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008			261016s2005 xx ||||j |||||||| 1|eng d
020			_a9780763623333
020			_a0763623334
035			_a(KOHALIB)isbn-9780763623333
040			_aKOHALIB _beng _erda _cKOHALIB
100	1		_aCastellucci, Cecil.
245	1	0	_aBoy proof / _cCecil Castellucci.
264		1	_aCambridge, Mass : _bCandlewick Press, _c2005.
300			_a203 pages
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aGrade 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
590			_aInventory: Single copy, entry 620; recorded quantity 1; damaged N/A
650		4	_aMotion Pictures
650		4	_aJuvenile Fiction
650		4	_aHigh Schools
650		4	_aFiction
650		4	_aInterpersonal Relations
650		4	_aSchools
650		4	_aMotion Picture Industry
650		4	_aIdentity
942			_cBOOK
999			_c607 _d607