Roberts, Laura Peyton. Queen B.ROBERTS, Laura Peyton. Queen B. Random House, Delacorte. 330p. c2006. 0-385-73163-9. $15.95. JS * This novel is a sequel to The Queen of Second Place, in which 15-year-old Cassie learned that coming in second is not always bad and that she, too, could find romance with the boy of her dreams. She now faces the challenge of keeping her dreamboat dream·boat n. 1. A person considered exceptionally good-looking and sexually attractive. 2. A luxurious, well-designed automobile or other vehicle. boyfriend Kevin happy long enough to declare his love and out of the clutches of the evil and beautiful Tiffany, a new student kicked out of her former school because she liked boys too much. Cassie is also reluctantly running the school talent show, where no one respects her authority and few of the participants have any discernible talent. Her father has quit his job and decided to be a househusband, much to her mother's consternation. And her younger and socially awkward (read: embarrassing) brother Trevor needs her assistance in meeting his one true love. Cassie, with her red hair and outspoken nature, has trouble keeping all these balls in the air and her social reputation worthy of joining the A list, or becoming a Queen Bee. Fortunately, she has a group of friends and the pluck pluck 1. an abattoir term for the thoracic viscera plus the liver, after separation from the esophagus and the diaphragm. Includes the larynx, trachea, lungs, heart and liver, plus the spleen in sheep. 2. to keep on surfin' even when attack submarines, in the form of Tiffany and her old arch-nemesis Sterling (or Fourteen Karat karat A measure of the purity of gold. Pure gold is indicated by the label 24 karat. See also fineness. ), are lurking See lurk. (messaging, jargon) lurking - The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly. in the troubled waters of her high school. Written in the form of dispatches from the battlefront, this is a fun read that should appeal to teens going through the first joys and trials of young love. Myrna Marler, Assoc. Prof. of English, BYU BYU Brigham Young University BYU Bayou BYU Bob's Your Uncle BYU Bayreuth, Germany - Bindlacher Berg (Airport Code) BYU Beyond Your Understanding , Provo, UT 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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