Abstract: It's junior year at Del Rio Bay High, and Mina's feeling insecure while her boyfriend Brian is at Duke University. Meanwhile, Rob's presence around the clique triggers star athlete JZ's feelings of homophobia.
Publisher: Kensington, 280 p.
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Having not read any of the other books in this series, I was at a bit of a disadvantage when it came to some of the minor (at least in this book) characters. Chase explores the issues of modern adolescent sexuality, homophobia and friendship in a realistic way. She has a handle (as far as this out-of-the-loop adult can tell) on modern youth dialect and text messaging. I'm not sure how that will stand in the long-term but there's a lot to be said for writing for today's young adult audience.
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