Fredericks, Mariah. The true meaning of cleavage.FREDERICKS, Mariah. The true meaning of cleavage cleavage, tendency of many minerals to split along definite smooth planar surfaces determined by their crystal structure. The directions of these surfaces are related to weaknesses in the atomic structure of the mineral and are always parallel to a possible crystal . Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. . 211p. c2003. 0-689-86958-4. $6.99. JS* To quote from the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, January 2003: Cleavage means separation, we're always thinking of the word in terms of breasts, and indeed the photo on the cover of this book attractively reminds us of that fact. However, the story is about how best girlfriends are separated as they begin high school and go their separate ways, and Fredericks tells this familiar tale with wit and intelligence. The narrator NARRATOR. A pleader who draws narrs serviens narrator, a sergeant at law. Fleta, 1. 2, c. 37. Obsolete. is Jess jesse, jess a leather strap placed around each shank of a hawk used for hunting, for the attachment of a leash. and her best friend is Sari, who is lovely, while Jess feels that she herself is not very attractive. Jess is an artist and a climax of this tale is when she is able to complete a self-portrait, a metaphor for actually seeing the truth about herself. Sari is a dreamer, who falls in love with David, an older boy who is a senior with a steady girlfriend. Jess doesn't know if Sari loves David or if she just yearns to be popular and successful as David and his girlfriend are. Jess, meanwhile, despises the in-crowd and sees prejudice and meanness wherever she looks. She wants to just hide away and somehow survive high school, but loyalty to Sari forces Jess to go to some parties and get involved in the machinations of the relationships among the other students. After a while, it is clear to Jess that Sari is being used by David, who is meeting her secretly and having sex with her (though it isn't spelled out), but staying with his girlfriend, ignoring Sari whenever he sees her in public. Jess is hurt for Sari's sake, but angry that Sari doesn't stand up for herself and get away from David. Fredericks describes the ups and downs ups and downs pl.n. Alternating periods of good and bad fortune or spirits. ups and downs Noun, pl alternating periods of good and bad luck or high and low spirits of Jess and Sari's friendship with real compassion and insight. (She writes mostly in the present tense pres·ent tense n. The verb tense expressing action in the present time, as in She writes; she is writing. Noun 1. present tense - a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking present , which makes the reader feel like a participant in the friends' lives.) The setting is a private school in Manhattan, the type of school that Fredericks herself attended when she was growing up in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . All YAs who are interested in how friendships change and grow will enjoy this book. (An ALA Best Book for YAs). Claire Rosser, KLIATT |
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