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The Lie

The Lie

Laura A. Sonnenmark
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Norrie, 15, is determined to snare Mark, a handsome high-school senior. She's been unsuccessful so far, despite assorted ploys to attract the popular boy's attention. Learning photography, his passion, may pay off, though; she'll be snapping tourists' pictures with him this summer in their hometown of Ocean City, Md. But Mark considers his co-worker a child, until he keeps seeing Norrie with her visiting cousin's Adonis-like husband. Concluding that the two are dating, Mark becomes jealous, and Norrie won't correct his erroneous assumption with victory so close. This heroine's zany narrative has a contemporary tone and timeless premise about obsessive love. Yet the pace sometimes flags, and the dialogue, injected with several expletives, is marred by unnatural lines. Sonnenmark adheres to a well-worn notion: that one's object of desire is often undeserving. Her main character is not particularly inspiring--a flawed featherweight who reveals the truth only when pressed and becomes inebriated at a party although she dislikes liquor. Norrie's foibles may win sympathetic readers, however, and perhaps they'll benefit from her mistakes. Ages 12-up.

An acclaimed author displays her keen understanding of teen issues in this engrossing novel--now available in paperback. When Norrie decides to make Mark notice her by telling a lie, she finds one deception leads to another. And Mark may leave her forever. A realistic story that "teens will read" .
Language
English
Pages
181
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Scholastic
Release
April 01, 1992
ISBN
0590447408
ISBN 13
9780590447409

The Lie

Laura A. Sonnenmark
0/5 ( ratings)
Norrie, 15, is determined to snare Mark, a handsome high-school senior. She's been unsuccessful so far, despite assorted ploys to attract the popular boy's attention. Learning photography, his passion, may pay off, though; she'll be snapping tourists' pictures with him this summer in their hometown of Ocean City, Md. But Mark considers his co-worker a child, until he keeps seeing Norrie with her visiting cousin's Adonis-like husband. Concluding that the two are dating, Mark becomes jealous, and Norrie won't correct his erroneous assumption with victory so close. This heroine's zany narrative has a contemporary tone and timeless premise about obsessive love. Yet the pace sometimes flags, and the dialogue, injected with several expletives, is marred by unnatural lines. Sonnenmark adheres to a well-worn notion: that one's object of desire is often undeserving. Her main character is not particularly inspiring--a flawed featherweight who reveals the truth only when pressed and becomes inebriated at a party although she dislikes liquor. Norrie's foibles may win sympathetic readers, however, and perhaps they'll benefit from her mistakes. Ages 12-up.

An acclaimed author displays her keen understanding of teen issues in this engrossing novel--now available in paperback. When Norrie decides to make Mark notice her by telling a lie, she finds one deception leads to another. And Mark may leave her forever. A realistic story that "teens will read" .
Language
English
Pages
181
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Scholastic
Release
April 01, 1992
ISBN
0590447408
ISBN 13
9780590447409

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