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Chastain, Emma
2 Reviews
(3)
YA
Chloe (Confessions of a High School Disaster) relates in diary entries the ups-and-downs of sophomore year in her "hellishly pleasant New England suburb." Mean-girl dynamics affect longtime friendships; a sweet romance with a younger boy unfolds; and she struggles with her father's new relationship and her mother's absence. Chloe's voice is refreshingly honest and often humorous in this engaging and not-at-all-facile novel.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(3)
YA
Diary entries chronicle each day of Chloe Snow's freshman year of high school, including friendship drama, theater drama (she lands the lead in the musical), a crush on an ultimately unworthy senior boy, and her parents' painful-for-her separation. The entries are a believable mix of humor and pathos as self-involved but sympathetic Chloe does some growing up and becomes a bit more self-aware.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
2 reviews
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