by Tanya Lee Stone
gift paperback 223 pages
genre: YA realistic fiction, coming-of-age, prose poetry
The bad boy is never mentioned by name, but we know that he is a handsome football player who is trying to have sex with as many girls as possible at his high school. At least he uses condoms.
The story is told through the perspectives of three of the girls he gets involved with - Josie, a freshman; Nicolette, a junior; and Aviva, a senior. Their strengths and weaknesses are shown in their struggles to be true to themselves as they get completely wrapped up in this gorgeous new boyfriend.
I like Josie's addition to Blume's book Seventeen . . . I wonder if teen girls will see this as a cautionary tale or an enticement to the pleasures of sexual experimentation. This won't be added to my middle school collection, but I am curious to hear a teen's response to it.
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