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An edition of Boys lie: a novel (1999)

Boys Lie

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Polly Pierce likes being the second-most popular girl at Winston Academy, right after her BFF, Kelsy. Popularity comes with special privileges, like a seat at the best table in the cafeteria and a coveted spot on the planning committee for the school’s big talent show competition, Groove It Up! And since all Polly has to do is agree with whatever Kelsy says, being popular is easy—even if kids do call her “Plastic Polly” behind her back.

But when a freak accident takes Kelsy out of the picture, Polly is suddenly in charge of the Groove It Up! committee. She’s not prepared for her new status—and neither is anyone else. Backstabbing friends, an intimidating crush, and diva demands from an injured Kelsy all threaten to derail Polly’s plans. Can she prove to everyone—and herself—that she has a personality of her own?

Publish Date
Publisher
DK CHILDREN
Language
English
Pages
176

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Boys Lie
April 1, 1999, DK CHILDREN
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The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
176
Dimensions
8.6 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
Weight
12.3 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL8155115M
Internet Archive
boyslie00john
ISBN 10
0789426242
ISBN 13
9780789426246
OCLC/WorldCat
519763972
LibraryThing
3553919
Goodreads
1642392

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL18153985W

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What can a girl do, being better endowed than of any her classmates? Gina knows that she'll be prey to boys who want her as a score. And in a New York City swimming pool, that's what she becomes. Fleeing from an assault and its aftermath, Gina and her mother move to California. But the story of her rape surfaces there, despite everything Gina does to keep it quiet. She herself, in a flashback of terror, lets it escape publicly. Three boys in her new eighth-grade class -- Ben, Eddie, and Felix -- begin dreaming aloud of making it with the stacked, experienced girl who must be, in their view, looking for more. What starts as a crude, three-man plan ends up as a single boy's attack, which Gina repels. He boasts of success -- boys lie -- so confident is he that she, from shock or shame, will never tell anyone. But Gina realizes that unless she rises above her fears and tells the truth, her reputation will be in a boy's hands, not her own.

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