How To Be Bad

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In an uncharacteristically rebellious moment, Jesse “borrows” her mama’s car and skips hicksville with Vicks, her best friend, and Mel, a new girl at work. Their destination: Miami, where Vicks’ boyfriend, Brady, attends college. Jesse is running from the news that her mom has breast cancer; Vicks is afraid thatBrady isalready over her. Mel just wants to belong, but she worries that the others areusing her for her money. Like most road trips,this one ismore about the journey than the destination: numerous detours—including breaking into a roadside attraction, escaping a hurricane, and hooking Mel up with a hot guy—provide the space the girls need to sort out their problems. This novel is the product of an unusual collaboration by three authors whose popular previous books,such asLockhart’s Dramarama (2007), Mlynowski’s Bras & Broomsticks (2005), and Myracle’s TTYL (2004), make them well known to their target audience. Here, the authors’ styles blend seamlessly, folding three characters’ distinct voicesinto a funny, poignant story about facing your troubles with friends at your side. Grades 9-12. --Krista Hutley

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Grade 9 Up—Jesse, Vicks, and Mel spontaneously decide to take a road trip to visit Vicks's boyfriend who is in college in Miami. Jesse and Vicks have been friends for ages, but now there is a wedge between them. Jesse is a devout Christian who frowns on drinking and premarital sex; her unmarried mother calls her Goody Two-shoes and Vicks is getting fed up with her friend's "holier than thou" attitude. In fact, this is a large focal point of the story, and readers are sometimes left to wonder why they are still best friends, and when and how Jesse became so religious. Mel is a wealthy newcomer who has offered to pay for the trip, hoping to be accepted by them. Once they get into the car, infighting (and outright fighting) takes over. Still, the girls have wild adventures, including a party at which Vicks and Mel get drunk, a hurricane, a fistfight, and a run-in with a live alligator in order to save a baby duckling. Through confrontations with one another, with boys, and with family, the teens work through the issues they are facing and learn the importance of relying on friends. The presentation of three voices is effective since they come from three different authors, giving readers a variety of perspectives to consider. Teens are left with a satisfying conclusion that ties up most ends and creates hope for those issues left unresolved.—Emily Garrett Cassady, North Garland High School, TX

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