| View Larger Image | Shrimp | Paperbackby Rachel Cohn (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Simon Pulse | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 09, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 174,846th |
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Product Description
If Cyd Charisse knows one thing,it's that Shrimp is her true love.Shrimp, the hottest pint-size surfer-artist in San Francisco. That boy (as her mother called him), who was the primary cause of Cyd's being grounded to Alcatraz, formerly known as her room. The boy who dumped Cyd before she left home to spend the summer in New York City.Now it's the start of senior year. Cyd has changed, but maybe Shrimp has changed too -- and maybe Cyd and Shrimp will need to get to know each other all over again to figure out if it's for real. Can Cyd get back together with Shrimp and keep the peace with her mom? And can she get a life outside of her all-encompassing boy radar?This sequel to Gingerbread has all the sharp humor and searing attitude of the original, which ELLEgirl praised as "not just Another Teen Novel" and Teen People called "unforgettable." |
Amazon.com Review
With Shrimp, pop culture wordsmith Rachel Cohn successfully resurrects Cyd Charisse, the irrepressible punk princess from her breakout hit, Gingerbread. C.C. is back from an emotional summer in NYC where she met her biological father for the first time and nursed her karmic wounds after a messy breakup with her short-statured surfer boyfriend, Shrimp. Now, it is the start of senior year in San Francisco, and C.C. is determined to get the surfer boy of her dreams back. She is aided and abetted by new friends, Helen and Autumn, and "old" girlfriend, sunny octogenarian Sugar Pie. When Cyd's cool half-sib Danny invites her back to NYC for a long weekend, will C.C.'s turn eastward--away from Shrimp's surfer dreams? Shrimp's bright cover belies the frank, sexy narrative within that is definitely not for the tween audience of Cohn's middle-grade novel, The Steps. But older teen fans are going to love guessing what their unapologetic, espresso- and Nestle Crunch bar-addicted antiheroine will do next. Are Shrimp and C.C. destined to move in together after graduation? Or will Shrimp's brother's wedding give them second thoughts? Whatever happens, Cyd Charisse is convinced that "at the end of the road, there will always be a Shrimp." Cohn's Shrimp is a witty, sparkling sequel that was definitely worth the wait. --Jennifer Hubert Amazon.com Exclusive Content In this exclusive essay, author Rachel Cohn tells Amazon.com readers why she decided to write a sequel to her wildly popular novel, Gingerbread, how she "hears" from Cyd, and what she thinks of Shrimp. Enjoy! Why Shrimp? by Rachel Cohn When authors are lucky (or mildly disturbed--you be the judge), character voices speak to them when they're least expecting it. This is what Cyd Charisse does to me. She wakes me up from deep sleeps to narrate commune fantasies; she accosts me on the subway to rummage through the deep well of my purse for a notepad and pen to jot down her observations on the Manhattan freak experience; she makes me use up frequent-flyer miles for jaunts to San Francisco to savor her favorite dim sum. I knew when I finished writing her story in Gingerbread that she and I were not finished--it was just a question of when she would decide to kidnap my attention again. She was helped along the way by a bounty of readers writing to me to demand to know if Cyd Charisse and her true love, Shrimp, would find their way back to each other. But C.C., like her author, needed some time and maturity before she could figure that one out. Read more from "Why Shrimp?" |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 23 reviews)
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Shrimp- (Still rooting for Cyd!) by Whatcha Reading Now? (Florida, USA)  4 Stars
September 14, 2009
This follow-up to Gingerbread follows Cyd Charisse back to San Francisco to live with Sid and Nancy. She thinks that maybe, just maybe she might try to regain a kind-of normal teen life for a kind-of not normal teen girl.
Yep, Cyd's had time to grow and reflect a lot over the summer while living in Manhattan with "Frank real-dad" and her two half-sibs, but has she matured enough to win back the love of her life? She's totally mellowed now (or so she says,) but has she composed herself enough for Shrimp to take her back? Well, two things are for sure: she still loves her java and she's going to dive right into her first real girl- friendship she's ever had. And maybe, just maybe she'll try to make amends with Mom-Nancy too. It's all in the name of growth, right?
-Reviewed by Jill MacKenzie
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Shrimp by Kilee's Closet (Florida)  3 Stars
August 17, 2009
After reading the first installment of the series GingerBread, I was exited to pick up the sequel Shrimp. As I began reading it I felt like the story fell flat in a way.
