Language: PG (48 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG (summer/winter relationship); Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SEVERAL
18yo Lily loves her life on Pippa Beach, a tiny town in Australia, even though her mother is flighty and unreliable. Then one day a gorgeous Hollywood star, Dorian Khan, and his friends descend upon the town upending everything. While Dorian’s friend Casey seems smitten with Juliet, Lily’s cousin, Dorian is aloof - sure that everyone wants him around only for his fame. And Lily’s starstruck mother and younger sister don’t help matters. No matter how much she tries to stay away from Dorian, even after his summer visit is over, Lily’s path continues to cross his - even in California - where Lily gets a hard introduction to life in the Hollywood spotlight.
The Rice’s take on Pride and Prejudice is pretty fun. I think that students who don’t know the source material won’t be bothered by that - they will just enjoy the antics of the characters. I enjoyed the places where the authors strayed far from Austen’s plot the best.
The characters cue white.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian, MLS
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