Lola and the Boy Next Door
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4.5 • 264 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Lola Nolan is a budding costume designer, and for her, the more outrageous, sparkly, and fun the outfit, the better. And everything is pretty perfect in her life (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the negihborhood. When Cricket, a gifted inventor, steps out from his twin sister's shadow and back into Lola's life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Like its predecessor, Perkins's companion novel to Anna and the French Kiss has snappy dialogue and sexy love interests, though high-school junior Lola is a much more unconventional heroine. With an array of wigs and costumes at her disposal (her outfits include an Egyptian-inspired gown made from a sheet and a cheetah-print number adorned with red ribbons and brooches to protest game-hunting), she has no interest in blending in. As Lola begins her junior year, her goals are to get her fathers to approve of her 22-year-old boyfriend, Max, and to create a masterpiece Marie Antoinette costume for the winter dance. But complications arrive when Cricket Bell moves back next door. Two years ago he broke her heart, and seeing him again shakes her faith in her relationship with Max. What's a girl to do when two guys are into her? Lola indulges her inner angst plenty, but her self-deprecating sense of humor and Perkins's skill at capturing Lola's seesawing emotions make for a lively romance about a girl trying to understand who she is under all the gowns and glitter. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
so cute
so cute
Wonderful Book!
Stephanie Perkins does it again. Her first novel, Anna and the French Kiss blew me away, it was so amazing. I didn't think that Lola could possibly better, but it was. Lola herself is a lovable, sweet character with a little spunk, and I fell instantly in love with Cricket. This book is great, and I recommend it highly. Stephanie Perkins, keep 'em coming!
Wow
Stephanie Perkins is my new favorite author with Anna and the French Kiss and this book. I thought both would be stupid but they are really amazing and well written also. I am still in love with St. Clair and really just fell in love with Cricket! You have to read them to know them I guess so BUY THE FREAKIN BOOK