Major Crush

September 1, 2006
Gr 8 Up -Virginia Sauter throws in her tiara, pierces her nose, and quits the beauty-pageant circuit to try out to become drum major at her high school. Winning is bittersweet when she must share the title with Drew, whose family members have held the position for generations. Despite the fact that he is competitive and dating one of the Evil Twins, Tracey or Cacey (even he isn -t sure which one), Virginia thinks that he is hot. To complicate matters further, the drum-major role isn -t what she envisioned it to be and she begins to believe that she made a big mistake. The protagonist is also dealing with the aftermath of her father -s extramarital affair; while her mother has forgiven him, Virginia cannot. However, the issues never get in the way of this entertaining story. The characters - voices are real, and situations are dealt with in a believable way. Readers looking for romance and a few laughs won -t be disappointed." -Angela M. Boccuzzi-Reichert, Merton Williams Middle School, Hilton, NY"

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