Calypso Chronicles Series by Tyne O'Connell
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#1
Pulling Princes (Calypso Chronicles #1)
Tyne O'Connell
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars“If you have ever wondered what really goes on behind the locked gates of the ancient British Boarding Schools, this series holds the key.” @BookChitChat Set in a fictional Eton College, The Pulling Princes series provides a, “deliciously naughty insider’s guide to the midnight feasts, incredibly close friendships & romances of entitled toffs, British aristocratic & royal teenagers.” The books accurate portrayal of the closed world of elite teens in an English boarding school... more“If you have ever wondered what really goes on behind the locked gates of the ancient British Boarding Schools, this series holds the key.” @BookChitChat Set in a fictional Eton College, The Pulling Princes series provides a, “deliciously naughty insider’s guide to the midnight feasts, incredibly close friendships & romances of entitled toffs, British aristocratic & royal teenagers.” The books accurate portrayal of the closed world of elite teens in an English boarding school. The books are narrated from the perspective of a fish out of water American, Calypso Kelly who goes from teased outsider- enduring attacks on her by the British tabloids, teasing by the toffs and taunts from the horrible Honey O'Hare’ – before she eventually beats them at their own game and manages to not only charm all the girls but pull the Prince himself! “Funny exposé of It-girl school life.” ELLE GIRL UK “Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book.” WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY “A Right Royal Read!” MAYFAIR TIMES “Bridget Jones for the early teen set.”- WASHINGTON POST USA “Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book. Fans of Cecily von Ziegesar’s “Gossip Girl” series and Zoey Dean’s “A-List” series (both Little, Brown) should enjoy it”.– WASHINGTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES "Give this to fans of Princess Mia and Georgia Nicholson as well as to readers of O’Connell’s previous Pulling Princes". BOOKLIST, USA "It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off." SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA “Outrageously funny and a serious contender for the teen chick-lit throne.” — THE BOOKSELLER on Pulling Princes. less
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#2
Stealing Princes (Calypso Chronicles #2)
Tyne O'Connell
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars“Funny exposé of It-girl school life.” ELLE GIRL UK “Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book.” WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY “A Right Royal Read!” MAYFAIR TIMES “If you have ever wondered what really goes on behind the locked gates of the ancient British Boarding Schools, this series holds the key... more“Funny exposé of It-girl school life.” ELLE GIRL UK “Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book.” WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY “A Right Royal Read!” MAYFAIR TIMES “If you have ever wondered what really goes on behind the locked gates of the ancient British Boarding Schools, this series holds the key.” @BookChitChat ©American Library Association Quick Pick for Young Adults This is the second book in the internationally successful Calypso Chronicles series. Calypso begins the term facing a dilemma: who does she fancy? Freddie (the prince) or Billy (the fit older boy who rescued her from a dog attack) - or both! While text-flirting with them over the summer break was fun, she knows she has to choose and decides to make the big decision before the La Fiesta Ball. It's the first ball her parents have allowed her to attend, and the pressure is on to find the perfect partner. Billy may be older and have the hero-persona working for him, but Freddie is the one who sets her pulse racing. Unfortunately, Freddie reveals he won't be attending due to a much grander fabulous ball at the palace with all the other European royals - a more or less Annual-Euro-Royal-Bash. What can Calypso do? And this is on top of all the other things she has to contend with: school, friends, and sharing a room with the vile Honey O'Hare... American Library Association Set in a fictional Eton College where Princes William and Harry attended & the nearby St Mary’s Ascot school attended by Princess Caroline of Monaco and which the authors daughter attended, The Pulling Princes series provides a, “deliciously naughty insider’s guide to the midnight feasts, incredibly close friendships & romances of entitled toffs, British aristocratic & royal teenagers.” Although entirely fictional, the books accurate portrayal of the hitherto closed world of Royal teens, created feverish speculation and comparisons to actual royals and Aristocratic teens – specifically Prince William and Prince Harry – were inevitable. After a heated bidding war, Bloomsbury won the USA rights to the series at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2004. The books are narrated from the perspective of a fish out of water American, Calypso Kelly who goes from teased outsider - enduring attacks on her by the British tabloids, teasing by the toffs and taunts from the Horrible Hon.s’ – before she eventually beats them at their own game and manages to not only charm all the girls but pull the Prince himself! “Bridget Jones for the early teen set.”