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"Do you think that room service will deliver chocolate?" asked Izzie, who was on her knees on the floor with her face in the minibar. "We're all out here."
"Yeah," said T. J. "Who needs boys when you can have chocolate?"
"Ah, but they come in handy when we haven't any," said Nesta. "Let's call the boys in their rooms. Maybe they haven't eaten their supplies."
A school trip to Florence seems like the perfect escape for Lucy. She wants time away from Tony, who is pressuring her to take their relationship further. In Italy she meets an American boy and thinks he might be the ideal way to get over Tony.
He seems to be the perfect gentleman, and Italy introduces Lucy to a world of culture and sophistication. Will she be able to move on from Tony? Or is it a case of out of the frying pan and into the fire?
Synopsis:
The girls are gearing up for the road trip of a lifetime in the ninth book of the bestselling series. Lucy, Izzie, Nesta, and T.J. are on their way to Florence for a school trip, which may help Lucy with a diversion from her relationship with Tony. Original.
Cathy Hopkins lives in North London with her handsome husband and three deranged cats. She has had nineteen books published. The fifth book
in the Mates, Dates series, Mates, Dates, and Sole Survivors, was recently released in the U.K. Piccadilly Press has launched a new series from Hopkins,
based on the classic sleepover game of Truth or Consequences.
hoyee, April 5, 2006 (view all comments by hoyee)
This is such a great book you know. It only took me one day to read it as it was so good!! It was a book that intrested me and I would definately recommend it to all MY mates!!!!!!!
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Mates, Dates... #09: Mates, Dates, and Great Escapes
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The girls are gearing up for the road trip of a lifetime in the ninth book of the bestselling series. Lucy, Izzie, Nesta, and T.J. are on their way to Florence for a school trip, which may help Lucy with a diversion from her relationship with Tony. Original.
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