Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Who Put that Hair in My Toothbrush



A 15 year old boy works out all summer in order to make a good impression on a girl he has a crush on. Only problem is that she moves to a town 10 miles away. D'oh! He ends up hooking up with one of her friends and discovers where her school is. One day he decides to ride his bike over there and ends up getting pulled over for sailing down the hill at 51 miles per hour - in a school zone! Oh, and he also kisses the friend and at the end decides that he really does like her.

Then he has a sister that loves hockey and has her own set of foibles.

The story is told in "alternating first person", with each chapter alternating between him and her. They never repeat the same events, but linearly proceed forward in time. This narrative device works great here.

The book is a rollicking read of sibling rivalry, where they only become "friends" after struggling through harrowing circumstances.

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