I thought to my self while reading that FAP must have kept diaries from the time to reference because he wrote so convincingly. I don't think I could ever write so much in the voice of a young adult, but I immediately recognized the writing of Jack as authentic. Plot summary taken from the paperback back cover.Īh, coming of age tales. And sooner or later, Jack will have to choose. He wants to find real, endless love, but he also wants to be popular and 'normal.' But, as Brad points out, this is real life - not a John Hughes movie.

From stealing furtive glances at Playgirl to discussing which celebrities might be like that, from navigating school cliques to dealing with crushes on girls and guys alike, Jack is trying to figure out who and what he is. Could Alison still be alive? And if so, why is she so determined to uncover all their dirty little secrets?Īs Jack and Brad make their way through junior high and then through Hazel Park High School, their friendship grows deeper and more complicated.

When the girls begin receiving threatening text messages and emails from someone known only as 'A,' they must confront the fact that against all odds, it appears Alison is back. Artsy Aria is carrying on an affair with one of her teachers, fashionista Hanna shoplifts to accessorize her trendy outfits, blue-blood Spencer is sleeping with her older sister's boyfriend, while straight-A Emily is trying to ignore her attraction to a new female classmate. Now it is three years later, and though the four girls have grown apart, they are each still hiding something. So when Alison goes missing after a slumber party, never to be seen again, each girl is heartbroken, but also a little relieved. BFs Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily vie for her attention, even as each of them hides a hideous secret only Alison knows. In the exclusive Philadelphia suburb of Rosewood, Alison is the Queen Bee of her elite seventh grade hive.

Drama Queers! by Frank Anthony Polito