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The Play

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From the back of the book: "Every girl in school wanted to be in that play-to get closer to football captain Cameron MacKenzie. Marika, a sophomore, didn't think she had a chance-so she wasn't even going to try out. But her best friend was the play's assistant director, and she practically dragged Marika to the audition.

"What a complete surprise to be cast opposite Cameron, who wasn't the least big stuck up, the way you might expect, even though he was the perfect hunk of a football captain. Like everyone, Marika assumed Cameron's girlfriend Tiffany, a senior, would win the role. But Ms. Healy, the director, has some strange ideas, and now Marika is cast as Angela, which calls for her to kiss Cameron *four* times!

"Marika pretends this news has no effect on her, but it certainly does affect Tiffany-particularly when she find Cameron getting all starry-eyed over that rotten sophomore Marika. He not only kisses her every night at rehearsal, now he's driving her home, too! Watch out, Marika. Tiffany has hatched a plan that will put handsome Cameron right where *she* wants him . . . "

Yes, this is the same Susan Johnson who's written erotic romance for many years. In this YA story, she treads a different path, writing a fairly innocent tale of teenage romance. And classic romance at that; big senior jock falls for unknown sophomore. How can you go wrong with a story like that? And the author doesn't. The story is emotional and moving, sweet and yet modern. The only thing part I found less appealing was the standard ex-girlfriend sweet revenge story. But it did fit into this rather old-fashioned story. In short, this may not be the first time we've seen this story, but it's certainly one of the most interesting and well-written versions of it.