head over heels the rest of the way. Megan mccafferty is the author of the hit novels sloppy firsts, second helpings, and charmed thirds, which was a new york times bestseller. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. Anyways it is a great series with some very lovable characters. Sloppy firsts charleston county public library system. Second helpings download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Sloppy firsts by megan mccafferty overdrive rakuten.
I read the jessica darling series while i was in high school and i loved marcus flutie and the romance between him and jessica but i couldnt. She evolves from a sixteenyearold cynic, snarking in her diary about catty cliques, unrequited crushes, and other high school indignities, into a. A fresh, funny, utterly compelling fiction debut by firsttime novelist megan mccafferty, sloppy firsts is an insightful, truetolife look at jessicas predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage tormentfrom the dark days of hopes departure through her months as a typea personality turned insomniac to her completely. The story is told from the point of view of jessica writing in her journal and through writing letters to hope. When her best friend hope moves away jessica is upset.