Adolescence

Okay, so I know most Meg Cabot books follow the same formula of girl is in love with/dating a boy that isn't right for her, she meets another boy, she is faced with doing what is right or what is easy, and then she starts dating the second boy who saw her for who she really was the entire time. But I'm okay with that, because it works, and more importantly - the girl always does "what's right" even though she thinks the boy won't like her for it. So getting the boy is, in the end, never the most important thing, but a bonus.

This isn't the first time I read this book, but I enjoy it every time I do. It's no Princess Diaries, but it's still pretty good, and Meg Cabot always delivers something that's enjoyable and quick to read. ( )

Meg Cabot writes the book differently, and it is her own beautiful style. I would recommend this for maybe a twelve-year-old or so. Her description of art is very precise and well written because you must truly learn the rules or art before you are able to bend them. It is rather adorable even the way she says that the main character is in 'love'. The feelings are...well nice-ish, but a little over, which makes the book enjoyable.
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I listened to this on CD while driving. Had picked it up at a Friends of the Library book sale. It's a fanciful YA novel that has fun while tackling serious topics of interest to teens -- like peer pressure, how to choose a boyfriend and when's it ok to have sex. The main character is dating the President's son. In fact, as she keeps reminding us, she had saved the President's life and is invited to spend Thanksgiving with the First Family, which becomes a focus in the book. ( )

Very entertaining - good read! ( )