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BRIE HAS BIG PLANS FOR EIGHTH GRADE. Her first goal is to be the star of the school play. But when
Brie's mom walks in on her accidentally viewing inappropriate photos of her favorite actress, Brie
panics and blurts out that she's been chosen for a very important event at school. It works: Brie's mom
is distracted with pride—but Brie's in big trouble, because she has not been chosen. No one has. Worse,
Brie has almost no chance, because the honor always goes to a top student.
Desperate to make her lie become truth, Brie turns to a girl named Kennedy for help. But
sometimes just looking at Kennedy gives Brie butterflies. Juggling her new feelings with the pressure
to keep her mom proud of her—not to mention her hilarious non-star turn in the school play—Brie
navigates truth and lies, expectations and identity, and searches for a way to finally get her mother to
see her as she is.
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Creators
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Release date
June 30, 2020 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781980080817
- File size: 178391 KB
- Duration: 06:11:38
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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Starred review from March 16, 2020
One of the few things 13-year-old Brie and her mother have in common is their love of soap operas, and the eighth grader can’t wait to use her extensive knowledge of their dramatics when she auditions for her New Jersey school’s play. But when her mom walks in just after she stumbles upon Playboy photos of her favorite female actor online, Brie blurts a lie to distract her: Brie will crown Mary during her Catholic school’s annual celebratory mass. In reality, that honor is usually reserved for top students such as Kennedy Bishop, a classmate on whom Brie develops a crush. Mediocre student Brie redoubles her scholarly efforts, hoping to crown Mary and prove that she’s responsible enough to try out for a performing arts high school. Brie also worries about her disassociation from her faith, which is linked in her mind to her awakening sexuality and the growing distance she feels between herself and her mother. Melleby (Hurricane Season) paints Brie as a recognizable teen: authentic in her self-centeredness and sympathetic in her attempts to embrace her identity. Brie’s anxiety over her faith, as well as how to come out to her loved ones, is wrenching and genuine in this accomplished, leisurely paced read. Ages 10–up. Agent: Jim McCarthy, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.
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