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Fifteen 2: Faking It (Fifteen)

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"Faking It" is part of the "Fifteen" series from the mid eighties. The books were written by different authors, and loosely tied together by having the characters in each book attend the same high school. The protaganist was always a fifteen year old girl facing typical adolescent problems such as fitting in, crushes on boys, relationships with parents, and self image. There were only six books in the series, which is a shame because they were always interesting and well written. In "Faking It", Lori is virtually abandoned by her best friend Monica, when Monica finds a boyfriend. They've always done everything together and never needed anyone else. Now Lori has no one, so she decides to find a new best friend to take Monica's place. She chooses two possible "candidates", based soley on their popularity: Jodi, the school jock, and Hildy, a wild punk rock girl. Deciding that the best way to win the girls' friendship is to have something in common with them, Lori then goes about trying to make herself over into something she's not, or rather two things she's not, a jock when she's with Jodi and a party girl for Hildy. For several weeks, Lori juggles her two new, completely separate images, doing things she doesn't enjoy (such as five mile runs followed by a yogurt lunch and "borrowing" a car to TP a boys house) to impress her new friends. Eventually, she realizes that friends don't have to be clones of each other, and friendships don't need to be exclusive. Though this series is out of print, the themes are still relevant for teens today.