The Secret Language of Girls
Written by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Narrated by Michele Santopietro
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About this audiobook
Kate and Marylin have always been the kind of best friends who don't need words to talk to one another; they always just knew what the other was thinking. But lately it's starting to feel as though they don't know each other at all anymore. Marylin decides Kate (who still chases fireflies!) still acts like a baby, while Kate doesn't understand Marylin's new obsession with painting her toenails or wanting to be a cheerleader (and becoming on eof those people who only thinks about her hair!). And even though, secretly, they both wish things could be the way they were, neither one of them know how to get back there.
Frances O'Roark Dowell
Frances O’Roark Dowell is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of Dovey Coe, which won the Edgar Award and the William Allen White Award; Where I’d Like to Be; The Secret Language of Girls and its sequels The Kind of Friends We Used to Be and The Sound of Your Voice, Only Really Far Away; Chicken Boy; Shooting the Moon, which was awarded the Christopher Award; the Phineas L. MacGuire series; Falling In; The Second Life of Abigail Walker, which received three starred reviews; Anybody Shining; Ten Miles Past Normal; Trouble the Water; the Sam the Man series; The Class; How to Build a Story; and most recently, Hazard. She lives with her family in Durham, North Carolina. Connect with Frances online at FrancesDowell.com.
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Reviews for The Secret Language of Girls
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not that impressed.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5"The secret language of girls" was such a great book.....I couldn't put it down!! After reading this book I found out about the 2nd book, "The kind of friends we used to be" and i couldn't wait to read it! Anyways, "the secret language of girls" is a book about two friends named Marilyn & Kate, and how their friendship grew apart. First, Kate noticed Marilyn start to act different: she changed the spelling of her name to "Marylin" instead of "Marilyn" because she thought it was too old fashioned. Then, she started hanging out with Flannery(their new neighbor who was a year older than them) and began to ignore Kate completely. Will they ever get their friendship back on track? Or will Marylin be stuck in Flannery-world forever? This book may sound boring, but I found it to be really interesting and exciting...its much more than you think it is!!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book. It captures so much about being eleven - the transitions that are happening as well as being apprehensive about the ones coming too soon, deciding between being yourself and fitting in, juggling friendships, family, and relationships. It's excellently written, and made me think a lot about my own experience. The beginning was a little confusing because a lot of names were mentioned without you knowing if the adults were parents or neighbors, and if "Max" was a little brother or a pet. Everything was quickly clarified, and the characters quickly became real people. I wish I could have been friends with them at that age (or even now!).
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kate and Marylin had been best friends since before preschool but recently they seemed to be on different wave lengths as they both explore being on the threshold of becoming a teen. What do girls mean when they write in code in their diaries? When do girls stop playing imaginary games and take up fashion as a hobby? Why does everything come down to boys? And when will the first kiss happen? These are all questions that Kate and Marylin need to answer as they go through this pivotal year.I found The Secret Language of Girls by Frances O'Roark Dowell a delightful, thoughtful read and my enjoyment was enhanced by reading this book with my eleven year old granddaughter. She really got into this book, and enjoyed rooting for her favorite character. Many of the issues raised in the book, I could see that my granddaughter could relate to. And although both these girls took different routes through this first year at middle school, they eventually found that giving in to peer pressure wasn’t the best route to choose. They also found that even though you have grown apart, when you really need them a true friend will be there. I think The Secret Language of Girls is a great read for girls aged 11-12, especially if they too, are learning that friendships do change, evolve into something different or simply just end. The author, Frances O’Roark Dowell, did a great job of bringing these girls to life and showing that although they developed different interests they could still come together and be good friends and confidants to each other.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dowell gets middle grade girls and their friendships, with all the ups and downs. Kate and Marilyn have been best friends forever, but in sixth grade they start going their separate ways and learn more about themselves in the process. The secondary characters are well drawn, and the whole story is engaging and enjoyable, although I wasn't knocked out by the person who narrated the audio version. Her "Kate" voice just didn't do it for me.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5this book was really good! I really enjoyed it for its purpose, and it was a quick read to enjoy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The book secret Language of girls was about these two girls who were bestfriends. Until one day when this girl named Flannery split them apart. Then after that they hardly talk and decided to talk and they started to become friends again.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I think this book is good for people who like friendship stories and this book is mostly for girls.