Roberts, Laura Peyton. The Queen of Second Place.ROBERTS, Laura Peyton. The queen of second place. Random House, Delacorte. 344p. c2005. 0-385-73162-0. $15.95. JS Fifteen-year-old Cassie believes everyone has one talent. Some people are gifted at whistling. Some can find parking places. Others have a knack for choosing the wrong line. Her gift is to come in second place, especially when it comes to romance. Perhaps the fault lies with her red hair and B-list looks. Yet, she finds herself engaged in all-out war with the most popular (and phoniest) girl in school for the attentions of the new boy, Kevin Matthews Kevin Matthews is a Midwest-based radio personality, best known for his 12-year association with the Loop and its onetime sister-station, AM1000. Matthews became popular for his off-kilter take on various topics. . Desperate times call for desperate measures, and by being proactive, Cassie gets her seat changed to be next to Kevin in English, where the two are assigned to write a one-act play together. Meanwhile, Sterling Carter, or "Fourteen Carat" or "F.K.," as Cassie calls her, is also making her moves. Winner of the sweepstakes will be determined by who Kevin asks to the Winter Ball. Before the contest is over, Cassie is embroiled em·broil tr.v. em·broiled, em·broil·ing, em·broils 1. To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions: "Avoid . . . in a plagiarism Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work. scandal and public humiliation Public humiliation was often used by local communities to punish minor and petty criminals before the age of large, modern prisons (imprisonment was long unusual as a punishment, rather a method of coercion). . She finds out in the end that people are multi-dimensional and not confined to just one talent; she also finds out that sometimes redheads do get the boy. The style is breezy and funny, the theme predictable. This is chick-lit for teenage girls. The dilemmas are not deep, but it's good escape reading layered with a little "to thine own self "Thine Own Self" is an episode from the television series . Dr. Crusher is serving bridge duties on the Enterprise on the night shift when Counselor Troi returns from a class reunion. be true." 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. |
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