Friday, April 24, 2009

Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling

Fifteen-year-old Abby Savage hopes that her five rules for falling in love will keep her from making the same mistakes as her mother and two older sisters--all unwed mothers who have slept with the same man, among others--while she also tries to help her best friend Cody admit that he is gay, and decide how she really feels about Cody's older brother, Jackson.

What is wrong with me? I loved this book...it is laugh out loud funny! I really cared about Abby and her strange and trashy family. Unfortunately, I think some of our students are living something very close to this reality. It is over-the-top and reminded me of a young version of Desperate Housewives (except I haven't found a redeeming character there yet). The next door neighbors might be too good to be true; but they have their problems too. Very surprising that I really loved this trashy book!

Rating: 9 of 10

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