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Must've Done Something Good Kindle Edition

by Cheryl Cory (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 66 ratings
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If you love "The Sound of Music" and "Pride and Prejudice," prepare to be enchanted by "Must've Done Something Good!"

Sylvie O'Rourke, "The Sound of Music" devotee and born procrastinator, is about to die. Well, she thinks she is, anyway, and so attempts a last-ditch bargain with God for her life. "You guys are my witnesses," she tells her sisters somewhere over Connecticut. "If we get out of this plane alive, I promise to do something good with my life."

Back on firm ground, Kate and Meg won't let their sister forget her promise, and with their years of practice hitting just the right chords of guilt ("What kind of person lies to God?" Meg wants to know), Sylvie finally caves.

A teaching position at the broken-down St. Matthew's High School appears to be Sylvie's perfect opportunity to do some good. That is, until she's snubbed by a fellow teacher on the first day of school.

Whether she's becoming a bit too invested in the students' fall fundraiser or directing the school's sure-fire musical disaster, Sylvie's charmingly irreverent style gets her called down to the principal more often than her students. Can Sylvie keep her promise and make it through the year, dignity and sanity intact?
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Cheryl Cory lives in Worcester, Massachusetts with her husband Matthew and their cat Betsy. She enjoys reading, cleaning (seriously), and making cookie dough (not to cook, just to eat). She has tried and quickly given up a number of sports including, but not limited to, golf, skiing and snowboarding. We Have Confidence! is the long-awaited sequel to Cheryl's first novel, Must've Done Something Good.

Contact the author at: cherylcory11@yahoo.com

Connect with the author on Facebook: facebook.com/MustveDoneSomethingGood

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003KVL1CW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thirteen Hundred Media (May 4, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 4, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 778 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 286 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1449578209
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 66 ratings

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Cheryl Cory

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Cheryl Cory lives in Worcester, Massachusetts with her husband Matthew and their cat Bearkie. She enjoys reading, cleaning (seriously), and making cookie dough (not to cook, just to eat). She has tried and quickly given up a number of sports including, but not limited to, golf, skiing and snowboarding. Cheryl is the co-founder, with author Jessie Olson, of the Worcester Writers Collaborative (www.worcesterwriters.org).

Find out more at www.cherylcory.net.

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3.3 out of 5 stars
3.3 out of 5
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Susan
4.0 out of 5 stars So sweet
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2012
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I'm trying to think of a word besides sweet. Charming? Touching? Uplifting?
Sweet, it turns out, is the best word I can find for Must've Done Something Good by Cheryl Cory that combines a coming-of-age story with romance, The Sound of Music and Pride and Prejudice.
A scary plane ride convinces 25-year-old Sylvie O'Rourke to quit her boring job as a newspaper reporter and do something "good" with her life, which leads to becoming an English teacher at St. Matthew's, a financially strapped Catholic high school. The book title is taken from a song in the Sound of Music, the favorite movie of Sylvie and her two sisters.
Sylvie's trials as a first-year teacher are entertaining with her witty narration. She becomes friends with Ben, another young teacher, but doesn't understand why she is snubbed by the attractive fellow English teacher Evan Danes. Trying to figure out who she can trust in the school environment leaves her very confused. Discussions with her students sometimes energize her, while grading papers is deflating.
The relationships that develop between Sylvie and her students as they all try to understand themselves is truly wonderful. Sylvie's realistic appraisal of herself and her teaching skills are both funny and uplifting.
At times, the interaction between the teachers seemed more suited for young teens than for adults and I had trouble seeing character development in anyone beside Sylvie and a few students. There were also a few times when the story hinted at other developments, but didn't follow through. There were several times, though, that the story really pulled through with some sweet surprises than made it very worthwhile.
Must've Done Something Good is a good read for adults and I would highly recommend it for young adults, who would gain a lot of insight into their teachers.
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Nicole L.
2.0 out of 5 stars Misses the mark
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2013
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I found the writing to be very dry, and bogged down in many areas with too many details on exactly the opposite parts you'd want details on. And then the resolutions to the main issues were just lacking - they were quickly and vaguely explained away, again without the details where you'd want them!

I also expected this book to have a bit more of a romance aspect to it, and in that I was disappointed. The romance is definitely not in the forefront of the story.
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S. L. Majczan
3.0 out of 5 stars If the plane doesn't crash I WILL do something for the good of humanity
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2016
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3.5 stars

I picked this book up as it was listed as one of Meredith's top ten favorite top ten modern take-offs of P&P. Although I found some of the story a sweet and squeaky clean romance there were parts which annoyed me.

The biggest rub was this Sylvie's and her 2 sisters' almost steady diet of junk food. I am not a model of good health in all my eating habits but the references to what they were eating, the amount and how often were pathetic. Coke and pop-tarts for lunch the first day of teaching?

As the story description tells you there are many references to the movie Sound of Music and other allusions to P&P. The story has a vague similarity to P&P in that the male protagonist insults Sylvie the first day of school and then another male teacher fills her ear with how bad Evan Dane is and how he has ruined his (Ben's) life...love life that is. Time goes by with both basically ignoring the other and then a major misunderstanding when Evan attempts to tell Sylvie how he feels.

Any of us who have had teaching experience will wonder at this "teacher's" approach to lesson plans, to grading, etc. but it works for her in this story. Plus she has success in both a this one-year experience (chosen in a "deal" with God so as not to crash land in a plane ride) and in coming to realize that she has mistaken Evan's motives and actions for far too long in his snub of her back in the fall.

There are many comical moments between the three sisters as well as in the classroom but also some sage advice gathered as the students put together a book on wisdom gleaned from life.

While I enjoyed this I can't say it rose to a high level of esteem. There was very little of those electrical moments, of sexual chemistry working for me and nary a moment of angst.
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Mia
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2012
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I really enjoyed this book. It, as claimed, had a very Pride & Prejudice (Bridget Jones?) storyline. If you enjoy reading adaptations of Austen, this is definitely a good one to pick - and that's not because of the adaptation.

Don't get me wrong. That part was just fine. The "Darcy letter scene" squished my heart in this story just like it does every time I read/watch anything P&P-related... but the REST! I, at times, forgot I was reading an adaptation because I was just lost in the enjoyment of the actual story.

Sylvie's Christmas rant had me laughing my head off like a mad person in my work cafeteria. Her interactions with her sisters not only made me laugh, but they made me feel like I was spending time with my best pal (they reminded me of us). I love when books make you feel "included."

I think I paid 99 cents for this book, but it is one that I would've paid much more for. I'm sure I'll be reading this one again during my next P&P flurry
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3.0 out of 5 stars P&P modern parallel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2013
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Reasonable chicklit read but not a sparkling one. Have forgotten plot already. Putdownable, so good for beach/bedtime reading. Better than I could write though, so admire that Cheryl Cory has written a novel that hangs together pretty well.
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