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Books and Bikinis Reading Challenge - read 10 books about mermaids, the sea, the beach...by the end of the summer! hopefully soon!
(7 out of 10 read)

Please be patient with the fewer and far-between posts....we have a new 'half' born in April and things are slow as we adjust and try desperately for more sleep. (It's a girl!)

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Girl V. Boy, by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout

Girl V. Boy, by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout
Young Adult, 2008

Luisa Perez is the kind of girl that gets good grades, avoids extra-curricular activities, and blends in with the school populace. But when she's assigned an anonymous column in the school newspaper with another anonymity, it's a battle of the sexes as she realizes she just might have what it takes to be a great writer.
The writers of The Black Sheep (which I've read, but haven't reviewed here - probably about a C+) have gotten together again with another great plot idea. Despite the ridiculous that a high school story can have, they basically got right on for the ages and personalities of the characters. I'd say that boy-writer was a bit too immature in his writing - I really wanted to wring his neck, but then maybe that was the point.
Some light swearing, with some more adult situations (i.e. her sister dropped out of high school when she got pregnant), I'd say it was most appropriate for older teens.
Graded a B-.

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