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    Boy Proof
    Boy Proof
    Boy Proof
    Audiobook4 hours

    Boy Proof

    Written by Cecil Castellucci

    Narrated by Carine Montbertrand

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Kirkus Reviews calls Boy Proof "an unusual, successful, appealing effort from first-time novelist Cecil Castellucci." Victoria Jurgen, who goes by the name "Egg" after her favorite sci-fi heroine, doesn't have many friends, and definitely doesn't turn the heads of any boys. But she likes it that way. That is until she meets Max, a new kid who might be the only one to really understand her.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateJan 16, 2008
    ISBN9781440796555
    Boy Proof
    Author

    Cecil Castellucci

    Cecil Castellucci's books include Boy Proof (Candlewick, 2005), The Plain Janes (Minx/DC Comics, 2007), The Year of the Beasts (Roaring Brook, 2012), and Tin Star (a 2015 Sunburst Award Winner). She collaborated with artist Sara Varon on Odd Duck, a graphic novel for young readers. She is the YA editor of the Los Angeles Review of Books and a two-time Macdowell Fellow. She lives in Los Angeles.

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    • 5/5
      Read this a couple years ago, before I started tracking my reads in Goodreads, but was recently reminded of how much I loved it. Will try to re-read and post more coherent thoughts.
    • 3/5
      Nothing special at all. And in fact, kinda boring. It's just a series of things that happened and the title makes it sound more interesting than it is. She's not boy proof, she's just an anti-social asshole. She's Miss Independent until some cute guy transfers schools. Of course. But this takes place in Hollywood, so Miss Independent has the added weirdness of mimicking a girl from a Matrix pastiche, so much so that she dresses like her and wants to be called by that character's name (which is "Egg"). And this character is described as looking kinda like Ilia from "Star Trek: The Motion Picture".She's a witch for no reason. And combine this with the weirdness of living with a mother who's an old sci-fi starlet and a dad who works in special f/x makeup. I learned more about growing up in Tinseltown than anything else. That includes the character and her motivations.And her change comes unprovoked. It feels like a forced idea that has nothing to do with the title concept. And it's missing any sense of style. This just has an unlikeable character being unlikeable. I would have rather heard the story of a likable girl with those kind of parents doing a Hollywood movie thing.
    • 5/5
      I read it in about 4 hours. So good. But I pushed it up to five stars because I really identified with the main character so much. And I like Castellucci's voice, I feel it's very honest and real to life. The story isn't spectular but it's set in a very realized world that's as interesting as the main character.
    • 5/5
      Boy Proof is effin great! Seriously 208 pages of awesomeness.Victoria Jurgen is a great character. She starts off very judgmental of others, and really not sure of herself. She takes on the persona and name of her favorite character Egg from her favorite sci-fi movie, Terminal Earth even donning a cloak. She keeps people at a distance never wanting to give anyone a chance to get close to her. With the help of the new guy Max she realizes that it's okay to be herself. I love how much Egg grows throughout the story. She starts peeling off these layers, slowly revealing herself to her peers, and the readers. What can I say, I love Egg! Ms. Castellucci's writing is wonderful. Straight to the point with great pacing. I felt the story constantly moving. The progression of Victoria's changes is done in such a way that I was excited to see who Victoria really was behind the whole Egg persona. Boy Proof is so much more than just a girl meets boy story, it's about one finding themselves and being happy with who they are. It's about possibilities and being open to them. It's about taking a chance on people.I really can't say enough great things about Boy Proof. Love!
    • 4/5
      Egg is deliberately boy proof and revels in being a loner. Then Max moves to town.One would suppose that all geeks need to be the prom queen is a makeover. At least, that's what most books and movies tell us. Boy Proof looks at the geeks that are happy being geeks. His protagonist loves sci fi and even dresses up like her favorite character every day. It's nice to see that although she may eventually drop the character, she never gives up what makes her different from other people. This books belongs in every high school that has "alternative" people.
    • 4/5