- WASHINGTON POST USA “Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book. Fans of Cecily von Ziegesar’s “Gossip Girl” series and Zoey Dean’s “A-List” series (both Little, Brown) should enjoy it”.– WASHINGTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES Give this to fans of Princess Mia and Georgia Nicholson as well as to readers of O’Connell’s previous Pulling Princes. BOOKLIST, USA It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA “Outrageously funny and a serious contender for the teen chick-lit throne.” — THE BOOKSELLER on Pulling Princes. “Bridget Jones on speed” The Guardian UK “Brings to mind Kathy Lette and Jilly Cooper” Mail on Sunday UK “Lightening-fast comic twists.” Elle “Ab Fab meets Sex In The City!” The Telegraph UK “A Clever chick-lit look at the highlife Brit style” USA TODAY “Makes This Life look tame by comparison.” Independent on Sunday “A spirited page turner that is high on humour.” Company “Full of high octane court room drama, lashings of comedy and crackling with un-zipped one liners.” BookChitChats “Readers will no doubt enjoy this glimpse into sophisticated London nightlife.” American Library Association Well might this be called a girlie novel for the nineties” THE OXFORD MAIL “Sex, Lies & Litigation zips along scattering one-liners like bright confuting” Screaming Hyena “A breezy, escapist, and relatively chaste romance for fans of the Gossip Girl books and other similar, popular fiction series. – Gillian Engberg Gillian Booklist “Both a fast-paced comedy of errors and a heartfelt romance, Tyne O’Connell’s classic novel proves that when it comes to winning someone else’s heart the first step is being true to your own…” Gillian Engberg Booklist “A Breezy, escapist and relatively chaste romance for fans of the Gossip Girl Books” Gillian Engburg THE BOOKLIST REVIEW less
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#3
Dueling Princes (Calypso Chronicles #3)
Tyne O'Connell
Rated: 3.78 of 5 starsPicking up where Stealing Princes left off, this funny, fast-paced third book chronicling the life and times of Calypso Kelly follows Calypso as she attempts to balance school, family, and a royal romance. “Duelling Princes is sure to have fans of O’Connell’s previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off.” SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA “Funny exposé of It-girlschool life... morePicking up where Stealing Princes left off, this funny, fast-paced third book chronicling the life and times of Calypso Kelly follows Calypso as she attempts to balance school, family, and a royal romance. “Duelling Princes is sure to have fans of O’Connell’s previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off.” SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA “Funny exposé of It-girlschool life.” ELLE GIRL UK “A deliciously naughty insider’s guide to sensational secret life of Britain & Europe’s royal teens from the midnight feasts, incredibly close friendships & romances to the tabloid escapades and code language - thank goodness there is a dictionary of posh teen slang included.” BOOK CHIT CHAT “A right royal read” THE MAYFAIR TIMES It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA“Outrageously funny and a serious contender for the teen chick-lit throne.” — THE BOOKSELLER on Pulling Princes.BOOKLISTEditorial Review From School Library Journal“Featuring an American teen at a British boarding school, O'Connell's Calypso Chronicles blend appealing components of such popular series as Gossip Girls and the Princess Diaries. In this instalment, Calypso is at the top of her game, as much in her fencing technique as in her romance with HRH Freds. Then her mother arrives unannounced, and slapstick machinations ensue as Calypso attempts to juggle fencing, Freds, and Mom, who may or may not be filing for divorce. A fencing and British-slang glossary helps to bridge the transatlantic gap, and there is enough moony romance to appease fans drawn by the series' Cinderella premise.” Jennifer Mattson © American Library Association. All rights reserved Set in a fictional Eton College where Princes William and Harry attended & the nearby St Mary’s Ascot school attended by Princess Caroline of Monaco and which the authors daughter attended, The Pulling Princes series are like being let in on the sensational secret life of Britain's aristocratic and toff teens. Although entirely fictional, the books accurate portrayal of the hitherto closed world of Royal teens, created feverish speculation and comparisons to actual royals and Aristocratic teens – specifically Prince William and Prince Harry – were inevitable. After a heated bidding war, Bloomsbury won the USA rights to the series at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2004. They have now been re-released in Kindle format.Dating the second in line to the throne, Prince Freddie has made Year Eleven at St. Augustine’s the best year at St Augustine’s so far for American Calypso Kelly. Together with best friends Star and Georgina, and new chums Portia and Indie, LA-born Calypso at last seems to fit into the exclusive all girls Boarding school near Windsor Castle. With the national fencing trials coming up, balancing school, friendships, and a royal romance is a lot harder than she imagined. Something will have to give, but what or whom will it be? Picking up where Stealing Princes left off, this funny, fast-paced third book chronicling the life and times of Calypso Kelly will not disappoint. When her LA parents arrive in London causing mayhem, Calypso finds that having her prince, winning her bouts, evading the British tabloid press and staying on the right side of the Horrible Hon,’s Honey & Poppy O’Hare while convincing her parents to start acting like adults may be more than any girl can handle.Just as well that her fabulous toff friends and the Nuns are on side to help Calypso with the chaos and the fun!