The Crazy Things Girls Do for Love

by Dyan Sheldon

Girls in love will do some very crazy things! A fantastically funny environmental take on high school comedy.

High school is pretty predictable – there are the geeks, the hipsters, the princesses, the jocks... But when Cody Lightfoot – smart, handsome, cool and with a passion for the environment – joins the school, everything changes. Suddenly the craze for green living is everywhere as the girls and boys of Clifton Springs pull out all the stops to impress him and outdo each other in the run up to Earth Day. But as they go to more outrageous and crazier lengths, they start to wonder whether Cody is worthy of all their attention – and whether saving the world might just be more important than impressing a boy.

• ISBN10: 1406319228
• ISBN13: 9781406319224
• Publish Date: 1 January 2011 (first published 1 November 2010)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 20 July 2022
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Walker Books Ltd
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[Chelsea]

Cover

This is a terrible cover. There's nothing good about it. The only reason I bought it was because it was on the 3 for $10 shelf. It got lucky.

Initial Thoughts

I thought this was going to be a cutesy romance book about a bunch of teenagers. That's what the summary made me believe and that's what the cover looked like. I didn't like the characters at the start because they're all really annoying and they're all trying to impress the new guy. The book took and unexpected turn though.

My New BFF

I eventually came to admire Sicilee the most. She was doing all these things to impress this one guy and ended up actually enjoying what she was doing. I felt like I was proud of her for being less of a snobby teenager and actually focussing on something. It was kind of cute.

My Crush

No crush in this book. It's not the kind of book where you develop a crush because there were several guys being focussed on.

Writing Style

The writing was really light and fluffy. You could tell the author did a lot of research for this book and I actually learned a few things. I was actually pretty impressed with how it turned out.

Closing Thoughts

You start off thinking this is going to be a cutesy romance but it develops into an intense book about how to help the environment. I thought it was a fun twist and I enjoyed seeing the characters become passionate in that field. I really enjoyed how things turned out in the end too. There were a lot of good morals for any younger teenagers that read this. It wasn't a favourite but I was pleasantly surprised! It's kind of a feel good young adult book. It want something to surprise you and make you feel happy afterwards, this is the book for you.