Cabot, Meg. Teen idol.CABOT, Meg. Teen idol ? Who are "teen idols?" Teen idols are usually actors or pop singers, but some sports figures have had an appeal to teenagers. The term encapsulates both some of the greatest performers of all time and some of the most inconsequential. . HarperTrophy. 291p. c2004. 0-06-009618-7. JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2004: Jen is a high school junior in a little town in Indiana, a kind, nice, "girl-next-door" type in whom everyone confides. In fact, she's secretly the school newspaper's advice columnist--with a crush crush A combination commodity trade in which soybean futures are purchased and soybean meal or oil futures are sold. Compare reverse crush. on Scott, the paper's editor. Jen is great at keeping secrets, which is why the school authorities ask her to be the student guide for movie star/teen heartthrob Luke Striker, who is coming to town incognito in·cog·ni·to adv. & adj. With one's identity disguised or concealed. n. pl. in·cog·ni·tos 1. One whose identity is disguised or concealed. 2. to research a role as a Midwestern high school student. And if you can buy that premise, the rest of this delightful confection con·fec·tion n. A sweetened medicinal compound. Also called electuary. will slip down as easily as an ice cream sundae. Cool, gorgeous Luke doesn't remain anonymous for long, and all the girls go crazy for him--except for Jen, who cares only for Scott, and wins him in the end, of course. But Luke does have an effect on Jen; he encourages her to stir things up instead of always smoothing things over, and to express her feelings. My 16-year-old gobbled this up, and said she thought it was even better than Cabot's Princess Diaries series. It shares the charm of the teen speak and the first-person narration of that popular set of books, and the same wry, self-deprecating sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour . Sure to be popular with Cabot's many fans. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. *--The asterisk (1) See Asterisk PBX. (2) In programming, the asterisk or "star" symbol (*) means multiplication. For example, 10 * 7 means 10 multiplied by 7. The * is also a key on computer keypads for entering expressions using multiplication. highlights exceptional books. |
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