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Original Title:	Friend Is Not a Verb
ISBN:	0061131067 (ISBN13: 9780061131066)
Edition Language:	English

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You know things are bad when your dreams come with a washed-up '80s soundtrack

Henry "Hen" Birnbaum's sister, Sarah, missing for over a year, has come home unexpectedly, with no explanation at all. But he can't leave well enough alone; Hen needs to figure out why she disappeared, even if she won't tell him. It's not like he has anything better to do. His girlfriend just dumped him and kicked him out of their band. He can't play the bass worth crap anyway. His social life consists of night after night of VH1 marathons with his best friend and next-door neighbor, the neurotic Emma Wood.

Hen's sure the answers to Sarah's lost year lie with Gabriel Stern—Sarah's friend from college who also happens to be a twenty-two-year-old fugitive from the law and Hen's bass teacher . . . too bad he can't play bass worth crap either. A month into his quest, Hen has had countless consultations with Emma, watched approximately fifty-three reruns of Behind the Music, and made one new Facebook friend. Unfortunately, he's no closer to any revelations about his sister. The thing is, he's too distracted to notice it, but while Hen's been looking for all the answers, something mind-blowing happened: He got a life.

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Title	:	Friend Is Not a Verb
Author	:	Daniel Ehrenhaft
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	May 4th 2010 by HarperTeen
Categories	:	Young Adult. Romance. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Young Adult Contemporary. High School

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Ratings: 3.17 From 364 Users | 59 Reviews

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Liked it at first,and then it just didn'thave a plot anymore.The first half is great!Fast-paced, cleverly written,interesting characters...but then, I don't know.I stopped caring about any ofthem after a while. None of the characters or conversations wererealistic.Hen is a big whiner and wants to bea rock star...and that's what he talksabout for more than half the book.The ending is cheesy, too.Oh, and the "big reveal" of the reasonbehind Hen's sister's disappearance isreally dumb. Not

I couldn't put this book down. I did find the payoff to be a little weak, in that the the reader is never given any fair clues to the "mystery" subplot, and the extra money at the end didn't quite make sense. [A house in the Dominican Republic selling for that much money???:] The main story was a lot of fun...even if the band Journey isn't as bad as the main character thinks, but I have to agree that it's a little weird to hear them with their new lead singer.The title may have misled some

Let's start with the positives shall we? I always like to get off on a good foot. This book is pretty funny. Plain and simple there are parts in this book where I found myself laughing out loud, "Hen" or Henry, the main character, is witty and ridiculous at times. He tends to surround himself with other characters of the same magnitude, and watching them interact with one another can be pretty hilarious.I also very much enjoyed the multiple pop culture references in the story, especially Henry's

If I had to describe how the book was I could sum it up in 1 word- FUN. Reading this book was fun,there is no better word for it.It is definitely one of my top ten band related books . (I seem to be reading alot of those these days.....).The cover though!ugh!Hand holding has no relevance to the book so why oh why?If I was to design the cover of the book I would put a artsy picture of the destroyed lego fort(you'll know what I'm talking about after reading the book, not really a spoiler don't

i always had the thing for geeky and nerdy guys, guys who is not worth another glance once you passed by them. but when you get to talk to them, you will ask yourself "you make so much sense." i thought henry "hen" (yes. like a rooster....har har!) was one of those guys. he being a music guru (well, more of the 80's and 90's) was cool but as the story goes i just couldnt like the guy. i dont know maybe it's just me but eventhough he has a wide expertise in music, i liked his friend emma more. or

3.5 stars. Henry ("Hen") has dreams of becoming a big rock star, narrating his own life with the kind of melodramatic voice found in old episodes of "Behind the Music". His sister disappeared a year ago and no one knows why, but she suddenly reappears without explanation; his parents seem to know more than they're letting on but want the sister to tell Hen on her own terms. In the meantime, all anyone will say is that she's kind of a fugitive until certain things get sorted out. In the meantime,

I just could not get into this book. I tried, I really did, but after 100 some-odd-pages, I just had to call a quits. The protag, Hen, got on my nerves. I don't know why exactly. Maybe it was the excessive whining and rambling about his rock star dreams. Or the attempt at emotions which didn't register to me as realistic. Or maybe it was the(random statements) (placed in parentheses) (which can be very distracting to the story/plot).All and all, this just wasn't the book for me. Now, keep in