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    Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
    Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
    Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
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    Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick

    Written by Joe Schreiber

    Narrated by Steven Boyer

    3.5/5

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    New York Times best-selling author Joe Schreiber pens a funny, action-packed novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller's Day Off and La Femme Nikita. It's prom night, and Perry is looking forward to playing a gig with his band in New York City. But when his mother makes him take their quiet and geeky Lithuanian exchange student to the dance, he finds himself on a reckless ride through Manhattan-in his dad's red Jaguar-with a trained assassin.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateOct 25, 2011
    ISBN9781461847373
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    Joe Schreiber

    JOE SCHREIBER is the New York Times bestselling author of adult novels Death Troopers, Chasing the Dead, and Eat the Dark. His other novels for young people include, the critically acclaimed Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick, Perry's Killer Playlist, and Lenny Cyrus, School Virus. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife and children.

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    • 4/5
      Perry's family forces him to take the Lithuanian exchange student who has been staying with them to the prom. She wanted to go to New York City instead, to settle some scores. Perry finds himself spending the night travelling Manhattan, as the accomplice of a trained assassin on a vendetta.
    • 3/5
      I listened to this funny, original story. At first I felt like I was reading a Mission Impossible for middle school boys. Then it took a darker turn that made it even more appealing. I'll recommend it to boys who liked Carter Finally Gets It, Hunger Games, or Alex Rider.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book! The type of book that absolutely should become a movie, full of action and humor with a really good foundation and back story.
    • 5/5
      Sure, the plot is formulaic, but I couldn’t put it down and laughed out loud many times. Perry Stormaire, a high school senior, narrates this first person story which revolves around the Lithuanian exchange student his family is hosting. When he is forced to take her to the prom, all hell breaks loose and he is in for the craziest, most dangerous and educational night of his life.

      Each chapter is cleverly headed by essay questions from college admission forms, and Perry’s snarky remarks are hilarious (calling the prom theme Social Darwinism under the sea was my favorite). The comparisons to movies are obvious, and it is sure to be made into one. The author did a superb job with the pacing and I give him kudos for pulling it off without the sex and profanity that is so rampant in action books and movies.
    • 3/5
      Clever use of college essay questions begin each chapter of this fast-paced, action-packed thriller. Gobi is a shy, homely foreign exchange student living with Perry's family. Up to now, Perry has managed to kindly ignore her until his mother forces him to take Gobi to the prom, which happens to be the same night that Perry's band has their first gig in New York City. Hoping to make a quick evening of it so he can still perform with his band, Perry has no idea that Gobi has a plan of her own--one that will put his family in danger and get him chased, beat up, kidnapped and shot. If the "Alex Rider" series ever took "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen" to a dance, it would probably look something like this.
    • 4/5
      This is a fun, action packed thriller for teens. With guns, bombs, car chases, blood and mayhem this book is a real page-turner. I love the relationship between Gobi and Perry, and the dialogue between them. On her last night in the USA, Gobi is determined to finish her mission/revenge which involves assassinating five men while poor, naive Perry finds himself playing chauffeur and trying to make sense of it all. In one night his world changes forever as he bumbles his way through trying to survive, but making the situation more dangerous for both he and Gobi. Whilst totally implausible, the humour and fast-paced action in this book makes this book an entertaining read.
    • 4/5
      Have you ever fantasized that you were living in a Jason Statham movie- even though you were still just yourself and not really anywhere as cool as a real action hero? That you drove the fantastic car, had a hot international assassin on your arm, and had to complete your mission before the night was out or something terrible would happen? Or, are you a stressed out student, always towing the line, doing the “right thing”, trying to wrap your head around college applications… and you need a break? Then, Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick is the book for you! Join Perry for this wild ride through Manhattan on Prom Night!This book was such fun, in a campy, ripped-from-an-action-movie-script kind of way! There was little to think about and readers can feel free to simply relax and let the plot unfold before them. Characters are almost stock characters - stereotypes or archetypes really - which is in no way detrimental to the experience. And yet, Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick has all of the acts of personal courage and coming of age situations that one looks for in a good piece of young adult fiction. The use of college essay prompts from universities across the country to begin each chapter was a clever device - one that grounds readers in Perry's reality (even when things become far-fetched in his world!), and gives author Joe Schreiber further opportunity to show off his wit and humor.Enthusiastically recommended for students in grades 9+, or for adult lovers of action movies and young adult literature!Awards: ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers 2012 (Fiction), YALSA 2013 Best Fiction for Young Adults
    • 3/5
      Picked this up at the Book Expo. I think my enjoyment may have been hampered by not being a 15 year old boy. Was still decent fun, and definitely zany.
    • 4/5
      When I first heard the name, I thought it was going to be one of those terrible teen fictions *cough,cough* Twilight *cough,cough*. But for some reason I picked it up from my local library anyway. But my thoughts couldn't have been more wrong! This book was full of action, chase scenes, mobsters, the list goes on and on! This would be an AMAZING movie, if produced correctly.I won't tell too much about the story but it's about a foreign exchange student named Gobi, or Gobija Zakusaus(I think that's how you spell it) coming to live with senior named Perry. A week before she has to fly home is prom, and SHE asks Perry to go with her. Prom night comes and it turns out she's a paid assassin(at least that's what you're supposed to think *wink,wink*) At the beginning of each chapter is a question or quote from a famous collage, which made me ponder a bit. Just amazing. The only reason I didn't give it a full five stars is because of the terrible name. I felt embarrassed to read it at school it's that bad.
    • 3/5
      Fun & full of action!
    • 4/5
      Title : Au Revoir Crazy European Chick

