Call Me Beautiful

Sweet Dreams

by Shannon Blair

Tina Steele finds herself torn between her boyfriend, Jeff, and her ambition to win the Miss Spring Valley beauty contest

176 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1984

About the author

Shannon Blair is a pseudonym of Marilyn Kaye.

Reviews

[KylieAtkinson · Rating 2 out of 5]

Call Me Boring more like it. Or Call Me Contrary. The heroine, Tina, was a tad wishy-washy, she couldn’t decide whether to be invested in the pageant, or whether it was important or whether she’ll just use it to get her boyfriend back (not sure why that would work when he thought the pageant was frivolous). The boyfriend, Jeff, was a pompous knob who thought his debating team was far more important than her pageant, not supportive at all. I was hoping she’d kick his egotistical arse to the curb. At least he was slightly better than the ‘boy-you-use-to-get-the-ex-jealous’ guy, Dave. He was calling girls dogs and even called Tina an idiot in one conversation. Great pickings at that school.

[Glenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet Dreams

[Gale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in 2006.

[Reading with Cats · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable. I always appreciate the SD entries that are more about growing up and less about boys! boys! boys!