by
Charity Tahmaseb and Darcy Vance
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GENRE:
Contemporary Young Adult
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Stung
by an epic betrayal, Camy Cavanaugh relies on the sure things: her
best friend, her job as peer tutor, and her safe spot on the
sidelines of life. But when she hacks into a secret, trash-talking
website, it ignites a war between the sexes that won’t end until
the whole school is turned upside down–and Camy’s world is turned
inside out.
Now
the hottest girls in school refuse to date the A-List boys. But with
the Homecoming dance looming, everyone from the queen bee to the girl
“most likely to” pushes Camy to hook them up with guys from the
nerd herd.
And
then there’s quarterback, A-lister–and former crush–Gavin
Madison. He hasn’t spoken to Camy in three years … but he’s
talking now, begging her to pair the guys on the football team with
girls from the Honor Roll.
It’s
a contest of wills and everything is on the line–even Camy’s
heart. Will she retreat to the sidelines, or will she find the
courage to get back in the game?
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Excerpt:
Elle sat
on the desk so the skirt of her cheerleader uniform fanned out around
her. She crossed one leg over the other and planted her palms on the
surface behind her.
“In
case you haven’t noticed, the guys in this school are tools,” she
announced. “And I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m
sick of it.”
A few
girls shifted in their seats. Elle gave me the tiniest of nods, my
cue to start the PowerPoint presentation. I clicked the mouse and the
presentation lit up the screen just as one of the cheerleaders hit
the lights. Elle, now standing to one side, fired up a laser pointer.
The
first slide contained a list of sins committed by the boys in our
class through the years. They started with bra snapping in fifth
grade and ended with the prom date scandal last spring.
“Any
of this ring a bell?” she asked. “Make you the teeniest bit
angry? Anyone? How many of you seriously considered paying for a
date?”
In the
dark, I sensed a few involuntary arm jerks. A few fierce whispers
floated in the air, but no one raised a hand.
“And
what did you think when these guys, who we’ve known since
kindergarten, went over to Prairie Stone and found dates there? How
many of you ended up alone at the dance?”
This
time, a chill settled over the group. Prom hadn’t really been on my
radar, but I’d heard the stories, of dresses bought, boutonnières
ordered, and no-show dates.
“What’s
your point?” The question, sharp and angry, came from Clarissa.
She’d been stood up too, and only had a date for the dance because
Elle arranged a last minute substitute--her own cousin, from Prairie
Stone of all places.
“My
point.” Elle shook out her hair. “Is that the guys in this school
store their brains in their butts and I think it’s time we did
something about it.”
A twist of fate... so it seems.. But you'll want to read for yourself as this author takes you on a journey that doesn't happen in your every day high school years. Smooth flow to that will have you enjoying the book even more!
*Received for an honest review*
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
Charity
Tahmaseb has slung corn on the cob for Green Giant and jumped out of
airplanes (but not at the same time). She spent twelve years as a
Girl Scout and six in the Army; that she wore a green uniform for
both may not be a coincidence. These days, she writes fiction (long
and short) and works as a technical writer for a software company in
St. Paul.
Her
short speculative fiction has appeared in UFO Publishing’s
Unidentified Funny Objects
and Coffee anthologies,
Flash Fiction Online
and Cicada.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/charity.tahmaseb
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/geekgirlx2
Blog:
https://writingwrongs.wordpress.com
Mail
list/newsletter: http://eepurl.com/RGffv
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/charitytahmaseb/
Darcy
Vance is the slacker half of the author duo of Charity Tahmaseb and
Darcy Vance. She didn’t start writing seriously until she was 40,
and didn’t publish her first novel until she was 50. Even then, she
needed a co-author to get the job done.
While
Charity was busy slinging corn for Green Giant and jumping out of
airplanes for the Army, Darcy was busy making out with boys and
perfecting the art of the doodle. She only makes out with one boy now
(her husband) but she still doodles wantonly.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/darcy.vance.3
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/edeevee/
Wattpad:
https://www.wattpad.com/user/DarcyVance (there is a free story
there)
Charity
and Darcy will be awarding a $10 Amazon or B/N GC to one randomly
drawn winner, a print copy of "Dating on the Dork Side" to
another randomly drawn winner (US/Canada only) and a print copy of
"The Geek Girl's Guide to Cheerleading" to a third randomly
drawn commenter (US/Canada only) via rafflecopter during the tour.
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