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  <default_description>Like a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac, Elisa ghostwrites love notes for the boys in her school. But when Elisa falls for Theo Moses, things change fast. Theo asks for verses to court the lovely Lila&#8212;a girl known for her beauty, her popularity, and a cutting ability to remind Elisa that she has none of these. At home, Elisa's father, the one person she feels understands her, has left on an extended business trip. As the days grow shorter, Elisa worries that the increasingly urgent letters she sends her father won't bring him home. Like the undercover agent she feels she has become, Elisa retreats to a pond in the woods, where her talent for ice-skating gives her the confidence to come out from under cover and take center stage. But when Lila becomes jealous of Theo's friendship with Elisa, her revenge nearly destroys Elisa's ice-skating dreams and her plan to reunite her family. 

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      <name><![CDATA[Beth Kephart]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There were some truly beautifully lyrical passages in this book...but they were too few to actually make this book worth reading.  Beautiful words and a beautiful writing style do not make a good book; it is necessary to also have a plot worth reading and characters that are well-developed.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32361421">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elisa is a girl who has spent most of her life in the shadows, quietly observing from the sidelines, content to think her own thoughts and write poetic thoughts in her head. As a hobby she writes love poems for some of the boys at school to give to the girl they like. Elisa's father seems to be cons...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17951149">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was touched by this book even though I didn't really identify with any of the characters.  I liked its emphasis on words and writing, and it was a good book to read at this time of year, too.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was certain that this book wasn't going to work for me- it began with more than one cliché and I mentally rolled my eyes. I don't know when I started noticing Kephart's extraordinary facility with language, maybe by the second chapter. The words in this book are muscular, flexible and entirely be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9489677">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elisa Cantor is a plain girl – rather like a tomboy.  She’s not into dresses or make-up or fashion at all.  She does love the outdoors and writing metaphors, though.  The boys at her school get her to write little notes for their girlfriends, much like a modern day Cyrano de Bergerac.<br/><br/>T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69946133">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Sally Kruger aka &quot;Readingjunky&quot; for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>Having recently read NOTHING BUT GHOSTS, I was anxious to crack open another Beth Kephart novel. UNDERCOVER was her first novel, and I'm surprised I missed it. According to the cover, Kephart was a<br/>&quot;Natio...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58438336">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53337372">
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    <body><![CDATA[“undercover” is such a sweet and lovely read– in fact, it’s more like a poem than a book, which is a bit unusual in YA-land. the story centers on elisa, a girl who delights in weaving words together while her family falls apart. her talent as a wordsmith has transformed her into the cyrano o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53337372">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39294848">
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 06 11:47:57 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A sort of small, intimate story - not the kind of thing to pick up if you want plot and action, because it's more about the emotions pushing the characters than what they're actually doing as a result.  Elisa, the narrator, is a poet, and the language of the story is very lovely in a way that will a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39294848">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55069964">
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  <read_at>Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[UNDERCOVER is simply stunning. There are some books you read for the sake of the story, and there are some you read just to see the words fall perfectly together, to hear the way they sound in your mind. Beth Kephart’s words do not conjure up vivid scenes involving the characters and their predica...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55069964">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book and can appreciate it for what it strives to be: a story for younger (perhaps middle school girl?) readers. That said, there's plenty here for older readers to identify with -- like the sometime disconnect between writing and the ideal, and speaking and reality. Elisa feels ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43573365">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this YA novel b/c my 11-year-old son brought it home and it looked like a romance, so I thought I'd read it before he did to make sure it was not too risqué for him (it's not).  The author was nominated for a National Book Award for a novel for adults (_A Slant of Sun_ ?), which I'll have to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57262259">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wish I could have had this book to read as a teen, but am thankful to have read it now.  I know my teen will like it.  I've never been too much of a competitive person, of which my basketball coaching sister could attest.  But when the protagonist, in Undercover, enters the interpretive freestyle ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42681045">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[his book is absolutely lovely. The words contained within these pages are poetic and I guess they're meant to be right? Because Elisa has a way with words, in fact, she hides behind the words that she writes. Kephart hit a home run with her first foray into YA fiction. There is so much going on unde...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48641141">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elisa has a way with words. Her metaphors and similes come in handy for the boys at her school who come to her for poems to pass on to the girls they pine for. She is a female Cyrano d' Bergerac of her school. She considers herself an &quot;undercover operative&quot;, not quite on the radar of the b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32494871">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first things I must say about the book is I really love the tie to literature in this book. Elisa is a poet and helps boys win the hearts of their dream girls by writing for them. Unfortunately, the one boy who keeps coming back for more poems to keep his popular girlfriend is the one she falls ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28224192">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Gorgeous, shimmering prose.  Golly, this is one of those books I wish I could have read when I was fifteen.  Perhaps this is mainly because the protagonist so closely resembles my fifteen-year-old self!  (Eh, except for the ice-skating bit.  Coordinated physical movement has never been my strong sui...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20018014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The language of the book is beautiful and I think it would appeal to the more literary reader (which can be both a positive and a negative).  It is a quiet story without much action, although there are events that complicate Elisa’s life all at once – her growing affection for Theo who already h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15652013">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Elisa is a real and wonderful character, the kind of kid you hope your own child will find and befriend.  Kephart gives Elisa a strong and magical connection with the natural areas around her home, and the personal strength to explore, enjoy, and describe them with or without company.  Some really b...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41391638">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What was the main conflict in this book? The description is better than the story itself.<br/><br/>Was it about a girl falling for a guy?<br/><br/>A guy falling for a girl?<br/><br/>Ice-skating?<br/><br/>Poetry?<br/><br/>Honors English Class?<br/><br/>Love letters written by a girl to gi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52135720">more...</a>]]></body>
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