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Love is all you need... or is it? Penny's about to find out in this wonderful debut.

Penny is sick of boys and sick of dating. So she vows: no more. It's a personal choice. . .and, of course, soon everyone wants to know about it. And a few other girls are inspired. A movement is born: The Lonely Hearts Club (named after the band from Sgt. Pepper). Penny is suddenly known for her nondating ways . . . which is too bad, because there's this certain boy she can't help but like. . . .
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    The Lonely Hearts Club
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    January 1, 2011
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    9 - 7
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"A must-read for anyone who's ever fallen in love―or sworn it off completely. A funny, fantastic debut!" ―Stephenie Meyer, author of The Twilight Series

"It's hard not to get caught up in this good natured revenge fantasy." ―The New York Times Book Review

"The Lonely Hearts Club turns the world of teen dating upside-down, proving that a girl can ignore 'the rules' and still land squarely, happily, and hilariously on her feet." ―Lauren Myracle, author of ttyl

"Why oh why weren't Penny Lane Bloom and her Lonely Hearts Club around when I was in high school? Penny is a terrific voice-smart, sassy, and full of girl power ― just like author Elizabeth Eulberg. I can't wait to see what she comes up with next." ―Jen Calonita, author of Secrets of My Hollywood Life

"A delightful coming-of-age story about learning to define yourself without shutting the door on love." ―Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games trilogy

About the Author

Elizabeth Eulberg was born and raised in Wisconsin before heading off to college in Syracuse and making a career in the New York City book biz. She is the author of The Lonely Hearts Club, Prom and Prejudice, Take a Bow, Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality, Better Off Friends, and We Can Work It Out.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0545140323
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Point; Reprint edition (January 1, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780545140324
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0545140324
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL640L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 9 - 7
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.5 x 8.25 inches
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Elizabeth Eulberg was born and raised in Wisconsin before moving to New York City to work in the publishing industry. While she got to work with amazing authors as a publicist, she also once had to play basketball dressed in a Clifford the Big Red Dog costume. Luckily life as a full-time author is just as exciting (and sometimes embarrassing) where she gets to research the best chocolate chip cookie in New York and how to pick a lock. She is the author of novels for teens and young readers, including internationally best-selling YA novels The Lonely Hearts Club and Better Off Friends, and the acclaimed Great Shelby Holmes middle-grade series. Her newest middle grade series is SCARED SILLY, and features two of her favorite things: humor and horror. Elizabeth currently lives in London, where she spends her free time going on long walks around her favorite city in the world and eating all of the scones. ALL OF THEM.

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Heidi (YA Bibliophile)
5.0 out of 5 stars All you need is love
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2014
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This book is actually the reason I read Prom & Prejudice (my first Elizabeth Eulberg book AND one of the first books I reviewed when I really started blogging!) But... I had never actually read The Lonely Hearts Club! I bought it for my middle school library when it came out. I put it on my "New Books!" shelf and a student checked it out. She loved it and told a friend to check it out. They did. Then they had another friend read it and so on and so forth. Pretty soon it had a hold line. That has never happened with a book I didn't book talk before (or since!) I knew I had to read it... and I finally have!
First, I feel like I should mention that I am a huge Elizabeth Eulberg fan. She is a Wisconsin girl like me (check back for more on that tomorrow!) I've met her a number of times and she is super fun to be around. Plus, her books are awesome. The Lonely Hearts Club is no exception. I would have adored it even if I'd never met the author.

I think one of my favorite parts about Elizabeth Eulberg's books is the humor. This one was no exception. I loved the main character's Beatles obsessed parents (and how the obsession was past to her, too!) I loved the jokes and banter between the girls. I loved the idea of the nondating club! It was all so fun! It really made the story fly. I read it in one sitting, almost without stopping. Eulberg's writing is fresh and I just really enjoy her style. It left me feeling very content when I read the last page (not that I wouldn't love more Penny Lane and company!)

The friendship between the different girls in the story was another aspect I loved. High school can be so mercurial. Friendships and relationships can change by the hour. Who didn't know someone who dropped plans with her friends for a guy? Or someone who was just doing what everyone expected of them? I liked seeing how the events of this book and having the support of The Lonely Hearts Club helped the girls really focus on who they wanted to be and what they wanted in their lives. Be who you want to be, not who others want to see! That's a message I want my students to walk away with!

