Undone by Brooke Taylor - NO

Taylor, Brooke Undone, 320 p (app.). Walker (Bloomsbury), August 2008.

NOT RECOMMENDED

Serena isn't sure why bad girl Kori befriended her that day in eighth grade, but the two have been inseparable since. She knows that Kori has secrets and issues, and a drinking problem, but Serena has never been one to pry. Now, however, Serena is only left with questions and grabs onto the idea of fulfilling one of Kori's English assignments - a list of 5 ways in which Kori wanted to tempt fate - as a way to connect with her friend and hopefully find some closure. As with most secrets, however, the answers Serena finds may not be anything that she actually wants to hear.

For all the interesting dark potential this book had, it is all wasted, at least for school libraries, on massive amounts of swearing (23 'f" and more than 50 other swears) and sexual references.

 Cindy, Library Teacher