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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionseBook editionsFly on the Wall: How One Girl Saw Everythingby E Lockhart
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:At the Manhattan School for Art and Music, where everyone is “different” and everyone is “special,” Gretchen Yee feels ordinary. Shes the kind of girl who sits alone at lunch, drawing pictures of Spider-Man, so she wont have to talk to anyone; who has a crush on Titus but wont do anything about it; who has no one to hang out with when her best (and only real) friend Katya is busy. One day, Gretchen wishes that she could be a fly on the wall in the boys locker room–just to learn more about guys. What are they really like? What do they really talk about? Are they really cretins most of the time? Fly on the Wall is the story of how that wish comes true. Review:"Narrator Gretchen Yee will grab readers from the first page with her snappy commentary. Even at her Manhattan arts high school, she's a misfit. But the comic-book obsessed artist gets an unexpected chance to live as an alter ego when, for a week, she turns into a literal fly on the wall, trapped inside the boys' locker room. Lockhart (The Boyfriend List) sets up a clever parallel by making Gretchen's class read The Metamorphosis, and — like Kafka's protagonist — it is unclear what caused Gretchen's change (she suspects a philosophical old man she met on the subway, or a strange soda she drank on the way to school, among other things). Her sense of humor offsets her generally negative outlook, and the pace picks up during her time as a fly. As Gretchen buzzes around hundreds of naked bodies, she witnesses a lot of locker room drama, and worries about the morality of spying even as she categorizes their bums or describes an uncircumcised penis. She also realizes how insecure boys can be (she even learns that confidence is not always what makes someone sexy — sometimes, as in the case of her crush — its just the opposite). The conclusion wraps a bit neatly (and without much introspection), but readers will find enough thoughtful material here to keep buzzing through the pages. Ages 12-up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:At the Manhattan School for Art and Music, Gretchen Yee wishes that she could be a fly on the wall in the boys' locker room just to learn more about guys. This is the story of how that wish comes true. About the AuthorE. Lockhart is the author of The Boyfriend List, and its companion, The BoyBook. She has never turned into an animal of any sort and her knowledge of the boys' locker room is purely imaginary. Visit her on the Web at www.theboyfriendlist.com. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment: 
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