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oh my goth

"Perhaps I'll be commended. Perhaps I'll be rewarded. You see, I've developed a virtual reality program that will whisk teenagers inside a new life, a life that will make them appreciate and respect the one they currently lead." -Doctor Laroque  goth vs. barbie   Clarik the half and half boy and Jade the Goth girl

"Oh my Goth, life was good." -Jade Leigh  media type="youtube" key="4QLcRGrg1GI" height="340" width="560" avril lavigne - alice



media type="youtube" key="3iZy367ogcQ" height="344" width="425" blue foundation(remix) - as i moved on  "I shoved her again, harder this time. 'Do you know what my mom's last words were to me?' I growled. 'Our car had flipped and stayed upside down. Her blood was dripping on me as she died and do you know what her last words were? Do you?' I was screaming toward the end, but couldn't stop myself. 'No,' Mercedes croaked. I knew the words by heart. I'd memorized them, replayed them a thousand times. 'There are two kinds of people, those who coast through life like ducks in a row, following one after the other, and those who ride the waves.' Tears spilled down my cheeks, and my voice cracked. 'Ride the waves, baby, and live. Live.' " -Jade Leigh

**__Critic reviews! __**

__This is a super-fun, fast-paced novel that even someone who would be called a "Barbie" can like! The characters are all lovable, and I really enjoyed this book - Taylor Rector __ In Oh My Goth, Showalter will take you on a witty and complex Matrix-esque ride. This novel gives a wild and highly entertaining twist on the life of modern teenagers while still remaining true to reality by throwing in many of the issues millions of them face each and every day. Jade's individualism and her probing questions about life, death, acceptance, and hate give Oh My Goth a certain depth that will brand Oh My Goth in your memory for quite a long time. -unknown

<span style="background-color: #311616; color: #4c77d6; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Oh My Goth wasn’t quite what I expected. I mainly thought it would just be a quick and funny book, but it was much more than that. Gena Showalter managed to tie-in subtle but important messages about prejudice, cliques, and maintaining a self appreciation for who you are, an individual. She also shows how your opinions on people and ideas can change when you are placed in a totally different scenario. Somehow the author managed to sneak all this in without being preachy about it and still write a sassy and enjoyable story. -Briana last name unknown(reader) <span style="color: #940094; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #e00b0b; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="color: #e60a0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**__Explanations:__** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #eb2424; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #e60a0a; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">First quote: I used this quote because it was a major turning point in the book. Being brought to this doctor and put in a game was her punishment. It is when Jade's real life ends and she is put in a new one. If this moment were at all different it would change the entire story. This moment in the book is not only tense and climactic it is crucial to the story line. It also is a mini synopsis of what Jade is going into and what may happen with her. It explains what is about to happen in the book and how everything is going to change. In addition, it explains what is happening to Mercedes as well. It helps to add a twist to the plot as well when the girls wake up in the new reality and neither the characters nor the readers know with any certainty whether it was all just a dream or not. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #d41616; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Second <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #f21818; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> quote: <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #f41010; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The second quote is one of the most important lines in the book. It is the explanation of the title. The line tells you that Jade is happy in the end, everything is ok now, she and Clarik's relationship is on the mend, and that Jade learnt the lesson she was intended to learn. It is the very end of the story, it lets the reader know that everything has worked out and it is one of the lessons in the book. The lesson is that most things do work out with effort and that the silly prejudices in life must be put to an end before life can settle and be good all around. With the prejudices, life stays stirred, strained, and troubled. The ending line puts across the moral the author was trying to project through out the entire story.

