Pants On Fire. by Meg Cabot. Narrator: Krista Sutton. Listening Library.
Annotation: Katie has it all: A hot football-play boyfriend, a hot boyfriend on the side, a great best fried Sidney, and a great job at the Gull and Gulp. When a blast from the past comes back to town, she re-evaluates her values and learns how to be herself without trying to please everyone else.
Nomination for Rejection: Katie's story takes place during the summer before her Senior year at Eastport High. She is in the popular group and has a popular boyfriend, Seth. Seth is a football player for the Quahogs, who are all treated like royalty in her town, where football is everything. Katie works at a busy tourist-y restaurant where the corner booth is ALWAYS reserved for whenever any Quahogs want to come in to eat and hang out. They are worshiped by all who live in Eastport, and have been an undefeated team for many years...except one.
Annotation: Katie has it all: A hot football-play boyfriend, a hot boyfriend on the side, a great best fried Sidney, and a great job at the Gull and Gulp. When a blast from the past comes back to town, she re-evaluates her values and learns how to be herself without trying to please everyone else.
Nomination for Rejection: Katie's story takes place during the summer before her Senior year at Eastport High. She is in the popular group and has a popular boyfriend, Seth. Seth is a football player for the Quahogs, who are all treated like royalty in her town, where football is everything. Katie works at a busy tourist-y restaurant where the corner booth is ALWAYS reserved for whenever any Quahogs want to come in to eat and hang out. They are worshiped by all who live in Eastport, and have been an undefeated team for many years...except one.
The year they didn't win is not often spoken of, but Tommy Sullivan ratted out some players that cheated on their tests and were forced to forfeit the game and take a loss. This has left everyone in town hating Tommy and he hasn't been seen since. When he comes back to town, Katie is shocked and angry with him. She soon develops a crush on him, and is in a tough position. Tommy teaches her a lot about being true to herself (and others) and not caring so much about what people think.
This was a great book with some good values for teens to learn, but I have decided to reject it due to its predictability. The story is very interesting and well-written, but I always knew what was going to come next.
Genre: Audio book, YA fiction, Humor, Coming of Age
Genre: Audio book, YA fiction, Humor, Coming of Age
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