Books with author G. Jennings

Jo Parks has it all. She's rich, gorgeous, and powerful--well, as powerful as a High School senior thinks she is. Prom is arriving, and her and her perfect boyfriend are going together, her perfectly snobby group of friends are at her beck and call, and she is a shoe-in for prom queen. Could life get better?Well, it could get worse. A new girl arrives at school, sending Jo's life into a whirlwind. She's pretty, spunky, and worst of all, nice. Wait, are her dad and Jo's mom High School sweethearts? Why is she hanging out with Jo's boyfriend so much? And how thin does Jo really need to be to feel pretty? A classic high school drama told from a sassy, mean girl point of view that takes the reader on a journey of twists and turns, with compelling characters and a heart wrenching ending you won't see coming.

Hedley Hopkins has a few problems: he is the new kid at school, straight off the boat from England in the 1950s. The only friends he has made are the kids at the Loony Bin especially bald headed, long armed Victor. But if he could just fulfil a dare and dig out the hideous skull hidden in a grave in the sand dunes, he could impress the bullies at school and become their friend. But Hedley is not so sure. Weird things are happening to his body. Is he being punished for his terrible actions? And if his uptight parents ever found out what he was up to, they might blow up. Full-moon murderers, an open grave, religious conversions and sexual awakening meld sometimes poignantly, sometimes hilariously in this riveting, stunningly original account of growing up in 1950s Australia. This coming of age tale is Paul Jennings at his very best!

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