High School Fiction
G/A. Couloumbis,
Audrey. Not
Exactly a Love Story. Random House, 2012. 288 p. 9780375867835 $16.99
Vinnie's parents are getting divorced and his mother has married his High
School gym teacher. They have moved to Long Island
right next door to Patsy, the hottest girl in school. Vinnie immediately
develops a crush and tries to call her. What starts out as a series of awkward
hang-up calls turns into an obscene phone call. The calls continue every night
at midnight where Vinnie portrays himself as the smooth-talking Vincenzo. As
they both open up, Vinnie realizes he needs to reveal himself but will Patsy
still like him?
This book is set in the 1970s before Caller ID, cell phones and Facebook but teens still deal with the same issues of first love, bullying and abusive relationships.