      Series : -
      Author : Joe Schreiber
      Pages :
      Release Date : Oct. 25th 2011
      Publisher : HMH for Children / Thomas Allen & Son Canada
      Format : Hardcover
      Source :
      **An Hardcover copy was provided by Thomas Allen & Son Canada in exchange of an honest review**






      My Opinion :

      Au Revoir Crazy European Chick made me very curious with its weird and original, yet representative title. The title is, I guess, the thing that made me want to read the book.


      It takes you on a roller coaster ride and doesn't let you get off until the very end!


      Sometimes, short books (230 and less, for me, is little) just suck. You feel like the author just wrote a story, not a book. You feel like it just lacked of content.

      But other (YES! THEY EXIST!) books aren't like that. The author writes the book so greatly, and entertains you, that the quickness is actually an ASSET to the book, not something to tear it down.

      Au Revoir Crazy European Chick is a book that you can add to your To Be Read list and can be fit in easily. So.. why don't you go get it?

      Au Revoir Crazy European Chick is about Perry, a normal high schooler. He gets this Lithuanian exchange student named Gobi, whom is really weird. But, now Perry has to take her to prom. And he doesn't want to, because the same night, he and his band have a gig at a cool New York club. But, he's his father'S goody-two-shoe and takes her to prom. But... is turns out that maybe Gobi isn't really shy. At all. Because she's an assassin.

      Fast-paced and awesome.


      Gobi was quite the character. And, my brain is FRIED from wondering if it was her at the end! AGHHH!

      Perry was just the funny kind of guy you know that can make you laugh. But he also has an ass of a dad. And that pretty much sucks. But, he stands up to him at the end, and I was proud of him :D

      Great character building!
    • 4/5
      YA lit meets Hollywood shoot-em-up blockbuster.
      When people-pleasing Perry agrees to take the family's Lithuanian transfer student, Gobi, to the prom, little does he suspect that she's going to shed the frumpy Eastern European wool and turn into hot vamp assassin. She's got a score to settle with some people who hurt her sister, and Perry is along for the ride whether he likes it or not.
      Great fun if a little gratuitous violence and a lot of happy coincidences don't put you off.
      I loved the use of college-admission essay questions as chapter headings.
    • 5/5
      This review first appeared on
      The Book Zone(For Boys) blog
      In my mid-teens I suddenly discovered adult thrillers. I have a feeling the first may have been Robert Ludlam's The Bourne Identity, after which I flew through the whole back catalogue of his books, with The Matarese Circle, The Holcroft Covenant and of course The Bourne series emerging as favourites that I would go on to re-read many times in subsequent years. There were several elements that I loved about these books (and also at the time Jeffrey Archer's A Matter of Honour): the level of action (guns, bombs, etc), the complicated, twisting plots and most of all, the 'innocent' man being drawn into a conspiracy and watching how they cope and grow as events spiral out of their control. I do not read anywhere near as many adult thrillers of this ilk these days, nor have I read any of the more recent Jason Bourne books, but reading Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber was like a blast from the past, and brought back many fond memories of my teen years.

      Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick is like a Robert Ludlum thriller for young adults, but with added humour. Lots of humour. It also has guns, bombs, car chases, blood, a hot, totally badass girl on a mission, and of course that 'innocent' boy pulled kicking and screaming into a the world of crime, violence and assassination. Said 'innocent' then has to very quickly learn how survive and grow in a world that is very, very different from his cosy, although not particularly happy, home life.

      Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick introduces us to Perry, a teenage boy who is applying for university places, with huge amounts of pressure and expectation being piled on him by his high-earning, demanding father. Perry is saddled with looking after Gobi, a seemingly shy, frumpy Lithuanian girl who is spending some time in the US to study and learn the language. Gobi rarely talks to anyone, and as the day for her departure nears, the only thing Perry is looking forward to more is a gig he has managed to secure for his band at a club in Manhattan. Unfortunately for Perry, the gig is on the same night as the school prom, an event he was intending to miss until Gobi makes it very clear to Perry's parents that she would very much like to spend one of her last nights in the USA as Perry's date at the prom. It isn't long before Perry discovers there is a lot more to Gobi than he and his friends initially thought, and as the action unfolds he finds that he too has hidden depths.

      If you want lengthy passages of exposition and detailed character development in your stories then this may not be the book for you. However, I would trade both of those for this kind of wham-bam action story any day of the week, as would the majority of reluctant teen readers I come across at work. Gobi is a great character, and Perry's complete and utter naivety as her true nature is revealed is hilarious, as well as slightly tragic at times. I would love to see this made into a comic, as the violence of the story fits in quite nicely with recent tongue-in-cheek but fill of blood splatter titles such as Jennifer Blood and Kick-Ass.

      I can't finish this review without mentioning the cover, as it was this that first brought Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick to my attention. I was at an event organised by the lovely people at Egmont where they were launching their YA imprint, Electric Monkey. Joe Schreiber was not one of the authors they had present that evening, but his book was on display. How could I not be drawn by the great title, and the Kill Bill like cover design of black on yellow, with blood splatters? I asked if I could be added to the list of a review copy and instead one of the display copies was forced into my hand (it didn't take much persuasion). I started reading it on the train on the way home, and it turned into another one of those 'nearly missed my stop' moments as I was completely hooked by the fast pace of the story. When I got home I continued reading it, not wanting to go to sleep until I had reached the end. Fortunately it is quite a lot slimmer than many YA books around at the moment!

    • 3/5
      This book follows Perry through one night that ends up being the opposite of anything he could have expected - or imagined. When his parents force him to take his family's young female foreign exchange student to prom, Perry thinks his night is ruined - he'll have a pretty tough time getting to his band's gig at the club, for one. But it turns out that the young lady is anything but what she seems - and she has a vendetta against five well-placed people in NYC. Perry is along for the ride - whether he wants to be or not.

