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Review: ***
Date: 1/21-3/8
Summary: At the start of the novel, Sophie finds herself dumped by her current Boyfriend Lou, then immediately falls into a new relationship with Dylan, a boy considered the height of masculine beauty by her friends. As they date, Sophie discovers she does not really love or even like Dylan all that much and ends their relationship in favor of not actually liking his personality. She then forms a secret romance with an internet chat-room boy named Chaz. Before she meets Chaz in person, Sophie discovers he is a pervert and ends the relationship quickly. Now on her own, in real life, she encounters an outcast classmate, Robin Murphy, at the local art museum and is astonished to realize that while he is not physically attractive or liked by her friends, she falls in love with him. The book ends with Sophie choosing to sit with Robin in the cafeteria instead of her friends, knowing that revealing her secret relationship to her friends and classmates would be okay.
Personal Response: I loved how this book was written in a bunch of little poems that all connected into one big story. I can somewhat relate to Sophie very well, because I have had some things happen to me that my mother doesn't know, and that I don't plan on telling her when i'm older and out of school. It was a little hard getting into the book every now and then because it would get a little repetitive every so often and it bugged me a little, but other than that it was a very interesting book, and I really enjoyed it.