Synopsis Having endured the vicious rumors spread by her professional-skateboarder ex-boyfriend, high school sophomore Kelsey Wilcox tries to salvage her reputation while attempting to earn a place on her high school newspaper.
This fast-paced young adult novel focuses on 15-year-old Kelsey's ups and downs at East Bay High in Berkeley, California. At the beginning of her freshman year, she inadvertently snags the extremely hot pro-skater C.J. Logan. But the year is a bust: Kelsey ends up spending all her time either making out with C.J. or watching him skate. After deciding that she's ready to pass up the role of "C.J. Logan's Girlfriend," he spreads vicious rumors about her on his blog. Will Kelsey even be able to show her face at school sophomore year?
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2005-10-20 |
| Size | | Length: | 224 pages | | Height: | 9.0 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 13.6 oz |
Publisher's Note When she breaks up with her boyfriend, a popular skater named C.J. Logan, Kelsey discovers that he doesn't take rejection well when he begins spreading rumors about her, which forces her to salvage her reputation and reinvent herself as a reporter for the school's newspaper.
Industry Reviews "Graham delivers a sensitive, in-depth exploration of an initially shallow girl who grows into independence, belying the ultra-light title. A very nice job indeed." Kirkus (09/15/2005)
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