      This book is quite funny, and a ridiculously fast read. Essay topics for various college applications begin (and offer a cleverly humorous commentary) on each short chapter. Fairly predictable, but very fun.
    • 5/5
      For a small book, this story packs one helluva punch!The plot of the book totally took me away! Seriously. The reader steps in Perry's shoes who is a nice guy. His family decides to do a foreign exchange program bringing a girl name Gobi to their home. Gobi is quiet and keeps to herself. She doesn't talk, were's crappy clothes and well is just...weird. Or so Perry thought. On the night of prom, Gobi takes Perry for an adventure of a life time. Dude, seriously Gobi is my kind of gal. Just when you think you know her...BAM! She's crazy. The plot is never boring and always kept my eyes on the paper. The more that Gobi told more of herself the more interested I became.Gobi herself is one crazy gal. Hellbent on getting revenge, Gobi has a mission. She is fierce and strong in everything that she does. There are moments where she spoke words that left me speechless. There is this one part in particular where she spoke with Perry's dad and HOT DAMN! I could not stop giggling and giving this girl props. She knows everyone and everything SPOT ON! She doesn't play games and get down to business.I'm may be a sadist when I say this but, despite what Gobi did to Perry, you can tell that there is an attraction. Gobi came to divide and conquer yet she didn't expect to see Perry bloom in one night. He went from a timid boy doing everything he is told to do, to someone who speaks his mind. Perry puts his foot down growing into a man right in front of your eyes. Perry, I'm proud of you dude!Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick is an engrossing tell that you can not put down. Enthralling from the very first line, this is story will rocks your socks off. An unquestionably creative story, Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick is freaking SWEET!
    • 5/5
      Listening to the audiobook was a real treat. The reader has a full grasp of the characters he reads for and adds a rich tone to the whole book. It's a whirlwind story that sort of reminds me of a combination of the films "Adventures in Babysitting" and "True Lies". If that doesn't make you want to read it I don't know what will!
    • 3/5
      Perry can handle living with a seriously uncool exchange student until his parents tell him he has to take her to the prom--on the same night his band finally has a club gig. It turns out Gobi isn't anything like what Perry thought as they race around New York in his father's Jaguar. A fast, funny caper novel with a high body count.
    • 3/5
      This was my first foray into YA thrillers, and I think it would appeal to teens who are thinking about college applications that also enjoy watching high octane cop shows on TV. I liked the concept of a garden-variety high achieving college applicant, weight listed at Columbia, challenged to break free from his obedience to a controlling father when his dad’s hypocrisy is revealed. The main action in the story takes place over a 24-hour period, during which high school senior Perry Stormaire begins the night by escorting the family’s foreign exchange student to a high school prom. He has been forced to take Gobi, the Lithuanian girl who has been staying with his family, to the prom by his parents, and Perry ends up as her accomplice to numerous revenge killings that for most of the night he has no idea why she is hell-bent on committing. We learn more about her while the action unfolds, as she involves Perry in one outrageous illegal act after another—initially roping him into the scheme by telling his parents that going to the prom is her one request before returning back home. Perry is equally shocked at Gobi’s transformation from a mousy, out-of-place teen from the old country into a striking, Carrie-meets-James Bond assassin as he is at the actual violent plan that she is determined to execute. He believably insists on ditching her, but can’t quite escape, and ultimately sympathizes with her plight. Reality is suspended somewhat since the NYPD would most likely find the two after Gobi’s initial crimes are committed in a New York club and cops begin their pursuit. Some of Gobi’s actions and the resolution are also somewhat unbelievable, but this is aimed at teens that may be willing to suspend belief in the interest of a satisfying ending. Each chapter begins with a different college application essay prompt that smartly ties into the advancing plot, and adds an introspective dimension to the ending. Target audience ages 14-18.
    • 4/5
      Disclaimer: I received a copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.My Summary: Perry's life's dream has always been to be a lawyer like his father, and thanks to his father's control over his life, Perry's resume is worthy of being framed. Perry never struggled against his father's control over his life... until the day his mother and father forced him to skip his band's big gig and take the mousy foreign exchange student boarding with them to prom with him.Perry's sure the night's going to be a total bust... until Gobi - the mousy, quiet, geeky girl he thought he knew - transforms into a beautiful assassin and starts shooting. Soon he's trapped in an all-night wild goose chase through New York city, doing things he never thought he'd do... but what happens when Gobi's job interferes with his loyalties to his family?My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book! It was packed with enough action and danger to satisfy any action-lover, and once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. Perry is the sort of kid who just drifts through life, doing whatever he's told, and his night with Gobi changes everything he thought he knew. I loved the character development (of both Perry and Gobi). I also thought the format of each chapter was really cool (at the beginning of each chapter is a prompt from a college application. For example, 'describe a conversation that changed your life'). I thought it really tied the story together, and I loved the way it was incorporated at the end.Final Thoughts: I recommend this book to anyone who loves action and adventure, and anyone who enjoys spy novels. This would also be a good novel for teen boys who are looking for something new to read, so check it out if you've been in a reading rut lately!
    • 4/5
      Perry's family forces him to take the Lithuanian exchange student who has been staying with them to the prom. She wanted to go to New York City instead, to settle some scores. Perry finds himself spending the night travelling Manhattan, as the accomplice of a trained assassin on a vendetta.
    • 3/5