“Funny exposé of It-girlschool life.” ELLE GIRL UK “Bridget Jones for the early teen set.”- WASHINGTON POST USA “Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book. Fans of Cecily von Ziegesar’s “Gossip Girl” series and Zoey Dean’s “A-List” series (both Little, Brown) should enjoy it”.– WASHINGTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES Give this to fans of Princess Mia and Georgia Nicholson as well as to readers of O’Connell’s previous Pulling Princes BOOKLIST, USA“Bridget Jones for the early teen set.”- WASHINGTON POST USA“Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book. Fans of Cecily von Ziegesar’s “Gossip Girl” series and Zoey Dean’s “A-List” series (both Little, Brown) should enjoy it”.– WASHINGTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES Give this to fans of Princess Mia and Georgia Nicholson as well as to readers of O’Connell’s previous Pulling Princes (2004). BOOKLIST, USA"It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off." SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA“Outrageously funny and a serious contender for the teen chick-lit throne.” — THE BOOKSELLER on Pulling Princes.“Frothy and face-paced” – Publishers Weekly on Pulling Princes, starred review. “A right royal read” THE MAYFAIR TIMES less
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#4
Dumping Princes (Calypso Chronicles #4)
Tyne O'Connell
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars“Funny exposé of It-girl school life.” ELLE GIRL UK “A deliciously naughty insider’s guide to the sensational secret life of Britain & Europe’s royal teens from the midnight feasts, incredibly close friendships & romances to the tabloid escapades and code language - thank goodness there is a dictionary of posh teen slang included.” BOOK CHIT CHAT “A right royal read” THE MAYFAIR TIMES It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off... more“Funny exposé of It-girl school life.” ELLE GIRL UK “A deliciously naughty insider’s guide to the sensational secret life of Britain & Europe’s royal teens from the midnight feasts, incredibly close friendships & romances to the tabloid escapades and code language - thank goodness there is a dictionary of posh teen slang included.” BOOK CHIT CHAT “A right royal read” THE MAYFAIR TIMES It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA Set in a fictional Eton College (Eades) where Princes William and Harry attended & the nearby St Mary’s Ascot School (St Augustine’s) attended by Princess Caroline of Monaco and which the author’s daughter was a pupil, Dumping Princes is the fourth book in the Calypso Chronicles series. After four years as the school misfit, Calypso Kelly has finally thrown off her label of American Freak and joined the in-crowd: the daughters and sons of Britain and Europe's Royals & Rock Stars. In this bonkers world where everyone’s titled entitled or both, dorm raids, midnight feasts, illicit dashes to London nightclubs on the Sunningdale train and moonlit picnics in the infamous Pullers Woods that separates the two schools, the stakes are high. While her friends spend their time posting YouTube clips and manipulating the media with social networking, Calypso has won the national fencing trails and managed to pull Prince Freddie himself. When HRH (Freds) does the unthinkable and breaks up with Calypso, breaking the ancient lore that forbids any St Augustine’s girl from being dumped, it sets in motion a school-wide plan for a Royal Counter Dump. Can Calypso win Freddie back? And if she can will she be able to dump him? All is fair in love and war . . . except, of course, if you’re in love with a prince. Although entirely fictional, the Calypso Chronicle series give an accurate portrayal of the closed world of Royal teens, created feverish speculation and comparisons to actual royals and Aristocratic teens – specifically Prince William and Prince Harry – were inevitable. After a heated bidding war, Bloomsbury won the USA rights to the series at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2004. For more on this series go to www.calypsochronicles.com “Outrageously funny and a serious contender for the teen chick-lit throne.” — THE BOOKSELLER on Pulling Princes. “Budding Anglophiles ….will soak up the flood of upper-class British culture in this book. Fans of Cecily von Ziegesar’s “Gossip Girl” series and Zoey Dean’s “A-List” series (both Little, Brown) should enjoy it”.– WASHINGTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SERVICES “Give this to fans of Princess Mia and Georgia Nicholson as well as to readers of O’Connell’s previous Pulling Princes (2004).” BOOKLIST, USA “It is sure to have fans of the previous novels rolling on the floor laughing their royal crowns off.” SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, USA less
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