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In a comedy from the best-selling author of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen , two popular girls vie to out-green each other to snare a boy.
Fashion-crazy Sicilee is a poster child for over-consumption. Her archrival, Maya, wears arty vintage clothes but hasn't a clue what's in the food she eats. So when drop-dead gorgeous new student Cody Lightfoot sets out to spread his eco-ways -- and spur the Environmental Club toward an all-out Earth Day bash -- Sicilee and Maya have their work cut out to attract his attention. What if Sicilee trades her fur boots for walking shoes (even if she can't find the school when she's not inside a car)? What if Maya dresses in plastic bottles and bags to preach in front of the supermarket (until security is called)? Or could it be that Cody isn't all he' s cracked up to be, and that saving the planet really is more important than impressing a boy? With her trademark quick-fire wit, Dyan Sheldon shows just what girls will do for love -- and what earth -- changing realizations they might have along the way.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7-10-When "movie star gorgeous" Cody Lighfoot comes to Clifton Springs High School, the entire female student body goes gaga, including underachiever, Waneeda; popularity princess, Sicilee; and longtime rival, uber hip Maya. When Cody's only interest seems to be the high school's environmental club, Sicilee and Maya join and try to "out green" one another in order to snag Cody. Along the way, the three girls discover several things about themselves and the seemingly perfect Cody that changes everything. Kate Rudd keeps Dyan Sheldon's lighthearted, predictable story (Candlewick, 2011) moving along with her verbal portraits of the girls. She gives each one a distinct voice that is spot-on: Sicilee is a high pitched Valley girl, Maya has a more subdued tone with touches of hippy, and the lower register throaty pitch tinged with indifference is perfect for Waneeda. Rudd handles male voices with skill as well, including Cody, whose voice reflects his confidence mixed with just the right amount of persuasive charm. Upbeat music throughout is the perfect background for the story. A fun, fast-moving listen.-Shari Fesko, Southfield Public Library, MI (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Going green is initially more about romance than righteousness for high school rivals Sicilee and Maya, but their attempts to do so provide lots of laughs. It all begins when the girls vie for the attention of gorgeous new student Cody Lightfoot ("His are the kind of impossible good looks that make even the least impressionable of people think, My God! Is that what humans are supposed to look like?"). When he shows an interest in joining the school's environmental club-previously "the most pathetic club in the whole universe"-and starts planning an Earth Day fair, the competition is on. Using drily funny third-person narration to expose various characters' hypocrisies, Sheldon (My Worst Best Friend) shows impeccable comic timing and a strong sense of irony as she traces Sicilee's and Maya's education in veganism and their mostly unsuccessful attempts to persuade friends and family that their newfound desire to reduce, reuse, and recycle is sincere. Underlying the episodes is a relevant message about dwindling resources, as both heroines begin to realize that their environmental efforts may be more vital than snagging a boy. Ages 12-14. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
When a cute new boy joins the Environmental Club, hipster Maya, popular Sicilee, and apathetic Waneeda all sign up. As they get more involved, their interest in the environment becomes real, to everyone's surprise. The worthy topic is handled in a unique way (though the characters' single-pointed focus flattens things out). Books, websites, and documentaries about environmentalism are appended. Copyright 2010 of The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
(Chick-lit comedy. 12-18)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Falling in love blends with saving the earth in Sheldon's latest novel, and both dramas are passionate, urgent, transforming, and hilarious. When drop-dead-gorgeous Cody, an ardent environmentalist, arrives at a new high school, everyone wants to date him: the in-crowd, as well as the nerds, goths, and geeks. Forget hugging trees. They all want to hug Cody. As he leads the big celebration for Earth Day, the details are laugh-out-loud funny, about not only the changes in queen-bee Sicilee (who eshews shopping and gorgeous mink coats) but also the extremes among the vegan crowd (a party with no electricity is a total flop). The free-flying insults are fun, and yet with all the mockery and standoffs, readers will get the go green messages, such as learning to read the labels in their cosmetics for healthy, earth-conscious ingredients. With plenty of wry romance, the story builds to a save-the-trees climax that also brings a change in Cody.--Rochman, Hazel Copyright 2010 Booklist