Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn
by Sarah Miller
by Sarah Miller
INSIDE THE MIND OF GIDEON RAYBURN by Sarah Miller
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 5/29/07
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed by: Amanda Dissinger
Rating: 5 Stars
Ever wondered what exactly is going on in the mind of a teenage boy? Then INSIDE THE MIND OF GIDEON
RAYBURN by Sarah Miller is the perfect book for you.
This is a captivating story about a girl at a prep school in Massachusetts who suddenly finds herself experiencing all of the
thoughts, feelings, and sights of Gideon Rayburn, a new student at the school. She faces all of the problems Gid faces,
from the embarrassing to the sweet to the sexual to the anxious.
Then Gid’s roommates, the popular and handsome Cullen and Nicholas, make a bet to see if Gideon can actually achieve
his manhood by sleeping with a girl by Halloween. The girl is Molly McGarry, who’s cute and funny, but not who Gid
really wants. His ultimate desire is in the form of Pilar Benitez-Jones: very beautiful and very confident. As Gid tries to
decide which girl is right for him, the reader gets to take a trip through his mind, and see how a real, live, hormone-
charged 15-year-old boy really thinks.
INSIDE THE MIND OF GIDEON RAYBURN has an intriguing premise, and is very entertaining and hilarious. It takes
a very creative idea, a story from the viewpoint of a girl inside a guy’s mind, and makes it believable and worthwhile.
Readers will enjoy guessing exactly who and what is inside the mind of Gideon Rayburn, while going on a quick, witty
journey of thinking like a boy, if only for a few hours.
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 5/29/07
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Reviewed by: Amanda Dissinger
Rating: 5 Stars
Ever wondered what exactly is going on in the mind of a teenage boy? Then INSIDE THE MIND OF GIDEON
RAYBURN by Sarah Miller is the perfect book for you.
This is a captivating story about a girl at a prep school in Massachusetts who suddenly finds herself experiencing all of the
thoughts, feelings, and sights of Gideon Rayburn, a new student at the school. She faces all of the problems Gid faces,
from the embarrassing to the sweet to the sexual to the anxious.
Then Gid’s roommates, the popular and handsome Cullen and Nicholas, make a bet to see if Gideon can actually achieve
his manhood by sleeping with a girl by Halloween. The girl is Molly McGarry, who’s cute and funny, but not who Gid
really wants. His ultimate desire is in the form of Pilar Benitez-Jones: very beautiful and very confident. As Gid tries to
decide which girl is right for him, the reader gets to take a trip through his mind, and see how a real, live, hormone-
charged 15-year-old boy really thinks.
INSIDE THE MIND OF GIDEON RAYBURN has an intriguing premise, and is very entertaining and hilarious. It takes
a very creative idea, a story from the viewpoint of a girl inside a guy’s mind, and makes it believable and worthwhile.
Readers will enjoy guessing exactly who and what is inside the mind of Gideon Rayburn, while going on a quick, witty
journey of thinking like a boy, if only for a few hours.
