The challenge has already been dealt with -- the school board voted 6-1 to keep the book in the middle school library -- but I just had to mention it because of this wonderfully hilarious quote:
It's also an excuse to re-post the awesome picture someone took during the filming of the upcoming movie:
And here's the trailer:
I love the fact that they made Georgia and the rest of the Ace Gang look 100% normal.
Having grown up in North East WI, I found "He said he expected a higher standard from Menasha schools" to be the funniest quotation in the article.
Posted by: Jenie | 28 April 2008 at 01:29 PM
It looks like they've done justice to the book.
I went and checked imdb, and there's no US release date at this time!
Posted by: Shayera | 28 April 2008 at 05:20 PM
I have long thought that Ms. Rennison just wanted to make librarians everywhere say her somewhat embarassing titles. Her books are not that bad, just somewhat crude. I don't care for things in journal format, but some of my students love them soooo much. They will be very excited about a movie. Thanks for the heads up!
Posted by: Ms. Yingling | 29 April 2008 at 06:35 AM
Vair excited to see this. It's looking really good for us fans of the book. The trailer led me to other Youtube videos such as a backstage interview, a fan's version of the story played by Sims, many different groups of fans recording their versions of the Ace gang's signature dances; and the Stiff Dylan's myspace page.
Posted by: Margaret | 29 April 2008 at 01:59 PM
Irony! The article was published in the Fond du Lac Reporter. Fond du Lac is the setting for Maureen Daly's "Seventeenth Summer", widely regarded as the first YA book, and saturated with veiled sensuality.
Posted by: Margaret | 29 April 2008 at 03:51 PM
i'm just excited that they didn't make georgia all hot like they do in every movie adaptation (i.e. princess diaries). she actually looks normal AND she has a big nose!
yay!
Posted by: i hate emo kids | 03 May 2008 at 07:46 AM
Hi there,
As part of the team who are responsible for some of the online promotion for the movie, I wanted to let you guys know what is out there at the moment.
There is the official site: http://www.angusthongsmovie.com/intl/uk/ (full site launch coming soon)
Georgia's bebo profile: http://www.bebo.com/GeorgiasWorld (including a weekly video diary)
and the official widget: http://www.angusthongsmovie.com/intl/uk/widget/ (grab this for your myspace, bebo, blog, facebook and loads of other social networking sites. Soon to be updated with more content)
Enjoy! xx
Posted by: Mel | 09 May 2008 at 10:03 AM
Women's underwear can be a fetish for some men, I think this is very logical, obviously just the fact that women bring something sexy and go to the room with their wives is something irresistible to many. This article clearly reflects the more attractive side of some women, like me much, I'll be waiting for the next article. thanks.
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