      I requested Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber because it seemed so different than many of the YA novels I typically read. Clearly, I'm a fantasy fan. However, I love reading contemporary, literary, and all other kinds of YA. I just have a tendency not to pick them up as much. That said, this book was even more different than I expected. It wasn't just the genre. It was the style of writing.Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick reminds me of an action movie. There's high speed chases, heavy duty guns, a hot chick, and one crazy night. Everything happens fast, in short, clipped scenes. The book itself is quite short (190 pages) and the chapters could be as little as a couple pages. The writing lends itself well to action. No flowery language or unnecessary details. Readers get what they need to know and not much more. This helps keep the pace up.I would definitely describe Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick as "boy-friendly." There's a male POV and the narration is authentic guy. Perry is open and straightforward in his thoughts and actions. He doesn't muse over any situation longer than absolutely necessary. His voice drew me into the novel immediately because he seemed like such a typical guy, and one that has been well captured through the writing. Plus, Perry's a pretty likable character.Throughout the story, I had mixed feelings regarding Gobi. I didn't always understand her actions and reactions, though I did understand quite a bit more by the end. About 2/3 of the way in, I decided I definitely liked her.The only real problem I had with the story is that you have to suspend your understanding of reality. Now, I'm not an expert, but I'm fairly certain some of the things that happened in the book are pretty much physically impossible (let alone how unlikely they are, even if they could happen). With this type of book, it didn't bother me. Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick is not intended as a realistic portrayal of life, so it makes perfect sense that some aspects would be included because they make a good story, even if they aren't realistic.Final thoughts: Borrow.
    • 5/5
      Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by Joe SchreiberReviewed by Moirae the fates book reviews.Ferris Bueller meets La Femme Nikita in this funny, action-packed young adult novel.It’s prom night—and Perry just wants to stick to his own plan and finally play a muchanticipatedgig with his band in the Big Apple. But when his mother makes him take Gobija Zaksauskas—their quiet, geeky Lithuanian exchange student—to the prom, he never expects that his ordinary high school guy life will soon turn on its head. Perry finds that Gobi is on a mission, and Perry has no other choice but to go along for a reckless ride through Manhattan’s concrete grid with a trained assassin in Dad’s red Jag.Infused with capers, car chases, heists, hits, henchmen, and even a bear fight, this story mixes romance, comedy, and tragedy in a true teen coming-of-age adventure—and it’s not over until it’s “au revoir.”(Synopsis provided by goodreads)This is such a fun book! Each chapter begins with an essay question or statement for the main characters college applications. Very creative! I loved this book, it was non stop action packed! It starts out at a good pace with Perry setting the stage for what is to come, once Perry and Gobi leave his house it's packed with gun fights, high speed driving and professional assassination hits. Gobi is hilarious! Within the first 20 pages readers fall in love with her humor. This is a title that people of all ages would enjoy it's also a title that would adapt well on the big screen.Perry and Gobi are very believable characters as well as Perry's parents. The dialogue was good and the flow of this novel was wonderful, I just wish it was a little longer! I would highly recommend this novel! * Reading level: Ages 12 and up * Hardcover: 192 pages * Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; 1 edition (October 25, 2011) * ISBN-10: 0547577389 * Author: Joe Schreiber * Cover Art: I like it * Over all rating: ***** out of 5 stars * Obtained: Won an ARC from WatchYAreading. Thank you
    • 4/5
      How could you not pick up a book with a title like this? Under 200 pages, Au Revoir is a fast-paced story, the chapters loosely structured around various college essay questions. After Perry is guilted into taking their Lithuanian exchange student to prom, nothing in his suburban life will ever seem the same. Fans of movies like Ferris Bueller/Adventures in Babysitting/Pulp Fiction will love the style of the book, although anyone looking for a lot of character development or plot may be disappointed. Definitely a fun, if fast, read.
    • 5/5
      It's been a while since I've read something so fast-paced, so compelling as the debut YA novel from Joe Schreiber. AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK is part mystery, part Michael Bay movie, and part John Green. There's a rock band, a foreign exchange student, and some really big guns. And a la te YA neo-classic, NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST, most of the book consists of a ridiculously eventful night in New York City.Perry, of course, has no idea he's in for this sort of adventure. When his pals found out he'd be hosting a female exchange student, they thought he was insanely lucky, imagining some hot Parisian model-type. What they don't foresee is Gobi with her greasy hair, frumpy sweaters and awkward social habits. Of course, it would be Perry's fate that he has to take Gobi to the prom on the night that his band books a serious, for-real gig at an actual club in the city. His parents won't let him out of it, but his dad lends him his jaguar. And Gobi sees something in this car that she likes -- it's perfect for a speedy getaway.Soon Perry and Gobi are sneaking into nightclubs, chasing down thugs, and fleeing mafia-types. Gobi has some serious weaponry on her, not to mention major hand-to-hand combat skills. She promises that if Perry does what she says, she'll never bother him or his family again. Of course, it isn't long before Perry learns even more about Gobi's past. And the more he gets to know her, seeing the real Gobi (admittedly, she's a really hot dress), the more Perry wonders if he really wants her out of his life after all.A fun, fast read with some serious grit up its sleeve, AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK is a not-to-be-missed title for this fall. I can practically taste the movie adaptation in the air, so get to this one before Hollywood does!
    • 3/5
      Looking for an action-packed, explosion filled, super secret spy YA book? Look no further.Perry is thrown into a crazy world full of dodging bullets and taking punches all on prom night. A night that he wanted to spend jamming out with his band but was forced to take his dorky European exchange student to prom instead. Only she turns out to be much more than an exchange student.If you want something high-intensity, this is the book to go to. While Perry and Gobi aren't very fleshed out, I think the book is more plot driven than anything else. Gobi is trying to kill people and that's what's really driving the book. And also, maybe Perry and Gobi aren't very fleshed out so that the reader can easily step into the shoes of Perry (a la Bella in Twilight). Minus the whole romance thing, because there is zilch in this book.Was this my favorite read of the year? No. But it's cute and if you want something short and sweet, this is it.