      Inscribed with a dedication to "all nerdy girls everywhere," Boy Proof, by Cecil Castellucci, an endearing romantic comedy-type novel set in Hollywood, has plenty of Sci-Fi references to go around. Now, as someone who recently made an X-Files related "Erlenmeyer Flask" reference in casual conversation, I may be biased, but I found the book's geekiness refreshing and engaging. Victoria "Egg" Jurgen is obsessed with the Sci-Fi movie Terminal Earth to the point where she dresses like Egg, its main character, quotes extensively from the movie, and holds everyone and everything else at a generous distance. She believes that her big brain and general aloofness have made her "boy proof," which of course invites the introduction of the other main character, Max Carter, a cool transfer student who seems genuinely smart and wonders why Egg doesn't use her talents for some better purpose. Cue adorableness!
    • 3/5
      The main character, Egg, doesn't know how to handle things when a new student, Max enters her world. I gave this book away because it wasn't as wonderful as I'd hoped.
    • 4/5
      This is the kind of book I wish I'd had when I was in high school. Not that my teenager self would have read it - I was a little snobbish about YA books, and exceptionally snobbish about contemporary YA books. But still - it's one of those books that you wish you could hand to every geeky teen.Egg (real name Victoria) is the daughter of an 80s actress and a special effects prosthetics designer. She is angsty, rude, obsessed with a sci-fi action flick heroine, and convinced that she is a loner. In other words, she's your typical (geeky) teen. And while the plot is predictable (angsty teen realizes having friends is worth it, boys can be cool, and that real life is more important than the movies), Victoria feels real. And despite the fact that she starts out as a complete bitch to her family, friends, and pretty much everyone, it was easy to empathize with her.
    • 3/5
      Read in a day. Good story about a nerd girl coming out of her shell. It wrapped up a little to neatly but was definitely worth while, especially for nerd girls (or guys) who may feel like they're all alone. It's always nice to know you're not the only mutant out there.
    • 3/5
      This book was just sort of there. I had a hard time relating to the main character and often her responses and actions seemed completely random to me. I liked the supporting characters, but I feel as though we never really got to know them. I feel like this book just captured the surface of the story and never went deep enough to hold my interest.
    • 4/5
      This is the perfect book for the student who is a little different, quirky and doesn't quite fit in. Many middle and high school students would be able to relate to "Egg", the female character in this novel who finds that her tough exterior softens as she falls for the new boy in school, something she thought would never happen. I loved the way the book's chapters were organized; according to day and time. This book is an easy and quick read. 'Boy Proof' is a great read for all students in that one of its major themes is acceptance of others; an important lesson of which we all need to be continuoulsy reminded.
    • 4/5
      For the first page or so, I thought that I was going to read a lightly enjoyable teen romance with stock characters. But the story has nicely three dimensional people living in it. I will hunt out more works by this author.
    • 4/5
      Victoria has declared herself boy-proof. She has embraced her geekiness and dresses up like her favorite sci-fi movie character every day. She even makes everyone call her Egg (after said character). This way Victoria never has to worry about being rejected because she automatically rejects everyone first. The only problem is this new kid at school Max. He talks to her and tries to bring her out of her shell.. and worse, Victoria thinks that maybe, just maybe, he actually gets her... maybe he's worth opening up for... Once I got into this book, I literally could not put it down and I ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting. The characters were so great and you can really see Victoria grow and develop as the story goes on. Highly recommended, especially for g33k girls and boys.
    • 4/5
      Victoria calls herself Egg after her favourite Film character and lives in Hollywood with her actor mum. Max is new in her school and she's interested in him, but keeps pushing people away. She's also a gifted photographer and helps her father build special effect makeup for films. Although she's near graduation and her life has been mapped out, she has doubts about where to go with her life and finding her place.Interesting and touching this reads a fair bit like reality. I was the invisible person in school and so I did really empathise with her situation.