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Editorial Reviews
From School Library Journal
Grade 8 Up–Josie is an independent, self-assured sophomore who doesn't care what anyone thinks about her–until Carson Gold, senior and hottest guy around, suddenly shows an interest. Neither Josie nor her best friends quite understand why she tentatively indulges his attention. At first, she makes out with both Carson and Michael, her neighbor and longtime best friend, following her own philosophy of not getting too involved with one person. Though her friends discourage the relationship, pointing to Carson's fame as a heartbreaker, Josie still finds herself falling for him and his lifestyle. She begins to dress to impress and alters her behavior to fit in with the Beautiful People. Pleased to see Josie taking an interest in her appearance, and also impressed by Carson, her mother approves Josie's request to go on a trip with him and his friends. Several traumatic events during the weekend lead Josie to rediscover what is really important to her. Ultimately, she proves that she is the bright, secure person her friends have always admired. Throughout her first-person narrative, confident vs. insecure Josie argues with herself about all of her relationships, giving readers a true glimpse of her confusion. Her friends are realistically portrayed and their reactions to her romance add to the story's development. Josie shows what often happens to a smart, young woman when a charismatic young man starts paying attention to her. This cautionary tale begs to be read by girls everywhere, before, during, and after they fall in love.–Linda L. Plevak, Saint Mary's Hall, San Antonio, TX
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From Booklist
Gr. 8-11. As always with Vail's books, it's the voice that takes precedence. Here, it belongs to independent sophomore Josie, who earns money working as a clown at children's parties. Thinking she's immune to the charms of golden-boy senior Carson, she hooks up with him a couple of times. But when Carson declares he has feelings for her, she's caught as surely as a fish on a hook. Josie is a profoundly appealing character, although the rest of the story is hard to believe: Would Josie really ever catch Carson's eye? Would his love for her grow when she shows up for a party at his house wearing her clown suit? As Josie slowly loses herself to Carson, Carson withdraws his "love," finally returning to an old girlfriend as Josie begs him not to leave. There's something depressing about this--the casual hookups (second base), Josie's pathetic unwinding. But, perhaps that's part of the point of this morality tale, which concludes with babbling Josie uttering lines such as, "You were my first love, Carson." No one wants to end up like that. Ilene Cooper
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Grade 8 Up–Josie is an independent, self-assured sophomore who doesn't care what anyone thinks about her–until Carson Gold, senior and hottest guy around, suddenly shows an interest. Neither Josie nor her best friends quite understand why she tentatively indulges his attention. At first, she makes out with both Carson and Michael, her neighbor and longtime best friend, following her own philosophy of not getting too involved with one person. Though her friends discourage the relationship, pointing to Carson's fame as a heartbreaker, Josie still finds herself falling for him and his lifestyle. She begins to dress to impress and alters her behavior to fit in with the Beautiful People. Pleased to see Josie taking an interest in her appearance, and also impressed by Carson, her mother approves Josie's request to go on a trip with him and his friends. Several traumatic events during the weekend lead Josie to rediscover what is really important to her. Ultimately, she proves that she is the bright, secure person her friends have always admired. Throughout her first-person narrative, confident vs. insecure Josie argues with herself about all of her relationships, giving readers a true glimpse of her confusion. Her friends are realistically portrayed and their reactions to her romance add to the story's development. Josie shows what often happens to a smart, young woman when a charismatic young man starts paying attention to her. This cautionary tale begs to be read by girls everywhere, before, during, and after they fall in love.–Linda L. Plevak, Saint Mary's Hall, San Antonio, TX
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Gr. 8-11. As always with Vail's books, it's the voice that takes precedence. Here, it belongs to independent sophomore Josie, who earns money working as a clown at children's parties. Thinking she's immune to the charms of golden-boy senior Carson, she hooks up with him a couple of times. But when Carson declares he has feelings for her, she's caught as surely as a fish on a hook. Josie is a profoundly appealing character, although the rest of the story is hard to believe: Would Josie really ever catch Carson's eye? Would his love for her grow when she shows up for a party at his house wearing her clown suit? As Josie slowly loses herself to Carson, Carson withdraws his "love," finally returning to an old girlfriend as Josie begs him not to leave. There's something depressing about this--the casual hookups (second base), Josie's pathetic unwinding. But, perhaps that's part of the point of this morality tale, which concludes with babbling Josie uttering lines such as, "You were my first love, Carson." No one wants to end up like that. Ilene Cooper
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
See all Editorial Reviews
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