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204 pp.
| Candlewick |
March, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-2333-4$15.99
(2)
YA
Victoria, a Los Angeles teen who renames herself Egg, describes her style as "post-apocalyptic." She has a tough-girl attitude to match her shaved head, piercings, and colored eyebrows, all of which she believes renders her "boy proof." Castellucci's brooding, smart, self-confident narrator gives an edge to the geeky sci-fi fan stereotype, as well as a warts-and-all glimpse into Hollywood.