Boys, Girls, and Other Hazardous Materials
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4.3 • 39 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
The bestselling author of Queen Bees and Wannabes! that inspired the movie Mean Girls presents a witty coming-of-age story that delves into the complexities (and tragedies) of adolescence.
“A must-read! Funny as well as painfully familiar. I really wish I’d had this book as an incoming high school freshman.”—Mag Cabot, bestselling author of The Princess Diaries
“[A] realistic portrayal of everyday freshman anxieties, romance, and the sometimes foolish culture of male high-school athletes.”—Booklist
There’s no such thing as a drama-free year.
Charlie Healy is done with drama. After surviving a middle school packed with mean girls, Charlie is ready to leave all that behind. But then, on her very first day of high school, she runs into her former best friend, Will, who moved away years ago. Now he’s back, he’s HOT, and he’s popular—and he takes Charlie back into the danger zone of the popular crowd. But when a hazing prank goes very wrong, Charlie has to decide where her loyalties lie.
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Wiseman's (Queen Bees & Wannabees) by-the-numbers YA debut introduces Charlie Healey, a spirited ninth grader who enters prestigious Harmony Falls High School, ready to leave behind the traumas and "frenemies" of middle school. But when a childhood friend, Will, as well as a girl she had a hand in humiliating, transfer to her school, the drama she was trying to escape comes flooding back into her life. Between her feisty and boy-crazy friend Sydney ("she was my friend and unconditional friendship included throwing yourself into potentially mind-blowingly stupid situations"), her crush on Will, and the lacrosse team's increasingly violent hazing traditions, Charlie has to restructure her priorities, analyze her values, and take a stand. Charlie possesses all the uncertainty and self-doubt of a typical high-school freshman, although some of the plot particulars and her first-person narrative, which is spliced with occasional IM conversations and newspaper articles, are sometimes more reminiscent of high school sitcoms than real life. Nonetheless Wiseman has created an honest story of the convoluted workings of teenage friendships and relationships. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
AMAZING!
I couldn't put this "book" down. I finished it in 2 days !! And with all these drama I can relate it to it. I love it!
Awesome!!!!!
This is book is amazing it will teach about the difficulties and pressure of high school...... But is funny,amazing,and AWESOME!!!
Great book!
I really liked this! I read it in like 3 days!!!! :)