Klepto
by Jenny Pollack
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Author: Jenny PollackEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-02-14
ISBN: 0142410721
Number of pages: 288
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Puffin
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Book Review: A fast-paced, timely book! Realistic characters!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fast-paced, entertaining YA book that all girls--young and old alike--should read.
Some say it's about how peer pressure can get kids into trouble, but this beautifully-written novel is much more than that: It's about teen-age insecurity, friendship, first experiences ... and, above all, it's about how being honest and doing the right thing pays off in the end.
When the main character, fourteen-year-old Julie Prodsky becomes friends with Julie Braverman at her new high school, she looks up to her popular new friend, desiring to be more like her. So when Julie B. introduces her to shoplifting, Julie P. bows to peer pressure and goes along with it. It soon becomes a habit and she builds a wardrobe of the hottest designer clothing of the '80s. She knows stealing is wrong and her heart isn't in it, but she finds it hard to resist and begins to suspect she may be a kleptomaniac. She also fears angering and upsetting her new friend.
And just her luck, while she's trying to think of a way to stand up for her own principles and express her true feelings to Julie B., they get caught! Poor Julie P.!
Author Jenny Pollack does such a fine job of bringing her characters to life that your heart will break for these troubled teens, especially the heroine who is very sad at parties when she's not "cool" like the rest of them. Readers will empathize with Julie P. as they look back on their own anxieties during their teen years. I, for one, rooted for Julie P. from page one; she was quite endearing as she struggled for self-acceptance, struggled to remain true to herself while trying to fit in with the others.
And stealing isn't the only age-inappropriate thing that Julie B. does! So how does the more honest, sensible Julie P. get out of this mess? What happens when she quits letting Julie B. control her life? Will their friendship survive? And how does Julie P.'s old boyfriend figure into this exciting, timely plot? And where are the kids' parents?
You will have an exciting reading adventure finding the answer to those questions as this young author leads you from one exciting scene to the next, with great skill and seeming ease.
This is a very good book, written in the voice of Julie P., whom the author portrays in such a realistic way you will think you're in the book, sharing the troubles and triumphs right along with the characters.
I recommend this book very highly and can't wait to read Jenny Pollack's next novel.
Reviewed by Betty, Dravis, 2008
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Summary of Klepto
Julie Braverman is the coolest person Julie Prodsky has ever met. During their freshman year at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, the previously unexplored world of flirting, freedom, and fashion is revealed to Julie P. through the eyes of her new best friend. Learning the secret to Julie B.'s collection of Fiorucci jeans-shoplifting-only makes Julie P. admire her more. Before long, Julie P. has her own closet full of stolen clothing, and a new boyfriend, all thanks to Julie B. Then Julie P.'s conscience catches up with her. She wants to stop shoplifting, but Julie B. doesn't. Without stealing, can this friendship survive?Issues Books
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