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Lola and the Boy Next Door

by Stephanie Perkins

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ISBN13: 9780525423287
ISBN10: 0525423281
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In this companion novel to Anna and the French Kiss, two teens discover that true love may be closer than they think

Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn't believe in fashion . . . she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit - more sparkly, more fun, more wild - the better. But even though Lola's style is outrageous, she's a devoted daughter and friend with some big plans for the future. And everything is pretty perfect (right down to her hot rocker boyfriend) until the dreaded Bell twins, Calliope and Cricket, return to the neighborhood.

When Cricket - a gifted inventor - steps out from his twin sister's shadow and back into Lola's life, she must finally reconcile a lifetime of feelings for the boy next door.

Review:

"Like its predecessor, Perkins's companion novel to Anna and the French Kiss has snappy dialogue and sexy love interests, though high-school junior Lola is a much more unconventional heroine. With an array of wigs and costumes at her disposal (her outfits include an Egyptian-inspired gown made from a sheet and a cheetah-print number adorned with red ribbons and brooches to protest game-hunting), she has no interest in blending in. As Lola begins her junior year, her goals are to get her fathers to approve of her 22-year-old boyfriend, Max, and to create a masterpiece Marie Antoinette costume for the winter dance. But complications arrive when Cricket Bell moves back next door. Two years ago he broke her heart, and seeing him again shakes her faith in her relationship with Max. What's a girl to do when two guys are into her? Lola indulges her inner angst plenty, but her self-deprecating sense of humor and Perkins's skill at capturing Lola's seesawing emotions make for a lively romance about a girl trying to understand who she is under all the gowns and glitter. Ages 14 — up. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Stephanie Perkins (www.stephanieperkins.com) lives in the mountains of North Carolina with her husband.
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Jasmine, September 30, 2011 (view all comments by Jasmine)
I loved this book completely, even more than her first book, Anna and the French Kiss. It's a great book about family, and love, and friendship, and growing up, and I can't wait to read it again. Also, if you love San Francisco, you should read this book, the city is like another person; the author gets it and the people so right. All of the characters feel like real people, especially both dads, who are both great and flawed, but mostly love each other and their kid. But Lola herself was a fantastic character, and I was so glad to let her into my life for a while, and sad to finish hanging out with her.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780525423287
Author:
Perkins, Stephanie
Publisher:
Dutton Juvenile
Subject:
Love & Romance
Subject:
Children s-General
Edition Description:
B-Hardcover
Publication Date:
20110929
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
from 9 up to AND UP
Language:
English
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
8.01 x 5.89 x 1.22 in 1.03 lb
Age Level:
from 14 up to AND UP
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"Publishers Weekly Review" by , "Like its predecessor, Perkins's companion novel to Anna and the French Kiss has snappy dialogue and sexy love interests, though high-school junior Lola is a much more unconventional heroine. With an array of wigs and costumes at her disposal (her outfits include an Egyptian-inspired gown made from a sheet and a cheetah-print number adorned with red ribbons and brooches to protest game-hunting), she has no interest in blending in. As Lola begins her junior year, her goals are to get her fathers to approve of her 22-year-old boyfriend, Max, and to create a masterpiece Marie Antoinette costume for the winter dance. But complications arrive when Cricket Bell moves back next door. Two years ago he broke her heart, and seeing him again shakes her faith in her relationship with Max. What's a girl to do when two guys are into her? Lola indulges her inner angst plenty, but her self-deprecating sense of humor and Perkins's skill at capturing Lola's seesawing emotions make for a lively romance about a girl trying to understand who she is under all the gowns and glitter. Ages 14 — up. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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