John Lennon & Me: A Play in Three Acts

by Cherie Bennett

A play about life, death, power and first boyfriends -- adapted by the author from her book, Good-bye, Best Friend. Hollywood-wannabe, Star, the ultimate Beatles fan, has her path stymied by cystic fibrosis, an inherited disease that assures a young death. She spends most of her time in the hospital, where she confronts fate with imagination by surrounding herself with MTV-inspired bodyguard Flunkies and 'morphing' her dreaded therapy nurse into a pro-wrestler. Then, Star gets a new roommate, Courtney, who is Star's opposite—a pretty cheerleader and apparently not very sick. Neither girl knows much about the other's world, but eventually they come to understand each other, and ultimately, themselves.

Paperback

Published January 1, 1996

About the author

A popular novelist, playwright, and newspaper columnist, Cherie moves effortlessly from genre to genre, writing powerful and entertaining work, whether in literary hardcover teen fiction, mass market paperback fiction, for the stage, film and television, and for her nationally-syndicated teen advice column.

Reviews

[Zachary Pareizs · Rating 5 out of 5]

ADORED this when I saw it in high school, sobbed like a baby, so I enjoyed revisiting this for class.