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A deceptively easy read with much more depth between the lines, March 16, 2006
Libby Brin is cool. She's a member of the coolest clique on campus, throws amazing parties, and starts the newest, hottest (if short-lived) trends.
And she's bored.
It's not enough anymore for Libby to have money, sex without strings, and the ability to do pretty much whatever she wants. She's growing tired of her shallow friends and their lackluster ambitions. Her need to become something more than she is leads her to do the unexplainable, even the unthinkable, the uncoolest thing she's ever done: She signs up for an internship at the Los Angeles Zoo.
At the zoo, she is assigned to work with Tina, a Little Person with a big personality, and Sheldon, who is overweight, shy, and incredibly smart. As Libby becomes more interested in her work at the zoo, she begins drifting from her friends and is soon the last person to find out about the latest trends. This Queen of Cool, though, is starting to figure out that there's a lot more to being cool than fashion-slave t-shirts and wearing pencils taped to your jeans.
Minimalist writing, where the change in the main character comes slowly over pages of sparse, carefully chosen words, isn't something you see a lot of in teen literature. Let's hope THE QUEEN OF COOL changes some of that. On the surface, this is an easy read that you might dismiss as being "for younger kids." Once you start reading, though, you'll fill in the spaces between the words and maybe even change a few of your own thoughts on what makes for cool.
--- Reviewed by Carlie Webber
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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very cool, February 26, 2006
When IT girl Libby Brin changes her formula for cool, taking time away from her A-List friends to do an internship at the zoo with Those Most Likely To Wear An L On Their Foreheads, she takes her first step toward being not just cool on the outdide, but cool on the inside as well, the kind of cool that readers really respect. The Queen of Cool is one of my favorite YAs thus far this year and its reversal of expectations is the perfect anecdote for those readers fatugued with the materialism of the Gossip Girls or even those simply looking for something fun but with depth.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Read Queen of Cool, and the Queen will be YOU, June 28, 2006
Dudes, this is a great book. It's a book that makes you want to be a better person--while at the same time making your snicker and sniffle and giggle. This Cecil chick knows how to write!!!
It also makes you want better toes. Or at least better toe art. Are there crown decals at my local Rite-Aid? No, there are not! I WANT CROWN DECALS FOR MY TOES!!!! :)
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