Prada and Prejudice

Prada and Prejudice
by Mandy Hubbard

# of pages: 270
Age range: 13+
Rating: 4/5

To impress the popular girls on a high school trip to London, klutzy Callie buys real Prada heels. But trying them on, she trips…conks her head…and wakes up in the year 1815!
There Callie meets Emily, who takes her in, mistaking her for a long-lost friend. As she spends time with Emily’s family, Callie warms to them—particularly to Emily’s cousin Alex, a hottie and a duke, if a tad arrogant.
But can Callie save Emily from a dire engagement, and win Alex's heart, before her time in the past is up?

I'd heard some good reviews about this book so I thought it might be worth checking out, and I was right! I believe Mandy Hubbard is a debut novelist, and I was impressed by her writing and work.

Callie, social outcast but popular want to be, thought a summer program in London with some of her classmates would be a great way to make friends. Wrong. Instead she embarrasses herself and wishes desperately to go home. Trying to redeem her faults, Callie splurges on a pair of red prada pumps, only to trip and fall in them moments after she leaves the store.

When Callie wakes up she finds herself in the middle of the Forest, stumbling through the woods lost and confused she finds a huge house and asks for help. From there the story begins, as Callie feigns being Emily's friend Rebecca, so that she can stay in a civilized home until she can get back to her own time.

Throughout the story Callie's character develops tremendously until she becomes a strong lead that she had wanted to be before her doomed fall. Filled with witty humor, a unique plot, and fun characters, Prada and Prejudice is a great new read that everyone should take a look out. And for you Pride and Prejudice fans, don't worry, there are lots of little similarities between the books that almost anyone can pick up on.

So if you liked this book be sure to check out:

The Season: Sarah Maclean
Dull Boy: Sarah Cross
Oh. My. Gods: Terra Lynn Childs
Fortunes Folly: Deva Fagan
A Kiss in Time: Alex Flinn
Prom Dates from Hell: Rosemary Clement-Moore

You can buy Prada and Predjudice here ($4.50 used!)

You can visit Mandy Hubbard here

-M.

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4th

4th of July, wooh-hoo! I spent it with 6 adults, 4 kids, 2 dogs, and a baby! All jam packed into a tiny little cottage. Fun.

Presents!

It's the holiday season and you need to buy a present for a friend, family member, crush or maybe even a foe! So I made a list to help you buy gifts!

Girls:

ages 5-9

- American girl doll stuff
- Barbie
- Brats
- Polly poketts
- Webkins
- Shinning star
- Build a bear GC
- Hannah Montanah doll/clothes
- Libby Lu makeup/ accesories
- ipod shuffle
- Ds
- Ds games
- american girl magazine subscribtion

Girls 10-12:

- Jewelry
- lipgloss
- creams
- Uggs
- Ds
- ipod nano
- Cell phone
- girls life magazine subscription
- Tiger beat magazines
- Bop magazines
- discovery girls magazine
- hair products, curling iron, leave in conditioner, straightener etc.
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Girls 13-16 +:

-Swavorski Jewlery
- Tiffany Jewlery
- Small coack purse or wristlet
- Vera bradly bag, fun colors
- Lacoste sweater/shirt
-Coach cell charm
- Uggs
- Jewlery from forever21
-GC to Hollister
- GC to Abercrombie + Abercrombie and Fitch
- GC to forever21
- GC to Barns n Noble
- GC to American Eagle
- GC to aerie
- (stocking stuffer) Shower Radio at gifts.com
- Bath and Body works products
- Juicy couture sweat outfit
- Pj's cute ones from abercrombie!
- Charm bracelet
- Seventeen magazine subscription
- Teen Vouge magazine
- Teen magazine
- Cosmogirl
- Twilight series
-small diamond studs
- movie ticketts (blank)

Both Gender gifts for all ages:

- wii
-x-box 360
- DS
- PS3
- games for game players above
- guitar hero
- rock band
- legos
- a sled
- i-pod
- itunes GC
- legos


Tips:

- stay away from perfumes/ colognes because you don't know if they'll like the scent or not.
- Only buy clothes if you know the persons style or if they will love it. If you do buy clothes try to go with something neutral or basic like an h.co sweater or amercrombie sweater or a polo etc. Also do not buy pants. Pants are funny, that way, even if you know the persons size the pants might not fit.
- Don't buy CD's they're so 4 years ago and everyone has itunes. Itunes gc or amazon gc is always the safest way to go.
- If ur not sure stick with a gc to a fav store or get a magazine subscription for the person.

ok hope that is helpful!

V is for Vendetta, Vendetta is for Cheese

Vendetta: It's a love hate relationship, what can i tell ya?
Robert: How can you love a man who hate's you.
Vendetta: There is love in the deepest pit of his heart, but ey it's more than some girlies get.
Robert: Come with me i will alway's love you from every corner of my soul
Vendetta: Sorry toots, my main man DL is making lasanga tonight, i love lasanga.
Robert: Lasanga? I'll make you lasanga every night!
Vendetta: It's the cheese.
Robert: the cheese?
Vendetta: He sprinkles it on a certain way
Robert: what!?
Vendetta: put's hand affectionatly on robert's cheek I Love the cheese toots, i can't leave it.
Robert: .... mumbles woman.
Vendetta: laughs Gotta love em!
Roberts: sighs dramaticly
Vendetta: See ya later shuga!