Shug by Jenny Han

January 17, 2008 at 7:57 pm | In book reviews, books |
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Did you ever have a crush on your best guy friend? Every time you see him you’re wondering if he likes you back. You want more than anything for him to kiss you…

Did a close friend get a boyfriend before you did? You used to understand each other COMPLETELY. You could always count on her to be there for you. Now all of a sudden she’s like somebody else and she always wants to spend time with HIM…

That’s what AnneMarie, known as Shug to her family, is going through. On top of that she’s starting middle school and everyone is acting differently.

The way Jenny Han wrote Shug, AnneMarie is so real she could be someone in your class…your best friend…or even you!

5-24-08 UPDATE: Those of you looking for the theme of Shug might try using some of the book reviews written in library journals as a starting point. Jenny has them on her site.

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  1. i wish that she would write a sequal of “Shug”!!!

    Comment by nichole — April 22, 2008 #

  2. nichole, i hope she writes one too! have you been to her site? it’s http://www.jennyhanwrites.com. if she plans on writing a sequel, this would be the place to go to learn more for sure!

    Comment by cplteen — April 22, 2008 #

  3. OMG!!!! i loved this boof soo much !!! i wish jenny han makes a sequal to ” shug “!!!!!

    Comment by katherine — May 13, 2008 #

  4. I love this book it is so true if you love this book you should read Bloom by Elizabeth Scott it is really cute , but yay Jenny Han should write some more

    Comment by Robyn — May 24, 2008 #

  5. Robyn, thanks for the book to try — Bloom by Elizabeth Scott! We don’t have it at the Carrollton Public Library but I just sent it to Jennie as a suggestion to order. I was just checking out Jenny Han’s Web site and on the News page she made a “mix tape” for Shug. (if you don’t know what a mix tape is think playlist) You gotta check it out. http://www.jennyhanwrites.com/news.html

    Comment by louwho — May 24, 2008 #

  6. Who would you say the main characters are in this book besides Shug and Mark? Also, What do you think the main theme of the story is?

    Comment by Lilly — June 9, 2008 #

  7. I loved this book sooooooooooooo much!!!! It is my favorite book!!!!! i related so much to my life that i could not put it down!!!!! I wish that she would and second book. And maybe a third.

    Comment by chloe — June 21, 2008 #

  8. Lilly -
    Sorry it took so long to get your comment live! I really think there is only 1 main character. Everyone else is secondary to Shug. As for themes, I was not an English major so I tend not to analyze books that much when I read them. You could try the book reviews on Jenny Han’s site to get you started thinking about themes. There is a link in the update at the end of the post.

    Comment by louwho — June 21, 2008 #

  9. Chloe,

    The good news is that Jenny finished her second book, The Summer I Turned Pretty!!! But since it takes so long for them to edit the book and then actually make them, it won’t be available until May of 2009. It is NOT a sequel to Shug, but I know we’ll love it anyway! woo hoo!

    Comment by louwho — June 21, 2008 #

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