What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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The True Meaning of Cleavage
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SOLVED. YA fiction about friendships told from possible diary format of the “quiet, artsy” friend. Read 2004-2008. [s]
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No dice :/ ugh. This is insane!! Hundreds!!! We’ve gone through hundreds!! What am I missing?!
I'm sure you've already scraped everything you can from your memory, but just in case I can shake something loose:- name of school? Something like Valemont High? Or George Washington? Or something that was easily changed into a mockery?
- Art teacher? Name or description? Art scholarship? Other things she drew? Charcoals, pastels, HB, 8B, 4H pencils? Chiaroscuro? Portrait of a famous person or local dignitary? Assignments? Homework?
- Did the girls compare themselves to anyone else? Maybe a literary duo, like Anne Shirley and Diana Barry? Or Thelma and Louise?
- Creed, culture, religion? Either of them Jewish or Catholic or Lutheran or Baptist or Unitarian or staunch atheist? JW, LDS Mormon? Clubs or societies? Local museum pass, or girl scouts? Either of them have a hero or mentor they looked up to?
- Any older women in the story? Aunts, teachers, grandmothers, older sisters or cousins? Over-protective fathers, snot-nosed younger brother? Pets? A guinea-pig named Horace, or a lazy dog?
- Does anything untoward become of the guy she bangs in the bathroom? Does he have a car, or a rusty old pick-up truck? Colour, make? How do they get to school (do they go to the same school?)? Loser-cruiser bus, skateboard, walk through park or past the shops, bikes?
- Any holidays or festivals occurring in the book? Valentine's Day, Memorial Day, National Ice Cream month? ;) Art fair? School play?
- Road trip? Exams? Term projects? Conflict with home room teacher, or a stint in detention? Hang out at the bike racks?
- Criminality? Petty theft, marijuana, under-age drinking? Cheating at school? Passing notes, leaving notes in lockers?
(I don't know - sometimes it works. Guessing you've already expunged all you've got!). ;)
I'm sure this is solvable! But it seems like it must be missing all the keywords we've been searching so diligently.
No dice. Im almost 100% this was not a series.
I'll keep looking! We will track this down!!
No dice. There aren’t any deaths in the book that I can recall. This is legitimately haunting me.
I'll keep my eyes open!I'm sure we will stumble across it eventually.
I just had a thought. Are you absolutely positive that the book was about two friends and not two sisters?
Absolutely positive. No relation except the best friendship.
Just wanted to double check!I'll keep looking....
Painting Caitlyn came up with a keyword search. Title sounded good, but it seems to be centrally focussed on a controlling BF named Tyler. :S
The Opposite of Invisible, maybe? Artistic Seattle high school sophomore Alice decides to emerge from her cocoon and date a football player, which causes a rift between her and her best friend, a boy who wants to be more than just friends. (aww crap, male best friend..)
How crazy that Jewel is a boy! I thought you had it for a second, lol.
Rainbowheart wrote: "How crazy that Jewel is a boy! I thought you had it for a second, lol."So did I. :( It was too close to not mention, though!
Man, this one.... :p
No dice :/ this is haunting me. I even asked myself if maybe it was a short story but I just don’t feel like it was one of those books by several authors.
I'll keep my eyes peeled! It's gotta be out there, and we'll come across it eventually. Keep the faith!
Has The True Meaning of Cleavage been guessed?
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24834... (text: "Halloween dance" "skeleton" "drawing" "sketch")
Page 48
"I mean, that skeleton costume she had on . . ."
Page 53
Then I hear: "Hey, Ms. Skeleton."
Page n12
I am drawing a picture of Sari Aaronsohn.
Page n12
Sari is my best friend. But drawing her is harder than you might think.
Page 2
She doesn't notice me drawing. We've been friends
Page 5
Sari's sleeping over, and we catch the crosstown bus to my house. While she stares out the window, I go into my knapsack and get out my sketch pad. Looking at my drawing, I see I haven't gotten her at all. Even when Sari's just looking out the window, there are a million things going on in her face. All I have here is some squiggles.
OH MY GOD. YOU FOUND IT. THIS IS IT. HOLY FORKING SHIRT BALLS!!!!!
I am FLOORED. The RELIEF. good grief THE RELIEF IN MY BRAIN. I Could cry.
We can officially declare that it wasn't just a figment of your imagination. :D
Ky wrote: "Well done, Capn!":) Thanks. It's another win for OpenLibrary. What a resource. I hope it survives its (serious) legal challenges... :S
OMG, Capn, excellent find!So relieved this one is finally solved.
What's the Name of That Book???
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Capn and I have been working on building it up, and it's up to 330 books now.