If you're looking for a delightful read full of friendship, romance and everything that comes with the two, The Lonely Hearts Club is for you. Also, how awesome is that cover?!?!?
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Stephanie
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read! Loved it!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2011
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Penny Lane Bloom, a sixteen year old girl named after a Beatles song, has had her heart broken repeatedly. She turns to The Beatles to help her with her coping and then decides to give up on boys and creates the Lonely Hearts Club with her friends. It becomes a safe haven for girls to come together and focus on friendship and more. The club decides to give up on dating until they graduate high school but what happens when Penny starts to grow feelings for someone. A good guy and not someone like all the other guys at her school. Will she abide by the Club's rules? Will she disappoint her friends?

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Lonely Hearts Club. I'm also a Beatles fan so I liked the references and the ties with one of the greatest bands of all time.

You can't but help feel for Penny and the struggles she goes through with trying to be loyal to the club she created but also for her feelings toward a certain someone. I also liked that the girls in the club really focused on trying to change themselves and be who they wanted and not succumbed to the pressures of high school. The focus on friendship being first was great and I liked that the girls stuck to each other throughout the book without all the drama that comes with too many girls being in one place at one time. The book is empowering and I had only wished I had a club like this while I was attending high school.
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Mrs. Heise
5.0 out of 5 stars Teen girl power, friendship, and The Beatles!
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2011
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Sometimes I really want a light-hearted book without all the angst and drama of a lot of the popular YA books/genres out there right now, and to get a good girl-power message - even better. That's exactly what I got with Elizabeth Eulberg's debut novel, THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB, plus I got a little Beatles nostalgia along with it. I was drawn to it as soon as I heard the plot summary, but of course, the cover sold me on getting it in hardcover - it's so fun!

This book is a story with an independent high school junior girl main character who gets treated badly by a boy she's had a crush on for a long time. The girl - Penny Lane (a Beatles song of course since her parents are huge fans) - decides she's not going to deal with one more boy treating her badly, so she swears off dating for the rest of high school. Thus starts the lonely hearts club (inspired of course by the Beatles' Sargeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band). Once word gets out, other girls decide they don't want to deal with immature boys who treat them badly either, and they see how much fun the girls in the club are having, so the club gets a reputation around the school.

There's a really important message coming out of reading this story - it's not just about not dealing with the boy drama, but it's more about what it means to be a good friend to the girls around you. It's about keeping your friends honest, being there for each other, and not letting boys change your priorities. The club's rules say that a girl can't change who she is for a guy, she can't ditch her friends for a guy, she can't let a guy take over her whole life and forget about her friends - what a great message to send teen girls who need to remember that when they get to high school and boy drama and pressure becomes so much more of a part of their lives.

I think the highlight about this book for me was that even though it deals with the typical boyfriend drama of high school girls, it's done in a unique way in which the girls still get to be strong characters. I do wish some of the secondary characters had the chance to be developed a little more fully because they had the potential to really add to the story more than they were able to with the length of the book, but it was it will be an accessible book for many adolescent girls - and it doesn't cross the line into mature content. I loved this book for it's light-heartedness, great message, and fun story (with a Beatles twist) and am glad I found it.