Now that Cyd Charisse has returned home from her summer in New York City, she's got a new mission: to reclaim her true love, Shrimp, the hottest pint-size artist-surfer in San Francisco. Yes, he broke up with her before she left San Francisco -- but Cyd has grown up over the summer, and she doesn't plan to let Shrimp get away that easily this time around.
Besides her relationship with Shrimp, Cyd is attempting to keep the new peace at home with her mother, who is bugging her about college applications -- even though Cyd's idea of life after high school involves bumming on the beach with Shrimp.
It seems to me like Cyd has an "obsession" with Shrimp in a way. She always wants to be near him and basically never out of her sight. Sure Shrimp has a good story line to it but I just wished that Rachel could have done a tad bit better to this book so that I could give it four stars instead of three.
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Delicious new adventures in the land of sugar and spice by - Kasia S. (New York City)  5 Stars
August 18, 2008
The follow up novel to the fun and spunky "Gingerbread" is even better than expected and it succeeds in drawing the reader deeper into the colorful world of teen Cyd Charisse. I would strongly suggest reading the first book to get the full effect of the depth the author has created, after all knowing where Cyd comes from makes her future even more interesting! Cyd is on the lookout for romance, good food and new friends and finding that perfect cup of coffee someone has her obsessed with...
Growing up is hard to do, sure, but Cyd finds the express route into the readers hearts without loosing her coolness and charm. She's got opinions, is very much in love with Shrimp who's status was ambiguous as of last novel and is trying to make new friends her age and make amends with her parents. Not to mention her biological father Frank back in New York is trying to make for more time for her as she gets older, her half siblings are entering her life and changing her perspective on the plans she has made with Shrimp. Torn between what she all ready has in San Francisco and the new prospects in the culinary fields in New York City, Cyd must make some brave choices that are tough when you're sixteen and feel torn between being a kid and a young adult.
This book was so much fun, I was drawn into it and felt irritated whenever I had to put it down and go do life stuff; like going to work, eating dinner or talking to people...I am all ready holding part three of the series "Cupcake" and can't wait to jump back into the witty, charming, funny and grown up world of Cyd Charisse. I wouldn't say that this is a book for young kids since there is some hardcore romantic stuff going on, few bad words but it's what give his book that real edge, it's not all pink and pretty and fairy tales. Being a teenager is hard but oh so fun to read about!
- Kasia S.
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Good Follow-Up! by Kristen Fournier (austin, tx, usa) 4 Stars
March 29, 2007
This is a sequel to "Gingerbread," the story of rich girl Cyd Charisse as she rebels and finds out who she is in suburban San Francisco. Cyd, whose family celebrates Frank Sinatra's birthday more than Christmas, is just not punk enough for her. She much prefers her off-again boyfriend Shrimp, local surfer god, his even-hotter big brother, and their hippie, pot-growing parents who take off for months at a time. Cyd's other bff is Sugar, a sassy elderly woman who lives in a nursing home and is now hooking up with Cyd's family's driver, thanks to Cyd's matchmaking skills. Now, Shrimp dumped Cyd midway through "Gingerbread," but she is aiming to win him back, and simultaneously wants to make some girlfriends because they won't dump her. Cyd learns about friendship, what makes a good person, handles issues like safe sex and abortion, learns how to incorporate her family into her fantasy commune, and avoids applying to college like a pro. She's likeable enough for adults, but bad enough for punk teenagers.
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Sensational Sequel by Little Willow (USA) 4 Stars
February 13, 2007
Rachel Cohn's debut novel Gingerbread had readers begging for more sweet stories about a sassy teenager named CC. Shrimp, the sequel to Gingerbread, is a realistic read that delivers the goods.
As the title implies, the focus of this tale is on CC's love for surfer boy Shrimp. Now that she's back in San Francisco, their on-again, off-again relationship is on-again. Like the waves he loves, things can be smooth sailing one moment, then crash down the next.
Love isn't the only thing on her mind. So is school, what with it being her senior year. CC's mom wants her to go to college, but CC doesn't know where she wants to go or what she wants to do just yet. When CC's mom leaves her college brochures, CC tosses them in the recycling bin. The two headstrong women clash more than once, but their arguments are born of frustration, of differences, of love, never of hate.
Then Shrimp's hippie parents decide to move to New Zealand. What will CC do if Shrimp decides to go with them? While it is true that there are plenty of stories in which teens are torn apart by moving! betrayal! and angst! with predictable outcomes, this book is anything but predictable. As CC tries to deal with the changes in her life, shades of grey that mock what once seemed black and white, cut and dry. Through it all, she keeps her head held high. CC is a force to be reckoned with, and Shrimp is a solid sequel.
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