Synopses & Reviews
An insightful coming-of-age novel for girls with no interest in being “Pretty in Pink”.El Marini just isnt fitting into the new life shes been forced to create without her dad. Her mom and sister have accepted his absence and moved on, but El is convinced things will get back to normal if she just keeps her feelings of loss to herself and waits it out.
Life at her new public school would have been unbearable if werent for Eric Callahan. As her crush grows to epic proportions, shell do anything to be more like the popular girls he notices, even buying the first pink top shes ever owned. But then she meets Dylan, a quiet artistic-type who is both unnerving and annoying as he shines a light on Els misguided attempts to attract Eric. Els need for acceptance will hit home with teens as she finally sees that chasing boys has distracted her from making peace with the past and finding herself.
Synopsis
El Marini can't fit into her new life—the one that started when her dad left. If
it weren't for her crush on Eric Callahan, life would have been truly
unbearable. But when El's plan to lure him ends in disaster, only her love-hate
relationship with the broody Dylan can help her understand how chasing boys has
kept her from finding herself.
About the Author
KAREN TAYLEUR lives in Australia with her husband and two children. Chasing Boys is her first teen novel. www.karentayleur.blogspot.com