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opq
4.0 out of 5 stars 女子の友情に！
Reviewed in Japan on May 9, 2010
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Pennyは理想の相手だと思っていたNateに裏切られ、ショックを受ける。
そして思い返せば過去のデート相手達もいつも嘘をつき、だまし、裏切った。
女子はいつも男子に合わせてばかりで、元親友だったDianeも彼氏RyanのためにPennyとの友情を捨てた。
男なんて最低だ、とPennyは二度とデートはしない（それも特にＨigh Ｓchoolにいる間は）と誓い"The Loenly Hearts Club"を結成する。
そして新学期、Ryanと別れたDianeが二人目のメンバーとなり、親友のTracyや、その他傷心で男子にうんざりした女子達が続々と仲間入りし、一気に有名になったPennyとThe Lonely Hearts Clubには次々と問題が生じる。
そんな中、PennyはRyanが気になり始め・・・Clubと恋心、友情の間で揺れる。
Pennyに気がある軽いToddや、Ryanが学校一Hotなため嫉妬する女子達、ビートルズファンの両親（そこからPenny Laneと名付けられた）と色々で、キャラ的にはDianeが素晴らしい！
Tracyもぶっ飛んでるし、RyanがPennyのためにした事もかわいい！！
カラオケの場面のPennyが！！！
登場人物が多くてなんとなくゆるーい感じもするけど、じーんときました。
いいなぁ、入りたい・・・
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Ms. J. Clarke
4.0 out of 5 stars A real feel good story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2012
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This started off a little slow but once the story got going I really enjoyed it.
Penny Lane Bloom has had her heart broken and her feelings messed with just one too many times and has decided its time, she's swearing off boyes, atleast until she graduates. She begins her own little "Lonely Hearts Club" and before long word spreads and the club grows bigger as more and more girls decide they've had enough of rotten boys too.

The thing I liked most about this was the message. Penny is reallt inspiring to the others, teaching them that they should focus on themselves and their friendships with each other and not be distracted by the drama that comes with dating guys that don't know how special they are. Its so true to anyone of any age. Friends will always be there, atleast the great ones will and you have to take care of yourself first, but not in a selfish way.

It didn't take me long to read this, probably because it was such a nice story and the characters were all really well developed. It all ended just the way I thought it would but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Stephanie C.
4.0 out of 5 stars lecture sympathique, légère pour les vacances
Reviewed in France on July 19, 2010
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Les garçons sont tous des mufles ! Penny Lane en a soupé des relations bidons, et depuis sa récente déconfiture avec Nate, le fils des meilleurs amis de ses parents, dont elle était follement amoureuse depuis des années, la jeune fille a choisi de faire un trait sur les relations sans lendemain. Elle renonce aux garçons, ne veut plus sortir avec eux, elle crée alors the Lonely Hearts Club (en référence à la chanson des Beatles, un héritage de ses parents qui sont des fans invétérés, d'où son prénom). Très vite, le club gagne en popularité car la majorité des filles du lycée revendique le droit de ne plus être prise pour du bétail. Même le directeur va s'en mêler, tant le club va semer - malgré lui - la zizanie. Cela sent la révolution ! !

The Lonely Hearts Club est un roman sur la solidarité féminine, sur le choix d'être respecté sans pour autant renoncer à aimer et être aimé, il y a une limite à ne pas franchir (all you need is love, après tout !). Les filles du club ne sont pas des harpies, au contraire l'histoire montre qu'il est surtout question d'amitié et de bonne humeur. L'héroïne, Penny, va même être prise à son propre piège puisqu'elle va rencontrer un garçon charmant, délicieux et attentionné qui va lui faire battre le coeur, alors qu'elle a pour règle d'or de ne pas déroger aux principes du Club (stop dating boys !). Pas facile, pas facile... Et pourtant, c'est tellement simple ! Le club n'est pas une prison non plus, et les copines sont là pour le lui rappeler !

Cela se lit vite et bien, non ce n'est pas le roman de l'année non plus, mais étant donné que ce livre est - je crois - le premier bouquin qui trouve grâce à mes yeux depuis deux semaines, j'estime qu'il mérite une mention plus qu'honorable. Les petites références aux Beatles ont été également fort appréciables, et cette allusion sur l'influence de la musique dans la vie ... si cruciale à mes yeux :

There was only one thing I could do to ease the pain. I turned to the only four guys who'd never let me down. The only four guys who'd never broken my heart, who'd never disappointed me.
John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
Anybody who has ever clung to a song like a musical life raft will understand. Or put on a song to bring out an emotion or a memory. Or had a soundtrack playing in their head to drown out a conversation or a scene.
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Janet Drewes
2.0 out of 5 stars A very boring book
Reviewed in Canada on October 24, 2013
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The reviews of this book sounded positive, but I found it boring, repetitive, with very little plot development. I stopped reading it after one chapter!
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laila 72
1.0 out of 5 stars brutto
Reviewed in Italy on April 23, 2014
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Brutto anche per giovani adolescenti ( che poi ho scoperto essere il target a cui era rivolto). Lo sconsiglio: storia insulsa.
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