BAD KITTY by Michele Jaffe
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 6+
    Release Date:  1/24/06
    Publisher:  HarperCollins
    Reviewed by:  Andie Z.
    Rating:  5 Stars


    BAD KITTY is the story of Jasmine Callihan, amateur super sleuth and trouble magnet extraordinaire. While on
    vacation with her family in Las Vegas, all she wants to do is lounge around by the pool, check out the cute guy she saw
    at the snack hut, and, most of all, be a Model Daughter and prove to her dad that she can stay out of trouble. This lasts
    for all of about five minutes, until a little boy and his three-legged cat entangle her, "literally," in a murder mystery.

    Add in a famous fashion model (who happens to be the little boy's mother), an intimidating bodyguard, an insane killer,
    threatening messages, limo rides, the Evil Hench Twins (Jas' cousin Alyson and her best friend, Veronique), and even
    jail time, and you have one crazy adventure. Not to mention that Jack, the cute snack hut guy that Jas can't seem to stop
    thinking about, may be more than he appears. Pretty soon Jas' best friends Roxy, Tom, and Polly also crash the
    vacation, bringing with them a handy Bedazzler and tons of hilarious ideas to aid (and hinder) Jas in her investigation.

    BAD KITTY is a fantastic read, and one you might not want to read in public if you tend to laugh while reading.
    Footnotes sprinkled throughout every chapter act as conversations between Jas and her friends, correcting and adding
    to the story, and by the end of the book, Jas has come up with sixty hilarious "Little Life Lessons" that everyone should
    know. For example, "Little Life Lesson 12: If you have your cousin and her friend stand out the sunroof of your
    limo to give you navigational instructions, be sure that they aren't facing backward to wave at the cute guys in
    the Porsche behind you when they tell you to go left or right."

    The characters are fun and entertaining, the plot hysterical, and you can't help but be swept along with Jas and her
    friends for the ride. This will definitely appeal to fans of authors like Meg Cabot and Louise Rennison, and for readers
    who are already fans of the book, Michele Jaffe is hard at work on the sequel.

    So hurry to your nearest bookstore and pick up a copy of BAD KITTY. Believe me, it's totally Visa! (Oh, go read the
    book and you'll understand!)
Bad Kitty
by Michele Jaffe