Fake Boyfriend
by Kate Brian
by Kate Brian
FAKE BOYFRIEND by Kate Brian
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 12/26/07
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Rating: 5 Stars
Everything goes perfectly for Isabelle Hunter. It always has. Until the day her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Shawn
“Sluttig” Littig, breaks up with her. And just a few months away from her prom. Isabelle has been dreaming of the
prom for years. She’s so obsessed with the prom she’s created a notebook that has every last detail of the dream night
planned out.
Her friends Lane and Vivi have never approved of Shawn and decide to do whatever they can to keep him out of
Isabelle’s life permanently. They hatch a plan to create a fake boy on MySpace to divert Isabelle’s thoughts from
Shawn. Isabelle shows interest in the fictitious Brandon, and so Vivi convinces her younger brother, Marshall, to start
chatting with Isabelle on-line.
Soon Isabelle thinks Brandon would be ideal to go to the prom with. The only problem is she doesn’t know he doesn’t
exist! So Vivi and Lane have to come up with a real guy, and quick! The two girls go everywhere to meet the right guy,
but to no avail. Only after joining Vivi’s mom for some play auditions do they spy the perfect guy, Jonathan. After much
coercing, they get Jonathan to join forces with them to be the “real” Brandon. The only catch is that soon Jonathan is
showing interest in someone else.
Of course the reader can figure out that there are going to be complications with the story. Only the twists aren’t what
one would expect! Isabelle thinks about taking Shawn back, Vivi gets confused when her younger brother starts to get
cool, Vivi is crushing on someone she shouldn’t, and Lane can’t get the nerve to tell her friend Curtis she wants to be
more than friends.
FAKE BOYFRIEND is another fun read by Ms. Brian. She has hit on another popular topic, using MySpace as the
basis for creating a mysterious new boyfriend. The story will not disappoint current fans of Ms. Brian, and should
create new ones at the same time!
Category: Contemporary
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 12/26/07
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Rating: 5 Stars
Everything goes perfectly for Isabelle Hunter. It always has. Until the day her on-again/off-again boyfriend, Shawn
“Sluttig” Littig, breaks up with her. And just a few months away from her prom. Isabelle has been dreaming of the
prom for years. She’s so obsessed with the prom she’s created a notebook that has every last detail of the dream night
planned out.
Her friends Lane and Vivi have never approved of Shawn and decide to do whatever they can to keep him out of
Isabelle’s life permanently. They hatch a plan to create a fake boy on MySpace to divert Isabelle’s thoughts from
Shawn. Isabelle shows interest in the fictitious Brandon, and so Vivi convinces her younger brother, Marshall, to start
chatting with Isabelle on-line.
Soon Isabelle thinks Brandon would be ideal to go to the prom with. The only problem is she doesn’t know he doesn’t
exist! So Vivi and Lane have to come up with a real guy, and quick! The two girls go everywhere to meet the right guy,
but to no avail. Only after joining Vivi’s mom for some play auditions do they spy the perfect guy, Jonathan. After much
coercing, they get Jonathan to join forces with them to be the “real” Brandon. The only catch is that soon Jonathan is
showing interest in someone else.
Of course the reader can figure out that there are going to be complications with the story. Only the twists aren’t what
one would expect! Isabelle thinks about taking Shawn back, Vivi gets confused when her younger brother starts to get
cool, Vivi is crushing on someone she shouldn’t, and Lane can’t get the nerve to tell her friend Curtis she wants to be
more than friends.
FAKE BOYFRIEND is another fun read by Ms. Brian. She has hit on another popular topic, using MySpace as the
basis for creating a mysterious new boyfriend. The story will not disappoint current fans of Ms. Brian, and should
create new ones at the same time!