LOVED THIS ONE!! Frankie Landau-Banks was a normal dorky freshman at Alabaster Prep, tagging along with her senior sister and trying hard just not to embarrass herself or her sister too much.
Sophomore year, however, was very different. Frankie got taller, filled out a bit, and was, well, a much hotter chick. She gets noticed by the guy of her dreams, Matthew Livingston. Matthew is great, but Frankie can't seem to really get him to understand her. She's not like other girls. She's way smarter and not concerned with the normal high school girl stuff. Frankie wants power, and to be noticed, and to fit in...even with the guys.
When Frankie finds out about a secret society at Alabaster, the Loyal Order of Bassett Hounds, she immediately wants to know more and desires to be a part.
This book uncovers Frankie's plans to figure out the Loyal Order and to become a part of something historic at Alabaster.
I loved Frankie. She is a cool girl. She's pretty and smart, but she is hard core crazy sometimes, too and knows what she wants. She thinks about things more than most of her friends and sees opportunities for social commentary in even the smallest (and largest) of pranks. She gets what she wants and goes after her goals with an almost psychotic passion.
This book has some awesome pranks in it. It also shows boarding school life, which is fun, especially if you went to normal high school. Frankie's passion stuck with me and I felt that I wanted to do something crazy after reading this book, but it also made me remember that it's cool to be a strong woman that not every guy understands. Girls are powerful and can be great leaders and I love that Frankie always stayed true to herself, even when she could have given in and taken the easy way out.
I loved this book. It is very deserving of its Printz medal and is one of my favorites now.
Grade: A
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