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McCafferty, Megan
4 Reviews
(3)
YA
Jessica Darling's It List series.
Jessica is realizing that everything in junior high--from sleepovers to Halloween costumes--comes with drama, and she's looking to her sister's advice (the "It List") for help. She's drifting away from Bridget, Dori is accusing Jessica of flirting with her boyfriend, and Manda and Sara's obsession with popularity is overbearing. Funny and authentic with just the right mix of angst and hope.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(3)
YA
Jessica Darling's It List series.
Jessica's older sister presents her with a list of steps to ensure she has a great seventh-grade year. She tries to follow them, but her quirkiness and anxiety make it nearly impossible--and result in hilarity. Fans of the first Jessica Darling books will love seeing the spunky, relatable heroine and her friends as junior-high students in this prequel-series starter.
Reviewer: Amanda Mc. MacGregor
(3)
YA
Almost nine months after Bumped ended, now-famous sixteen-year-old twins Melody and Harmony are nearing their "Double Double Due Date." No one knows, however, that while Harmony is carrying twins, her husband's not the father--and Melody's "mocked up" (i.e., faking her pregnancy). Thumped retains the humor and format of its predecessor but kicks up the tension, building toward a truth-revealing conclusion.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(3)
YA
A virus has destroyed adults' reproductive ability, making teenage girls "the most important people on the planet." Sixteen-year-old Melody has a lucrative contract to get "bumped" and consequently pregnant. However, the arrival of Harmony, her religious identical twin, jeopardizes Melody's deal. Told from the sisters' alternating perspectives, this thought-provoking novel fully commits to its values-bending premise.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
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