![]() ![]() I won’t expect you to commit to our best friend-hood right away, and I know you’re not particularly loquacious (you’re too much like your dad! See? I know you so well already!) but I think maybe after this year, you’ll be ready for my charm, and we can have a riotous summer before college. And I know that a large part of that is because of Jenny Flick - with whom I share a Christian name - but you know what? I am totes going to hang out in the bathroom, and when Jenny Flick comes in to re-apply her raccoon eyes, I might just ‘accidentally’ bump into her elbow and hope she pokes an eye out.* Maybe that would get your attention, and then maybe we could talk. Vera Dietz, I know you don’t have any girl friends. And he was blamed for something horrible. But it still broke her heart when Charlie betrayed her. She did not act on the fact that she was in love with her best friend Charlie. She is not going to be a pregnant teenager. Because she is not going to end up like her mom, who left her and her dad when Vera was 12. She is going to pay her way through college and leave the small town where she grew up far behind. The first part is unavoidable, and the second is because her dad believes in having a strong work ethic. ![]() Vera Dietz is a senior in high school and works 40 hours a week as a pizza delivery technician. I love this cover! Good on you, publishers! It’s simple, makes good use of color, and the Zippo itself plays a role in the story, so win! Relationship Status: I’ll Be the Pickle On Your Big Mac Bonus Factor: Vocab, Flow Charts, Cliff Huxtable Award ![]()
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