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Fringe Girl in Love
Author: Valerie Frankel

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Publisher: NAL Trade
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 9
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ISBN-13: 9780451220462 - ISBN-10: 0451220463
Pages: 272
Reading Level: Young Adult

Book Description:
If only there were Cliffs Notes for falling in love...

Love is in the air—at toxic levels…

It's a brand new year for Adora Benet. She couldn't wait to get back from winter break—and go on lots of triple dates with her two best friends. Because Adora, Liza, and Eli are all (finally and wildly) in love.

And then the blizzard begins. The new English Lit teacher seems to have the hots for Adora's boyfriend. Soon Adora finds herself taking solace in the arms of Liza's older brother—until Liza finds out and freaks. Meanwhile, Liza's own love life is crumbling under family pressure. And Eli's boyfriend's ego is growing along with his fame—not a pretty picture.

Adora's winter wonderland is turning into an emotional wasteland. Then an unexpected trip to someplace warm turns the heat back up for Adora and her friends, reminding them what matters most...

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Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) wrote on 11/7/2007...


Reviewed by Jocelyn Pearce for TeensReadToo.com

This sequel to FRINGE GIRL didn't quite live up to the very high expectations set by the brilliant original, but it sure came close.

As the new year begins, everyone is in love. Dora and Noel. Liza and Stanley. Eli and Eric. Joya and Ben. Even Mr. and Mrs. Benet are doing unmentionable things in their bedroom (and writing a book about it)!

Of course, life is no fairy tale, and none of those relationships remain as blissfully perfect as they seem to be at first. Rifts are caused by an older brother, an old friend, a racist soon-to-be stepfather, and a hot young teacher with a hidden agenda and dozens of adoring followers.

Adora, her friends, and her family will work it all out in the end, though...Right?

FRINGE GIRL IN LOVE is just as funny, fresh and entertaining as the first book, but it lacked something that FRINGE GIRL had, that made FRINGE GIRL really stand out. FRINGE GIRL was about Adora's social revolution in her school. That was original, and wove the whole story together wonderfully. This sequel, however, lacks a thread to bind it all together: it's just the continuation of the lives of those characters involved.

Still, though, it's a fantastic book. It's well-written and full of great characters, and I hope to see more about Adora Benet in the future!


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