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Gr 7-9 Jess and Sari, best friends, are starting their freshman year at Eldridge Alternative. Sari immediately falls "madly, psychotically in love" with senior David Cole, who is dating Thea, the most popular girl in school. Sari is pretty, "hot" even, with plenty of cleavage; she goes out of her way to attract David's attention and the two of them begin to have secret sexual encounters. Jess, the narrator, is smart, artistic (not hot), and into science fiction. The two ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Both Jess and Sari are nervous and excited about their first day of high school. But while Jess's greatest hope is a schedule without gym class, Sari has secret ambitions her best friend can't imagine. Jess remains happily obsessed with the Hollow Planet science fiction books and her own series of drawings for them. She tries to listen patiently to Sari's nonstop prattle about "Lord God David Cole," one-half of the most popular couple at school, and watches mainly from the sideline...Log In or Sign Up to Read More