02410nam a22003257i 4500 20261016202632.0 261016s2005 xx ||||j |||||||| 1|eng d 9780763623333 0763623334 (KOHALIB)isbn-9780763623333 KOHALIB eng rda KOHALIB Castellucci, Cecil. Boy proof / Cecil Castellucci. Cambridge, Mass : Candlewick Press, 2005. 203 pages text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Grade 8 Up–Victoria, 16, considers herself boy proof–too smart and tough to be appealing to guys. She has renamed herself Egg after her favorite character in a new science-fiction blockbuster, and even dresses like her idol, wearing an all-white cloak. A straight-A student, she dominates classroom discussions and considers no one her friend. The teen spends Tuesdays after school happily sculpting movie monsters with her work-obsessed father, a special-effects guru, and devotes the rest of her free time to squabbling with her actor mother and debating with and disdaining the Science Fiction and Fantasy Club. When Max Carter arrives at Melrose Prep, he is the first person to see past her aggressive exterior. Chaos follows this disruption; soon her grades are falling, she's called to meetings with the dean of students, and she starts to think about Max in exciting and disturbing ways. Some of the dialogue is a bit unbelievable. Victoria, in particular, strains credibility–she alternates between acting tough and being immature. It's hard to think of her as supersharp because of some of the silly things she says. The pacing is uneven as well; Max and Victoria's relationship blossoms with little development. Victoria's growth is the book's real strength. This is a busy first novel whose secondary characters often outshine the protagonist. Still, lonely, overachieving girls may find themselves cheering for Victoria.–Sarah Couri, New York Public Library Inventory: Single copy, entry 620; recorded quantity 1; damaged N/A Motion Pictures Juvenile Fiction High Schools Fiction Interpersonal Relations Schools Motion Picture Industry Identity BOOK 607 607 0 0 0 0 JUV MAIN MAIN 2026-10-16 0 FIC CAS LIB02051 2026-10-16 20:26:32 2026-10-16 BOOK