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With her martyr-doctor mother gone to save lives in some South American country, Poe Holly suddenly finds herself on the suburban doorstep of the father she never knew, who also happens to be a counselor at her new high school. She misses Los Angeles. She misses the guys in her punk band. Weirdly, she even misses the shouting matches she used to have with her mom. But Poe manages to find a few friends: Theo, the cute guy in the anarchy Tshirt, and Velveeta, her oddly likeable neighbor—and a born victim who’s the butt of every prank at Benders High. But when the pranks turn deadly at the hands of invincible football star Colby Morris, Poe knows she’s got to fix the system and take down the hero. With insightfulness, spot-on dialogue, and a swiftly paced plot, Michael Harmon tells the story of a displaced girl grappling with a truly dangerous bully. From the Hardcover edition.

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When sixteen-year-old Poe Holly's doctor mother decides to take her practice to the jungles of South America for a year, Poe finds herself living with the father she has never really known. She was a baby the last ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:35:57 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 11:36:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 21:02:10 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 21:08:40 -0700 2009
I'll be blunt. In the beginning I didn't like Poe at all. I thought she represented everything she was against, and in fa...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 14:33:07 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 14:33:42 -0700 2009
Brutal
By Michael Harmon
Pub. Date: March 2009
4 out of 5 stars
PG-13 - Vulgar Profanity, Violence, and Sexual Humor
Recommended

Poe has both an absent mother and a once long gone father pushing equality and “be-...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 11:24:54 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 18:42:11 -0700 2009 Imaginary Enemy and). I simply loved and disliked her at the same time. She had really great opinions and a lot of attitude towards the social hierarchy of school (and the teacher's promin...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 13:33:02 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 18:49:56 -0700 2009 Poe feels spurned when her mother sets her on a plane to go live with the dad she's never met. Poe is sarcastic and witty, cutting and strong. She sees the wrongness in the school- that the school preaches equality, but that's never true. Teachers and adults turn a blind eye on the bullying, t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:31:57 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:42:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 12:36:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 07:17:51 -0700 2009
I highly enjoyed the witty humor and the very interesting point of view, Poe.

The characters, Poe, Theo and Velveeta are highly personified and are developed nicely. I enjoy...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 20 18:28:09 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 18 15:10:40 -0700 2009
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