Synopses & Reviews
andlt;b andgt;From the author of andlt;i andgt;Pure andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;i andgt;The Summer of Firsts and Lasts, andlt;/iandgt;a friendship story with one girl, several boys, and lots of complications.andlt;/bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Charlotte and Oliver have been friends forever. She knows that he, Abe, and Trip consider her to be one of the guys, and she likes it that way. She likes being the friend who keeps them all together. Likes offering a girland#8217;s perspective on their love lives. Likes being the behind-the-scenes wordsmith who writes all the lyrics for the boysand#8217; band. Char has a house full of stepsisters and a past full of backstabbing (female) exand#8211;best friends, so for her, being friends with boys is refreshingly drama-freeand#8230;until it isnand#8217;t anymore.andlt;BRandgt;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; When a new boy enters the scene and makes Char feel like, well, a total girland#8230;and two of her other friends have a falling out that may or may not be related to one of them deciding he might want to be andlt;i andgt;more andlt;/iandgt;than friends with Charand#8230;being friends with all these boys suddenly becomes a lot more complicated.
Review
and#8220;McVoyand#8217;s andlt;Iandgt;Boysandlt;/Iandgt; is a fast and fun read, mainly because the author spends the extra time making each of Charlotteand#8217;s pals a textured teen. Benji, who McVoy could have written as a throwaway character, is sardonic and quietly wise. Fabian is crush-worthy despite what Charlotte describes as his Kermit the Frog voiceand#8230;.[Char is] clever and refreshing because sheand#8217;s so in love with her music, because sheand#8217;s so believably unapologetic about getting bad grades and having little ambition for college. By the end of andlt;Iandgt;Being Friends With Boysandlt;/Iandgt;, Charlotte is forced to become the main character in a story that was supposed to be about her guys. She realizes that being a good friend doesnand#8217;t have to mean being a spectator.and#8221; and#8211;andlt;iandgt;The Boston Globeandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
From the author of Pure and The Summer of Firsts and Lasts, a friendship story with one girl, several boys, and lots of complications.
Charlotte and Oliver have been friends forever. She knows that he, Abe, and Trip consider her to be one of the guys, and she likes it that way. She likes being the friend who keeps them all together. Likes offering a girl's perspective on their love lives. Likes being the behind-the-scenes wordsmith who writes all the lyrics for the boys' band. Char has a house full of stepsisters and a past full of backstabbing (female) ex-best friends, so for her, being friends with boys is refreshingly drama-free...until it isn't anymore.
When a new boy enters the scene and makes Char feel like, well, a total girl...and two of her other friends have a falling out that may or may not be related to one of them deciding he might want to be more than friends with Char...being friends with all these boys suddenly becomes a lot more complicated.
Synopsis
Ben Ripley may only be in middle school, but he’s already pegged his dream job: C.I.A. or bust. Unfortunately for him, his personality doesn’t exactly scream “secret agent.” In fact, Ben is so awkward, he can barely get to school and back without a mishap. Because of his innate nerdiness, Ben is not surprised when he is recruited for a magnet school with a focus on science—but he’s entirely shocked to discover that the school is actually a front for a junior C.I.A. academy. Could the C.I.A. really want
him?
Actually, no. There’s been a case of mistaken identity—but that doesn’t stop Ben from trying to morph into a supercool undercover agent, the kind that always gets the girl. And through a series of hilarious misadventures, Ben realizes he might actually be a halfway decent spy…if he can survive all the attempts being made on his life!
“Over-the-top action…an entertaining read.” —Kirkus Reviews, on Belly Up
About the Author
Terra Elan McVoy has held a variety of jobs centered around reading and writing, from managing an independent childrenand#8217;s bookstore, to teaching writing classes, and even answering fan mail for Captain Underpants. Terra lives and works in the same Atlanta neighborhood where her novels andlt;iandgt;After the Kiss, Being Friends with Boys,andlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Pureandlt;/iandgt; are set. She is also the author of andlt;iandgt;The Summer of Firsts and Lastsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Criminal andlt;/iandgt;(an Edgar Award nominee), and andlt;iandgt;In Deepandlt;/iandgt;. To learn more, visit TerraElan.com and follow Terra on Twitter at @TerraMcVoy.