Babe in Boyland
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
A light-hearted and entertaining read about a high school junior who finds herself in a hilarious predicament when her relationship advice column leads her to go undercover at an all-boys school.
“Gehrman has no trouble getting inside the heads of boys—or inside the environment of a boys’ school.”—Publishers Weekly
“A quick humorous read.”—School Library Journal
Natalie writes the love column for her school paper under the name Dr. Aphrodite. But while the name may be great, her advice isn’t—especially when it comes to figuring out what guys really think and want. she tries to get the inside scoop, but the guys in her class won’t give her a serious answer.
So what’s a love doctor to do? The only thing Natalie can think of is disguising herself as a guy and spending a week at the private all-boys boarding school in town. There “Nat” learns a lot about the opposite sex in ways she never expected. She also starts to fall for her dreamy roommate, Emilio. But can she find a way to let him know she likes him without blowing her cover?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Having reworked Much Ado About Nothing in Confessions of a Triple Shot Betty, Gehrman uses the Shakespearean vehicle of the cross-dressing heroine in this lighthearted but insightful romantic comedy. Seventeen-year-old Natalie Rowan writes an overly optimistic relationship column for her high school paper, yet has no relationship history to speak of. After being accused of cluelessness about males, she launches a secret mission, assuming a male identity and attending a nearby boys' boarding school for a week to write an investigative article about "the most mysterious of animals: the human boy." Despite a string of embarrassing (and often hilarious) incidents, the plan is off to a good start until Natalie falls in love with her roommate, encounters a girl who could blow her cover, and begins to see the world from a male perspective. Although the ease with which Natalie infiltrates Underwood Academy and misses a week of class requires significant suspension of disbelief, Natalie's exuberance and humor carry the story. Unlike her protagonist, Gehrman has no trouble getting inside the heads of boys or inside the environment of a boys' school. Ages 12 up.
