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Girl Parts
By Cusick, John C.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2010
Gr 9 Up—With cold detachment, David views a classmate's video blog while she deliberately downs a toxic cocktail. He and his peers seem unfazed having witnessed her online suicide. The adults, shocked out of their reverie, notice that their children are "disassociated" from the real world. David's father, a techno tycoon, teams up with the school counselor to intervene. Enter Rose, an attractive robot girl designed to befriend David. She is beautiful, with silky hair and warm downy skin, and programmed to please. Electronic Rose will...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2010 |
"In a lifetime of kisses, some must be better than others, and the odds are low—for any of us—that the first will be the best. But few have had a better first kiss than Charlie Nuvola." At Saint Seb's prep school, Charlie is a lonely outsider, a shy boy from the wrong side of town, while David Sun, the privileged son of a CEO, is popular. When David witnesses the online suicide of a fellow student but does nothing to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Privileged David Sun's parents, deciding their son is "dissociated," get him a Companion bot: curvy redhead Rose. Rose, reje...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on November 1, 2010
A remarkable debut that matches a smart, provocative premise with an affecting coming-of-age story. Plus, with an eye-catching cover and tight plotting, this book will appeal to dedicated and reluctant readers a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
