Can Rebecca turn her new stepbrother into her new love? When Rebecca's mother marries Pres' father, Rebecca is sure that living in the same house with the guy of her dreams will have its perks and it will be just a matter of time before Pres sees her as more than a kid sister. Even though her best friend, Celeste, warns her to face reality, Rebecca doesn't listen. She thinks Pres is the perfect guy for her. But Celeste's brother, Josh, has been friends with Pres for years, and Celeste thinks she knows what she's talking about. Rebecca's not so sure about her relationship with her new stepfather. She knows he can't replace her real dad, but she thinks she can break through his cool surface by helping him with the school play. But things don't go as planned, and as friendships start to change, Rebecca faces surprising truths about herself and her friends. Will she find happiness in her new family and find The Perfect Guy? AWARDS International Reading Association/Children's Book Council Readers Choice Award Young Adult Library Services Association Quick Pick for Reluctant YA Readers REVIEWS "...it is delightful to trace the twists and turns of the plot. ...The author maintains a fast pace and brings off natural-sounding dialogue; overall, this novel is good entertainment." —Publishers Weekly "...close attention to plot and character development have produced a believable story punctuated by humorously realistic characters." —The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon "YAs will enjoy this story" —KLIATT (Young Adult paperback book Guide) "Recommended" — Booklist
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Books by Ann Herrick: The Ugly Girl Party Boss of the Whole Sixth Grade My Bad Boy Summer Someone Like Him The Next Great Rock Star! Also Known as Lard Butt The Farewell Season My Fake Summer Boyfriend Life, Love, and Surviving High School The Perfect Guy All's Fair in Love and Words Hey, Nobody's Perfect How to Survive a Summer Romance (Or Two) Someone Like Him Snowed In Together The Real Me Trading Faces Ann Herrick is the author of several books and short stories for kids and teens. Her books have won several awards, such as the ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Readers award and an IRA/CBC Children’s Choice award. Her stories have appeared in magazines such as 'Teen, Listen, The Single Parent, Children's Digest and The Friend. Ann Herrick grew up in Connecticut, where she graduated from The Morgan School and Quinnipiac University. She now lives in Oregon with her husband, who was her high-school sweetheart. Their wonderful daughter is grown, married and gainfully employed, and has given Ann her only grand-dog, Puff, a bloodhound-rottweiller-beagle mix. While she misses the East Coast, especially houses built before 1900, she enjoys the green valleys, fresh air and low humidity in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Ann loves cats, walking and working in her back yard. In addition to stories and books for children and young adults, Ann also writes copy for humorous and conventional greeting cards." The vast majority of Ann's books are HFN (Happily For Now, with the possibility of Happily Ever After. The characters are in their teens, after all, so Ever After would be a *really* long time.) Two books have positive endings, but not the standard HFN or HEA, but with those possibilities if the reader reads very carefully between the lines at the end of the story.
