Getting the Boot (S.A.S.S.)
by Peggy Guthart Strauss
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Book Summary Information
Author: Peggy Guthart StraussEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-05
ISBN: 0142404144
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Speak
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Summary: 4 Stars
Fashion-conscious Kelly expects her study abroad in Rome to turn her into a designer superstar, but fate has other plans in store. When Kelly and her friend Sheela land in Rome, they find out that a) they're NOT staying in some grand villa, b) the rooms are super-tiny, c) they're on the fifth floor (and NO elevator) and d) the air conditioning doesn't work.
Kelly can't seem to make friends with her suitemates Marina ("Goth Girl"), vegan Lisa, or timid Minnie, so she takes up dating the fast and dangerous Joe, a blond surfer type who always seems to find trouble wherever he goes. This leads to very serious consequences for all involved; Joe's stunts result in expulsion for at least one student.
In fact, out of the several S.A.S.S. books I've read, this is the first one that features noticeable drug use.
Kelly has real artistic talent, but she can't seem to get her personal life together once in Rome. She's constantly late to classes after breaking curfew every night with Joe, misses assignments, and is refused entrance to the Vatican because of her skimpy clothing. But after a pivotal event mid-book, she cleans up her act (although it appears that she never learns Italian) and tries to make the most out of the time that she has left.
Peggy Guthart Strauss includes lots of great details about daily life in Italy, particularly in her descriptions of artwork, and maybe more importantly, Italian food! Kelly gets to visit various regions of Italy, including stops in Tuscany, Naples, and Pompeii. During the course of the summer, she learns that appearance isn't everything; she loosens up and learns to enjoy the company of her new classmates, even if they're not the sort of people that she would hang out with back home in Chicago. She also stands up to the bullying Joe after he makes fun of her new friends. This was a quick, entertaining read that really brought modern Italy to life.
Summary of Getting the Boot (S.A.S.S.)
Studying abroad isn?t at all like Kelly thought it would be. Instead of shopping for fine Italian leather and living in an apartment with a view of the Colosseum, she is stuck in a stuffy dorm room with three other girls, and is sharing one shower with the entire floor! This is not the bella Roma that she?d dreamed of. But there is one part of Italy that Kelly doesn?t mind?Joe, a really cute guy who?s in the study abroad program too. Joe?s into staying up late and partying hard, two things that Kelly used to love doing. Bad habits are hard to break, and she soon finds herself on thin ice with the program coordinators. If Kelly?s not careful, she might just get the boot?This S.A.S.S. (Students Across the Seven Seas) book is the second in our new study abroad fiction series that taps into every teen girl?s longing for international travel, adventure, and romance.
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