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| Stop in the Name of Pants! (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson) | 
 enlarge | Author: Louise Rennison
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 17113
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 0061459321
EAN: 9780061459320
ASIN: 0061459321
Publication Date: July 1, 2008
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Time to gird the loins and pucker up. Blimey O'Reilly's trousers! Three maybe-boyfriends is a lot for any girl to handle—red-bottomed or not. What with Robbie the Sex God back from Kiwi-a-gogo land wanting to "get coffee" and whatsit, Masimo the Luuurve God saying things like "Ciao, Georgia, see you later" (the good see-you-later or the bad see-you-later??), and her mate Dave the Laugh snogging her in a pond, it's enough to make any girl mad. Good thing she has the ace gang to keep her sane. Ish. But now that she has tearfully eschewed Robbie the Sex God with a firm hand, Georgia is left with two potential snoggees to choose from, and it's high time she left the cakeshop of love for good. This time with a gorgey Italian cakey. Or a nip-libbling Dave the Tart. But certainly not both. Maybe.
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 Georgia's Back July 7, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Stop in the Name of Pants finds our favorite teen Brit, Georgia Nicolson, the official girlfriend of the Luuurve God, Masimo, with only one minor problem: he's currently in Pizza-a-Go-Go Land visiting family, and she's all aloney back at homey. Oh, and Robbie (aka The Sex God) is still around and possibly interested. Oh, and erm, yeah, Georgia's accidentally gotten to #5 on the Snog Scale with Dave the Laugh...again. Which gives us plenty of drama and comedy as we follow Georgia's antics as she tries to find dignitosity in all situations.
This particular entry in the series, while still laugh out loud funny, does have a couple of major moments of seriousness that really brought me up short. One thing especially made my heart nearly stop as I was blithely reading along, laughing; Georgia must learn to deal with some things with more maturity than she's shown in the past. Luckily for us, she does and still manages to create great Nordic dance moves, too.
I received this book yesterday and despite wanting to make myself slow down, I just couldn't. I love Georgia and her mates, but I'm beginning to despair that she will ever realize that her true love is RIGHT THERE in the form of Dave the Laugh. The humor is spot on and it's always lovely to spend time with the Nicolson family and the ace gang. Love it but I'm sorely disappointed that now I must again wait a year for the next book. I am full of sadnosity.
Sweet Georgia Brown!...err...I mean Nicolson July 28, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The last book left me with so many questions. Will Georgia go with the Italian Stallion or the Sex God? Or will she figure out Dave the Laugh is her destiny? Will the old ones ever let Georgia talk on the phone again? Will Libby finally stop wetting the bed? How much longer can Angus survive with all his antics?
Book nine may not answer all of these questions, but it sure was a fun ride. This series is one of the best out there for teenage girls. The characters are kooky and lovable, the situations are believable and fun and the craziness never ends. Georgia has a way of boiling people down to their basics and telling everything how it is with her very own brand of lingo.
After Dave the Laugh pulls Georgia out of the pond where her bum landed and they lock lips for an accidental snog fest, Georgia must decide once and for all who her one true luuurve will be. But it's not easy with her mum and vati who just don't want to grow up, the minxes in the ace gang getting out of hand and boys breathing down her neck in every direction, Georgia is about to have a nervy b. Ah, if only all teenagers could have Georgia's problems.
It's like reading BRIDGET JONES' DIARY for teens. But without all the F-wording. And the pop culture references. And obsession with Colin Firth. Okay, so it's really nothing like Bridget Jones, but it's in journal format and by a British author and really funny. So don't be a wet Lindsey, pull out your Viking horn hat and brush up on your snog scale, Georgia is back with some new amazing adverturosity.
Another Great Installment for the Series! July 6, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ah, Georgia. We all love her and this ninth installment in the series only makes that love grow. Georgia is at the top of her game and hilarious as always. I know I can always expect a good laugh reading about Georgia and this book delivered.
There is actually a bit of sadness in the middle which produced a few tears from me. I never thought I would cry reading one of these books but Louise Rennison decided to change it up on us. Even though I cried, I really enjoyed this part of the novel because it shows Georgia's life isn't always fun and games.
The tenth in the series should be another good one with a new play that Stalag 14 and the Foxwood boys will be putting on as well as plenty of boyfriend drama for Georgia. I look forward to it!
 Seriously? July 13, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Completely disappointed and angry would be the words I would describe to how I felt after reading this book. It seems Rennison is, as I had suspected, merely churning out empty, "been there" pages and titling it as a book to gain revenue until her readership starts to decline and she has to hurriedly finish the series. I do understand that Georgia and Dave cannot start a relationship without some of the series magic being lost, but really, any progression or actual movement would have been appreciated. The jokes had been done many, many, MANY times before, the Thor dance was contrived and pretty much just the Horn dance with some slapped on extras, and what the heck is the point of Honor and Sophie, the "trainee Ace Gang" members who bring nothing at ALL to the table??
I remain faithful to reading the series purely because the earlier books were so fantastic, and Rennisons characters so hilarious, but should the next book be as draining and pointless as this one, I may have to reconsider.
Love Georgia! July 5, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have not started the Georgia and the Ace Gang series yet - what is wrong with you???? Wonderful silly humor had me laughing out loud, yelling Thor and HORN and developing an even bigger crush on Dave the Laugh. Can't wait for the next installment. Louise Rennison is one of my new author heroes.
Wonderful series that captures the ups and downs of true love crushes and mixes it with wonderful friendships, tears, giggles, spontaneous dancing, make-up and hormones.
Great for anglophiles and those who just need a laugh of any age. I chose my own "Dave the Laugh" years ago and this series reminds me of how wonderful it is to be young, confused by raging hormones and in love. And if you don't try the HORN dance after this book - again, what is wrong with you!!!?? :)
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