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7th grader Millie is absolutely in love with Rory Calhoun - this season’s teen heartthrob. She keeps her crush and her obsessive “data collection” about him on the down low - pouring all of her feelings into her special notebook. Millie rides a rollercoaster of hope and disappointment as things go so right and then so wrong. And will it spoil it if I tell you she is headed to a final high note?
I loved reading about Millie’s supercrush on a singer - I think every tweenager goes through it about someone - singer, actor, whatever. Nilsen draws on her own tween crush on Shaun Cassidy for Millie - but even better, Nilson got contacted by him and he added his own perspective to the heartthrob life. She was even in contact with Andy Gibb’s daughter! While those of us who survived our tween crushes will love this - I know I didn’t regret a single second living thru Millie’s eyes. But I hope our own tween readers will also embrace Millie too.
Cindy Mitchell, Library Teacher, MLS
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