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Hot mess

Julie Kraut

2008336 pagesabout 5–8 hours
2008
first published
  • 2008Random House Children's Books · ENGISBN 9780375849060
  • 2008Delacorte Press · 336 pages · ENGISBN 9780385735063

EMMA FREEMAN IS waving buh-bye to her standard summer of stationwagoning around the suburbs. This summer she's heading to the big city. Emma's totally prepped for days at a fabulous internship and nights of socialite-ing around town. But when you're 17 and not an heiress, reality is far from pink fizzy drinks and red velvet ropes. As the summer heats up, Emma learns that glamour is hard to come by when your only friend is too boy-crazy to hang, your budget is more H&M than D&G, and you spend 8 hours a day working for a man who proves that the devil wears Dockers too. Add one little white lie told to one very hot coworker and a roommate who makes Paris Hilton look junior varsity, and this summer in the city is starting to turn into one hot mess.From the Trade Paperback edition.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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When and where

Reading situationRead aloud
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