Brody, Jessica The Karma Club, 272 pgs. Farrer, Straus and Giroux, 2010. Lanuage - PG (some blasphemy); Mature Content - PG (talks about losing virginity); Volence - PG (mean pranks).
After her boyfriend cheats on her, Madison Kasparkova's mother drags her to a Spiritual Center for Inner Growth to help her let go of negative energy. While there Maddy learns about Karma: do good--good things happen; do bad--bad things happen. But when nothing bad happens to her ex-boyfriend, she decides to take karma into her own hands. But karma has its own ideas, and things don't happen exactly how Maddy had envisioned.
After her boyfriend cheats on her, Madison Kasparkova's mother drags her to a Spiritual Center for Inner Growth to help her let go of negative energy. While there Maddy learns about Karma: do good--good things happen; do bad--bad things happen. But when nothing bad happens to her ex-boyfriend, she decides to take karma into her own hands. But karma has its own ideas, and things don't happen exactly how Maddy had envisioned.
This is a fun book. Maddie is a very engaging and entertaining character to read. I also liked her friends, though they were very similar to each other and I got confused on who was who. The plot was fun and had a nice pace. Though I couldn't help but feel bad for the boys on the receiving end of her inventive payback. Maddy learns a lot during the course of the book. About the worth of popularity and real friendship. About how appearances are deceiving and gossip isn't always true. People change, sometimes even for the better. All of this without being preachy, but cushioned in a nice, fun, breezy story.
MS/HS - ADVISABLE reviewer: Rebekah, public librarian
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