Today we're spotlighting Dyan Sheldon's newest book, THECRAZY THINGS GIRLS DO FOR LOVE, which releases on December 13th. I'm so
excited! I absolutely love funny books and this one sounds awesome.
From
Goodreads:
In a new comedy from the best-selling author
of CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, two popular girls vie to out-green
each other to snare a boy.
Fashion-crazy Sicilee is a poster child for over-consumption. Her archrival, Maya, wears arty vintage clothes but hasn’t a clue what’s in the food she eats. So when drop-dead gorgeous new student Cody Lightfoot sets out to spread his eco-ways—and spur the Environmental Club toward an all-out Earth Day bash—Sicilee and Maya have their work cut out to attract his attention. What if Sicilee trades her fur boots for walking shoes (even if she can’t find the school when she’s not inside a car)? What if Maya dresses in plastic bottles and bags to preach in front of the supermarket (until security is called)? Or could it be that Cody isn’t all he’s cracked up to be, and that saving the planet really is more important than impressing a boy? With her trademark quick-fire wit, Dyan Sheldon shows just what girls will do for love—and what earth-changing realizations they might have along the way.
Fashion-crazy Sicilee is a poster child for over-consumption. Her archrival, Maya, wears arty vintage clothes but hasn’t a clue what’s in the food she eats. So when drop-dead gorgeous new student Cody Lightfoot sets out to spread his eco-ways—and spur the Environmental Club toward an all-out Earth Day bash—Sicilee and Maya have their work cut out to attract his attention. What if Sicilee trades her fur boots for walking shoes (even if she can’t find the school when she’s not inside a car)? What if Maya dresses in plastic bottles and bags to preach in front of the supermarket (until security is called)? Or could it be that Cody isn’t all he’s cracked up to be, and that saving the planet really is more important than impressing a boy? With her trademark quick-fire wit, Dyan Sheldon shows just what girls will do for love—and what earth-changing realizations they might have along the way.
What
people have to say about the book:
Falling in love blends with saving the earth in
Sheldon's latest novel, and both dramas are passionate, urgent, transforming,
and hilarious.
—Booklist
Superior comic writing combined with a major snark factor turns this full-on chick-lit outing into major fun...Plenty of witty merriment for all high-school social sets.
—Kirkus Reviews
Going green is initially more about romance than righteousness for high school rivals Sicilee and Maya, but their attempts to do so provide lots of laughs. Using drily funny third-person narration to expose various characters' hypocrisies, Sheldon shows impeccable comic timing and a strong sense of irony...
—Publishers Weekly
—Booklist
Superior comic writing combined with a major snark factor turns this full-on chick-lit outing into major fun...Plenty of witty merriment for all high-school social sets.
—Kirkus Reviews
Going green is initially more about romance than righteousness for high school rivals Sicilee and Maya, but their attempts to do so provide lots of laughs. Using drily funny third-person narration to expose various characters' hypocrisies, Sheldon shows impeccable comic timing and a strong sense of irony...
—Publishers Weekly
About
the Author:
Dyan Sheldon is the author
of many novels for young adult readers, including the #1 New York Times
bestseller CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN, which was made into a major
motion picture. American by birth, Dyan Sheldon lives in London.
1 comments:
WHat an odd, irresistible-sounding combo! Adding to the TBR.
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