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The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club
The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life | Laurie Notaro
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ive changed a bit since high school. Back then I said no to using and selling drugs. I washed on a normal basis and still had good credit. Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls Action-Adventure Club. Every day she fearlessly rises from bed to defeat the evil machinations of dolts, dimwits, and creepy boyfriendsand thats before she even puts on a bra. For the past ten years, Notaro has been entertaining Phoenix newspaper readers with her wildly amusing autobiographical exploits and unique life experiences. She writes about a world of hourly-wage jobs that require absolutely no skills, a mother who hands down judgments more forcefully than anyone seated on the Supreme Court, horrific high school reunions, and hangovers that leave her surprised that she woke up in the first place. The misadventures of Laurie and her fellow Idiot Girls (too cool to be in the Smart Group) unfold in a world that everyone will recognize but no one has ever described so hilariously. She delivers the goods: life as we all know it. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Octoberwoman
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Hilarious! I laughed out loud numerous times.

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dabbe
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#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

I have (sorta) two:
1. I never met him, but Charles Shulz called me when I wrote him, asking if he'd sell me one of his comics to give to my mom for her 50th birthday (she was a PEANUTS fanatic). He called me long distance on his dime and gave me one of his strips for FREE, even paying to ship it to me (see pic above). He said I wrote a heckofa letter. 🤩 #2 is ⬇️.

dabbe 2. I had AP English with the tagged author, Lauria Notaro (she's like a female Dave Barry). I should have known she's be a humorist because one day in class I dared to ask what a “nymph“omaniac was (we were studying nymphs in mythology). She piped up loudly for all to hear: “Denise, you of all people should know what that means.“ 😳 7mo
vivastory That's amazing that Schulz did that. What an incredible person! 7mo
Bookwomble Fantastic story about Mr Schulz - and the comic strip he sent you was a cute one, too 😊🐶🐤 7mo
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ReadingRachael The comic from Charles Schulz is adorable! Such a nice story 🥰 7mo
jdiehr Great stories! 7mo
ChaoticMissAdventures What an amazing story 😍 7mo
BkClubCare Aw, too wonderful on Chuck and too funny about the nymphs! 7mo
AnnCrystal 👏WOW☺️EPIC👍💝. (edited) 7mo
dabbe @vivastory The kindest, most gentlemanly man. He sounded like my grandfather on the phone. 🥰 7mo
dabbe @Bookwomble He even asked which characters my mom liked best. I said Snoopy and Woodstock, and he gave me one with only the two of them in it. 🥰 7mo
dabbe @jdiehr 🥰 7mo
dabbe @BkClubCare 🥰 The nymph story followed me to college. I wrote the story as an extra credit essay in my biology class, and the prof READ it out loud to the whole class. I got to relive the experience all over again! 😂 7mo
BookmarkTavern That is the most adorable story about Schulz! Thank you so much for sharing it with us. 💕 (edited) 7mo
Blueberry ❤️ I live about an hour from the Charles Schulz museum. It is where he did his comic strip making. I've been a few times when homeschooling. 6mo
dabbe @Blueberry Oh, it must be lovely where you live! 💜🧡💜 6mo
monkeygirlsmama That is amazing! 💗 6mo
dabbe @monkeygirlsmama 🤩🤗😀 6mo
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dabbe
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Thanks for the tags, @Eggs and @Ravenlee!

1. I've had all books signed by Laurie Notaro in person (it helps that she and I were in high school together and even had AP English with each other!) I also have a signed comic strip from Charles Schulz, and we chatted on the phone.
2. I have bought/rebought/stupidly bought more times than I count. 🤦‍♀️
3. I want to LIVE next door to Samwise Gamgee in the shire; would Frodo give me his old home? 🤔

Eggs Oh how wonderful-Notaro and Schultz 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1y
dabbe @Eggs 🤩😍🤗 1y
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Alicia
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Well you guys, I turned 30 yesterday 😱👵🏽 !! I celebrated with friends but (shockingly) didn't get any books! Luckily my work BFFs got me these amazing books!!! One of my friends chose the Laurie Notaro because she is a Phoenix local author and she knew I liked reading local authors. Isn't that amazingly sweet!! ❤️📚❤️📚

LauraBrook Happy belated birthday! What a thoughtful and sweet friend you have! 7y
Rachbb3 Happy birthday! 😊 7y
Ms_T Happy belated birthday! 7y
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AmandaL Happy birthday 🎈 7y
Kalalalatja Happy birthday! 🎉🎉 7y
ErikasMindfulShelf Happy Birthday! 🎉💐🎂 7y
LeahBergen Happy Birthday!! 7y
Jas16 Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉🎁❤️🎈 7y
youneverarrived Happy birthday 😘 7y
Kmmsellers Happy birthday! 7y
Dorianna Happy Birthday! I hope you enjoy your book gifts. 7y
riversong153 Happy Birthday! 7y
Owlizabeth Happy Birthday 💜💜💜 7y
Laura317 Happy 30th, youngster! 🎉🎉 7y
JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉🎉 7y
Bookzombie Happy Birthday!!! 🎂🎁🎉 7y
Bibliogeekery Happy Birthday!! 🎉🎉🎉 7y
moranadatter 🎶Happy Birthday🎶 🎈🎂🎉 7y
ValerieAndBooks Happy birthday 🎂 !! How cool that you‘re an October baby too (mine was on the 4th). 7y
Alicia Thank you everyone! Also yay @ValerieAndBooks 😄😁 does that make you a Libra too?? ♎️ 7y
ValerieAndBooks Yep @Alicia !! Libras rule 💪!! 7y
DivineDiana Belated birthday greetings and wishing you a year filled with books!📚🎉 7y
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MidnightBookGirl
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#FallIntoBooks Day 8: Awkward

This book really captures my awkward, inner self, even if I didn't write it. And I swear, this picture could have been taken at any point in my adolescence.

@RealLifeReading

Alfoster 😂😂😂😂! I've been there too! 7y
RealBooks4ever 🤣🤣🤣👍🏼 7y
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candyflossramparts
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Since I don't read a ton of non-fiction, I don't have many books with #subtitles. This book has a subtitle and one of my favorite covers. #aprilbookshowers

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capriciousreader
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Oh Lord. The hilarity. 😝

Sarahreadstoomuch I loved that book & her other collections of essays. So funny!! 8y
Laura317 So someone wrote a story loosely based on my life. Great. 😬I sometimes feel like an idiot. 😂 8y
Snakes6atx Love the cover! 8y
capriciousreader @sarahreadsbookstoomuch I'm making plans to gorge on her whole collection. 8y
capriciousreader @Laura317 What? I thought it was my life. 8y
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