Young Adult Revisited

This is another one of those books where I can't believe I haven't yet reviewed it! So Jessica has her sights set on Nicholas Morrow. Even though he's new in town and she hasn't yet met him, she heard he's hot and rich, which is all that really matters. Unfortunately, she promised Elizabeth that they would go to a party at his house together. Her twin has to work at the hospital and then tutor Max Dellon in English. After putting on her dress, painting her nails, and whining to Steven, she still has like an hour left. Since she absolutely cannot wait any longer, she calls Cara and asks for a ride. Jess takes off, leaving a note for Liz on the kitchen table and an ugly outfit out for her on her bed. She and Cara meet Regina and Nicholas's mom and dad and then meet Regina. Jessica thinks the other girl is ignoring her because she keeps looking at and talking to Cara before Regina reveals that she's deaf. Not quite sure how Jessica learned...

I'll admit it, I had no clue I even had this book. I apparently bought it at a thrift store around the same time my roommate boxed up all the books I had in my living room. I just found it the other day with a handful of other books! So, Logan isn't too happy. He was in a track meet and tripped over his feet at the finish line, which lost him the win. King and some of the other guys make fun of him for it, and King starts teasing him about sitting again too. This all leads to a scene where this guy T-Jam goes off on King. T-Jam just borrowed Logan's English homework and decided he was cool, so he makes a bunch of comments until King runs off with his tail between his legs. The only problem is that T-Jam is part of a group of guys calling themselves the Badd Boyz. They're like the SMS version of a gang. They wear black leather jackets, smoke, and hang out with a group of high school kids who do even worse. T-Jam and his boys ask Logan to eat with them outsi...

Claudia is sitting around and waiting for the other BSC members to show up when she comes up with a great idea. She'll do a bunch of paintings of junk food to combine her two favorite things. After everyone gets there, they get a call from a new client. Ginger Wilder needs someone to watch her daughter Rosie. Her mom did in the past, but she just came down with a case of shingles. Since Claudia is free, she gets the job. So it turns out that Rosie is one of those kids who can do everything. She plays the piano and violin, sings and dances, is an actor, and also does super good in school. Claudia gets through the day but feels crappy about herself. Rosie sneers at her a lot for not knowing the questions she asks. Claudia finally calls Janine and asks her for help. She comes over, Rosie gets snotty with her, but Janine helps her before leaving. Stacey gets a job sitting for her when she has an audition for some new show hosted by a guy named Uncle Dandy. Rosie pretty ...