Anna and the French Kiss

By Stephanie Perkins
(YA F Perk)
372 pages 2010 Chick Lit

Anna is devastated when her father sends her to a boarding school in Paris for senior year, forcing her to leave her friends, home, and would-be boyfriend. However, it isn’t long before the magic of the city and new friends, including the alluring St. Clair, have her opening her eyes to new ways of life. But Paris comes with complications - as Anna’s friendship with St. Clair grows, so does her desire for more. St. Clair is beautiful and completely unavailable, but he seems to be interested in more than friendship too. Why then, won’t he make a move? Romance and hilarity ensue. (Grades 9 & up)

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Sara H.

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Prom and Prejudice

By Elizabeth Eulberg
(YA F Eulb)
231 pages 2011 Realistic Fiction

Lizzie, a scholarship student from Hoboken, attends Longbourn Academy, a posh Connecticut boarding school where her classmates are rich, rude and hostile. She meets the smug Will and takes an instant dislike to him, but puts up with him to appease her roommate Jane who likes Darcy’s best friend. Prejudiced against the upper crust, Lizzie realizes almost too late that Will’s intentions are honorable, and Wick, the handsome townie she thought she liked, is really a scoundrel. This retelling of Jane Austen’s classic tale of love and class is like a good cup of hot chocolate—sweet with the right amount of fluff. (Grades 8 & up)

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Kay G.

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The Lonely Hearts Club

By Elizabeth Eulberg
(YA F Eulb)
290 pages 2010 Chick Lit

Penny Lane Bloom has had it with boys. She’s had her heart broken one too many times and has watched her friends give up everything in their lives for guys. Going into her junior year of high school she creates “The Lonely Hearts Club,” and starts out as its sole member, vowing not to date until after graduation. However, news of her club soon gets around, and girls are flocking to join it. But what will Penny do when she finds herself crushing hard on a guy when she is supposed to be the leader of a club that has sworn off dating? Grades 9 & up.

Reviewed by Teen Librarian Sara H.

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Hot Pick from TAB - Dramarama

By E. Lockhart
(YA F Lock)
311 pages 2007 Chick Lit

Dramarama, written by E. Lockhart, is about two best friends, Sayde and Demi, stuck in Dullsville, Ohio. They long for more razzle dazzle in their lives, so they apply for the prestigious Wildewood theatre camp. While they are there they learn about themselves, love, and each other. What they discover in the end is that best friends always stay together, no matter what comes between them.  (Grades 9 & up)
Reviewed by TAB member Julia S.
 
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