<span style="background-color: #000000; color: #f21818; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Third quote: The third quote has many points and there were quite a few reasons I choose it. One reason I picked it was that it explains Jade's intense fear of driving because of her mother's death and her drive and need to be herself. Her mother's dying words were her motivation to live no matter the consequences and difficulties that came with that choice. Another reason I decided to put this one as one of my quotes is because it made Mercedes understand Jade better. It made it so that Mercedes and Jade could end up getting over their differences. With out Jade's fiery explanation there would be no closure on the issue of Jade's mother. My last reason was because it also came at a crucial time. Jade said this when they had just broken into the building they thought could lead to their escape from the game but didn’t and, it was said right before the got caught and Jade learned of her father's secret relationship with Mercedes' mother. <span style="color: #d11515; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #db0f0f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #f72222; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">First picture: This picture summarizes the entire issue of the story and of Jade's life. It shows the prejudices depicted in the book. It also represents many of the stereotypical things said on both sides of the Prep Goth battle. For example, the weird and I never shut up written under the pictures. Weird depicts how many people assume the worst of different people and label them. I never shu <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #db0f0f; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"><span style="background-color: #000000; color: #e90c0c; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">t up under the picture of the preppy looking girl shows how people assume that others who seem preppy are dumb, obnoxious, or stuck up. Also the black cat on the Goth side represents a label that all Goths or people thought of as Goths are into black magic because black cats are the most commonly know familiar. The phone on the side of the preppy side of the picture also represents a stereotypical label that all the girly, blond, bubbly, preppy girls talk nearly constantly. Essentially, the picture represents all the unfounded labels and insults thrown from both of the <span style="background-color: #292424; color: #de1717; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> opposing sides. <span style="color: #d11515; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <span style="background-color: #160909; color: #dfd2d2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="background-color: #030202; color: #e72727; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Second picture: My second picture is meant to represent Jade and Clarik and their love that blooms through out the story. I wrote a caption underneath. The caption says that Clarik is the half and half boy. I said that because Jade said he seemed to be half prep and half Goth. I also called Jade Goth girl because that seemed to be her label through out the story and that was part of who she was. It shows the Clarik and Jade aren’t exactly alike and that Clarik doesn’t have a label. Also Jade and Clarik’s romance was an indispensable part of the plot. Without the love they had there would have been very little to hold Jade in the game, so the story would have a lot less conflict. Also, with out it there would be no betrayal of Jade’s trust. <span style="background-color: #000000; color: #b51212; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> First video: The first video I put on the page is Avril Lavigne doing her version of Alice in wonderland. I thought that the story fit with Jade’s story perfectly because they both totally switch worlds. In Alice in wonderland, she goes to a new world where everything is flipped on its head just like Jade.They both have to struggle to survive and try to find a way home. They both are confused and uncertain of what they should be doing. But in the song Avril is singing about never giving up and that was basically the main rule that Jade lived by because of her mother’s death and last words. Also, the song and video seemed to embody the confusion Jade was suffering through out the story. Also, it showed what Jade most likely went through when her mother died, trying to find herself and her direction.

Second video/song: I'm going to put the lyrics up and explain by lines.

Come and dance, come

I was all alone, going for a ride-- I think this applies to Jade ever since her mother died she felt alone and detached. Travelling solo, off my guard I had to follow this calling from the wild Into the shadows I think applies as well because Jade was dark but that didn't make her bad. Into the shadows of my heart

I needed all my strength to Stand up to your agenda---This is very important to the story and has an obvious connection. Jade's focus after her mothers I said it, I said it again-<-death was to work as hard as necessary to not end up as just another girl in the crowd, to be herself. I said it, I said it again I never wanna become This line also represents Jade's goal of nonconformity because it shows that she doesn't want to Stuck in your machine--<-become just another part of a machine, indistinguishable from the other parts. I said it, I said it again

Come and dance, come-Through out the whole song I imagine this line meaning come and be you, be what you want to be. <- I think it means don't be uptight and blend into the scenery with everyone. I think it means -<-to live life for you the way you want to live it.

And as I moved on, thought I’d blow my mind---For the book I think this can be applied to Jade not knowing if she could But as it turned out, I was wrong<-handle the new world and trying to get free But as it turned out, I was wrong I met my sorrow, saw her in the eyes--- I think this goes along well with Jade and Mercedes' issues and the pain they She tried my courage--<-go through with their parents. For example Jade's mother's death and Mercedes' father She tried my courage, but left me stronger--<- leaving and her mother dating Jade's dad.

She tried my courage, but left me stronger

(You better stand up straight and you gotta be strong You gotta fight for your right and reclaim your own song)

I needed all my strength to Stand up to your agenda I said it, I said it again I never wanna become Stuck in your machine I said it, I said it again

Come and dance, come