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293 pp.
| Scholastic/Point |
January, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-14031-7$17.99
(4)
YA
After her boyfriend's infidelity, Penny Lane starts the Lonely Hearts Club (as in Sergeant Pepper's band) for girls who are similarly fed up with guys. The club forbids its members from dating, but will Penny break her own rule when a new guy comes along? Unfortunately, the book's solid girls-are-independent message is compromised by its preoccupation with boys.