Rivers, Karen. The Cure for Crushes (And Other Deadly Plagues).

RIVERS, Karen. The cure for crushes (and other deadly plagues). Raincoast, Polestar. 300p. c2005. 1-55192-779-9. $6.95. JS

This sequel to The Healing Time of Hickeys brings readers back into the mind and life of Haley Andromeda Harmony. Now in her senior year, and somehow on the Prom Committee while coming to terms with being the daughter of a nun, Haley is plagued with normal teen angst ... and then again, not so normal. Told through diary entries that include daily charts covering her mood, hair, health, sightings of JT (the object of her crush--and her best friend's boyfriend) and regular Internet searches researching the ever-expanding list of ailments from which she suffers, Haley, who likes her boyfriend best when he is not around, has quite a year. Her father, a born-again hippie, is dating a younger woman; she joins the crew team against her better judgment and is training (sort of) for a marathon. She runs over a raccoon with her bicycle and gets bitten; she breaks her leg while running in the marathon (how was she supposed to know that the path ended?); and she finds herself with two dates to the prom (an evening that brings with it its own host of Haley-esque dramas).

Pure fun with many laugh-out-loud moments: give this Canadian import, which does stand alone, to readers who cannot get enough of Georgia Nicholson's confessions. Stephanie Squicciarini, Teen Svcs. Libn., Fairport PL, Fairport, NY