The Perfect Boy [Paperback]

Hailey Abbott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 24, 2007

Ciara's summer must-haves:

Breezy beachside job

Bright white uber-short tennis skirt

Backstage passes for the B-Dizzy Crew

The Perfect Boy

Ciara Simmons is tired of random hook-ups with lame guys from school. She wants a boyfriend. So she waves good-bye to her wild LA ways and heads to Santa Barbara for the summer. When she sees sexy AJ rapping at a local club, she's sure he's the one! But AJ is only devoted to his music career. So Ciara and her pal Kevin develop a sneaky little scheme to pull AJ out of the limelight and into her arms. But does AJ have what it takes to be Ciara's perfect boy?

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About the Author

Hailey Abbott grew up in Southern California, where she split her time between creative writing and creative beaching. She is the author of Getting Lost with Boys, The Secrets of Boys, The Perfect Boy, Waking Up to Boys, The Forbidden Boy, and The Other Boy well as the Summer Boys books and The Bridesmaid. Hailey now lives in New York City.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: HarperTeen (April 24, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060824344
• ISBN-13: 978-0060824341
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,161 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, May 26, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Perfect Boy (Paperback)

Ciara is tired of the same old boring guys from school. She has always liked to randomly hook-up and be done with it. But now she decides that she wants a real boyfriend.

She leaves her home in Los Angeles to go to her dad's house in Santa Barbra for the summer, and meets up with some old friends at a club. Specifically, she sees AJ rapping (Ciara is the hip-hop/rap queen) and she realizes that he is going to be her boyfriend.

Ciara and her old friend, Kevin, create a scheme to make AJ fall in love with her. But, as predicted, nothing ever goes the way you want it to. AJ is all about his music career, and not about having a girlfriend. So will Ciara be able to make AJ into her "perfect boy?"

Read THE PERFECT BOY, the pool/beach novel of the summer, to find out!

What I really liked about this book was that I had so much in common with the characters. That's how all of Hailey Abbott's characters are like. And I love her for it! Perfect for reading while chillin' by the pool in the 100 degree heat!

Reviewed by: Taylor Rector

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not as good as i expected, August 29, 2007

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Juliana Tessaro "jubs" (ct) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Perfect Boy (Paperback)

i expected a lot more. it's just really stupid, that the girl thought she could force the guy to fall in love with her, then she chases the guy the whole story, she's obsessed with him, she even considers hurting her friend, just to hook up with the guy, and by the end she realizes she likes his best friend. i love hailey abbott. the summer boy series was amazing, and her the other books, such as getting lost with boys, are really good. but this one, no worth it.