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272 pp.
| Candlewick |
September, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-7636-0822-X$$16.99
(3)
YA
A flamboyant New Yorker transplanted to the suburbs, Lola wins the lead in the school play and the enmity of school royalty Carla Santini. In theatrical one-upmanship, Carla challenges Lola and her steady, surprising friend Ella to crash a celebrity party Carla's been invited to. Lola's unique, dramatic voice describes high school power dynamics with frankness and an almost unflappable self-confidence.