Saturday, January 22, 2011

They've Been Going In and Out of Style But Are Guaranteed to Raise a Smile

The Lonely Hearts Club


The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg.

Penny Lane Bloom, and her sisters Rita and Lucy, are the progeny of Beatles fans. Duh.

Penny's lifelong love, Nate, shatters her illusions of perfect love when she catches him with another girl on the night she planned to offer herself to him, albeit with doubts. She decides to swear off dating and boys for the remainder of her high school years since all of the boys are jerks, losers, and trouble. She ends up taking a large number of the girls at her high school along for the ride as they discover how different life is when they focus on school and friends rather than pleasing a boy. But wait, not all boys are losers ... A fun read. I especially loved how Eulberg blames Dav Pilkey for having written the book, promising good humor. And of course, for any Beatles fan, the continuous reference to lyrics and band is a bonus.

1 comment:

  1. I love this one! It is going to be on the BHS summer reading list, I belive.

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