Publisher's Synopsis
Whenever best friends Gloria and Shawna fantasized about high school, it was always bossy, doll-faced Shawna who got a popular boyfriend first. Then Shawna would get her boyfriend to introduce one of his cute friends to Gloria so that they could double date. Together they would rule the school. Even in real-life when the two girls played with their Barbies, Shawna always got the prettiest doll with long blond hair while Gloria wound up with the second best doll that also had long blond hair but also had an unsightly wire poking out of her foot.
But when school begins it is Gloria who catches the eye of Marc, the hottest boy in the ninth grade. She soon discovers how difficult it is to juggle a jealous best friend and a romance with a fast boy like Marc, especially with complicating factors like Marc's annoying best friend, Hamish. Has Gloria's dream turned into a living nightmare? Smart, sassy, and insightful, this latest novel from Sarah Withrow explores what happens to best friends when one of them gets the boyfriend and other does not.
But when school begins it is Gloria who catches the eye of Marc, the hottest boy in the ninth grade. She soon discovers how difficult it is to juggle a jealous best friend and a romance with a fast boy like Marc, especially with complicating factors like Marc's annoying best friend, Hamish. Has Gloria's dream turned into a living nightmare? Smart, sassy, and insightful, this latest novel from Sarah Withrow explores what happens to best friends when one of them gets the boyfriend and other does not.
