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Teen idol / Meg Cabot.
When teenage heartthrob Luke Stryker shows up at a small-town Indiana high school to do research for a movie role, he persuades junior Jenny Greenley to use her considerable talents to try to change things at school for the better.
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- ISBN: 9780060096182 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780060096168
- ISBN: 9780060096175 (library binding)
- ISBN: 0060096187 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0060096160
- ISBN: 0060096179 (library binding)
- Physical Description: 291 p. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, c2004.
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- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2004 October #1
Gr. 7-11. To research an upcoming movie role, teen actor and heartthrob Luke Striker goes undercover as a new student at a small Indiana high school. Junior Jenny Greenley (the archetypal girl-next-door) is assigned to be his student guide, and she must swear to help keep his identity a secret. Jenny is great at keeping secrets: no one has guessed that she is the face behind the school newspaper's agony column, "Ask Annie." This predictable but wholly satisfying combination of three love stories reads like a cross between a teen sitcom and Much Ado about Nothing. Cabot has an uncanny ear for both teen dialogue and interior monologue, and she punctuates the plot with aptly selected excerpts from "Ask Annie" and instant messages. The text is peppered with pop-culture references that may date the story eventually, but which, for the moment, give it an extra jolt of immediacy. ((Reviewed October 1, 2004)) Copyright 2004 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2005 Spring
As the anonymous author of her school newspaper's advice column, Jenny has lots of experience keeping secrets. Now she's entrusted with the biggest secret yet: the new kid at school is really teen movie star Luke Striker. In Cabot's entertaining but far-fetched romantic comedy, Luke helps Jenny turn her high school into a more caring, accepting community. Copyright 2005 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2004 July #2
When hunky television and movie actor Luke Striker goes undercover to Clayton, Indiana, to research the life of a typical high-school student for a movie he's about to star in, Jen Greenley, everyone's best friend and the school's emotional fix-it girl, is considered to be level-headed enough to be let in on the secret. Assigned to be his student guide, Jen teaches the handsome heartthrob all about the mysteries of life in the slow lane, at least until his secret is uncovered, which also has the unintended consequence of making Jen a temporary celebrity. Author Cabot loves telling stories about ordinary girls who are unexpectedly thrust into a spotlight that gives them not only the chance to shine, but also illuminates hidden parts of their personalities. In this instantly engaging, humorous first-person tale, Luke acts as the catalyst to allow Jen, who has always gotten along with everyone at the personal cost of subjugating her feelings about kindness and fair play, to use her personal and social power to make high school a nicer place-and even find love in the process. Great fun. (Fiction. 12+) Copyright Kirkus 2004 Kirkus/BPI Communications.All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2005 August #5
In a starred review, PW wrote, "Cabot's brisk and bubbly tale explores what happens when teen heartthrob Luke Striker attempts to spend a week posing as an ordinary high school student in a small Indiana town." Ages 12-up. (Aug.)
[Page 60]. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2005 September #1
In a starred review, PW wrote, "Cabot's brisk and bubbly tale explores what happens when teen heartthrob Luke Striker attempts to spend a week posing as an ordinary high school student in a small Indiana town." Ages 12-up. (Aug.)
[Page 65]. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2004 August #5
Cabot (Princess Diaries) revisits her Hoosier roots, taking something of a break from the glitzy world of Genovia's royalty. But not too much of a break, since this brisk and bubbly tale explores what happens when teen heartthrob Luke Striker attempts to spend a week posing as an ordinary high school student in a small Indiana town, in order to research his next movie role. Luke's host (and the novel's peppy narrator) is Jenny, a well-liked junior at Clayton High who has her own secrets: she anonymously pens "Ask Annie," the school paper's advice column, excerpts of which appear before each of the novel's chapters. And she nurses a half-acknowledged crush on the paper's editor, Scott, who is dating someone else. Shocked by the cruelty of real-life high school, Luke convinces Jenny to become a force for good-to no longer simply be everybody's pal but to champion the downtrodden (such as the school's least popular girl, Cara "Cow") and fight for what's right (the return of a favorite teacher's kidnapped Cabbage Patch doll). As a reward, of sorts, Luke promises to come back to town to take Jenny to the high school's Spring Fling. The down-to-earth high school setting, peopled with recognizable, fully realized characters and ably described by Jenny, provides a sturdy springboard for the over-the-top Hollywood plotline, which Cabot delivers with a wink. A snappy and fun read that is-no doubt-soon to be ready for its own close-up. Ages 12-up. (Aug.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2004 August
Gr 7 10-Nothing much happens in the small town of Clayton, IN. At least not until major teen heartthrob, 19-year-old Luke Striker, comes to town to research a part for a new film project. Jen Greenley, a junior at the local high school and all-around friend to everyone, is assigned to show him around. The only problem is that no one besides Jen is supposed to know who he really is. Between keeping his identity a secret, lying to her best friend who's Luke's biggest fan, writing the advice column for the school paper, and developing a crush on her friend Scott who happens to already have a girlfriend, Jen is feeling a little overwhelmed. The characters are funny and engaging and the dialogue is just right; both elements redeem the somewhat predictable plot.-Ginny Collier, Dekalb County Public Library, Chamblee, GA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information. - Voice of Youth Advocates Reviews : VOYA Reviews 2004 October
High school junior Jen Greenley solves problems. Everyone counts on her to settle disputes, calm hysterical tears, and generally be the girl-next-door, liked and trusted by all. So it is no surprise when Jen is asked to be the student guide for a new boy at Clayton High. What does surprise her is that the new guy is really teen superstar Luke Striker in disguise. Luke is making a movie about high school, but having grown up on television, he knows nothing about real teens. Luke's identity is revealed before long, but he sees enough to be appalled at the vicious hierarchy of high school. He challenges Jen to make changes, and she responds by helping the class loser, standing up to the popular football captain, and defending herself from a verbally abusive teacher. This thoroughly enjoyable story will engage teen readers even though parts strain the limits of credibility. It is difficult to believe that no one has guessed that Jen is the secret author of the Ask Annie advice column of the school paper. It is also difficult to accept that Jen, ever the peacemaker, does not try harder to mend fences with her best friend. Jen's own romance is predictable but satisfying. Luke, the teen idol, is a relatively minor character. The story is really about Jen learning that the nice girl does have the power to make a difference, especially in her own life. Cabot does her usual excellent job of creating believable characters that act and sound like real teens.-Heather Pittman PLB $16.89. ISBN 0-06-009617-9. 4Q 5P J Copyright 2004 Voya Reviews.
