Synopses & Reviews
Sixteen-year-old Mallory loves her boyfriend, Jeremy. Or at least likes him more than she's ever liked any boy. She's sure he feels the same way until she happens upon his online Authentic Life game and discovers he's cheating on her--with his cyber "wife". Mallory leaves Jeremy's house in a huff to pack up her Grandma Vivian's basement, where she discovers a list of goals her grandma wrote in 1962. At age sixteen. 1. Run for Pep Squad secretary2. Host a dinner party/fancy soiree3. Sew a dress for homecoming4. Find a steady5. Do something dangerous.The list seems so simple, so sweet, that Mallory decides to go vintage--foregoing all twenty-first century technology and accomplishing the tasks on grandma's list. Except finding a steady is obviously out, no matter how good Oliver (Jeremy's cousin) smells. So she makes a deal with her sister Ginnie--they'll conquer the list together. Somehow.
Synopsis
When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend, Jeremy, is cheating on her with an online girlfriend, she swears off boys. She also swears off modern technology. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory decides to "go vintage" and return to a simpler time (when boyfriends couldn't cheat on you online). She sets out to complete grandma's list: run for pep club secretary, host a dinner party, sew a homecoming dress, find a steady, do something dangerous. But the list is trickier than it looks. And obviously finding a steady is out . . . no matter how good Oliver (Jeremy's cousin) smells. But with the help of her sister, she'll get it done. Somehow.
Lindsey Leavitt perfectly pairs heartfelt family moments, laugh-out-loud humor, and a little bit of romance in this delightful contemporary novel.
Synopsis
When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend, Jeremy, is cheating on her with an online girlfriend, she swears off boys. She also swears off modern technology. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in 1962, Mallory decides to "go vintage" and return to a simpler time (when boyfriends couldn't cheat on you online). She sets out to complete grandma's list: run for pep club secretary, host a dinner party, sew a homecoming dress, find a steady, do something dangerous. But the list is trickier than it looks. And obviously finding a steady is out . . . no matter how good Oliver (Jeremy's cousin) smells. But with the help of her sister, she'll get it done. Somehow. Lindsey Leavitt perfectly pairs heartfelt family moments, laugh-out-loud humor, and a little bit of romance in this delightful contemporary novel.
Synopsis
Live like it's 1962 in this fun, contemporary YA read from the never-out-of-date Lindsey Leavitt.
About the Author
LINDSEY LEAVITT is a former elementary school teacher and present-day writer/mom to three (mostly) adorable little girls. She is married to her high-school lab partner and lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is also the author of Sean Griswold's Head and the Princess for Hire series.
www.lindseyleavitt.com