From the always funny E. Lockhart comes her latest novel The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. The title character is one of those smart, sassy heroines you often find in YA novels, who are identifiable, and sort of remind you of a cooler version of yourself. Frankie, at age 14, was a gangly, kinda geeky-but-not-a-social-outcast girl attending the private boarding school her father went to. Frankie at 15 is about to return to her private boarding school with a newly developed body and a self-possession that means she knows what she wants and she's going to go after it. Within no time she's landed a hot senior boyfriend and is hanging with the coolest group of kids in the school. But deep-down, Frankie worries that Matthew only likes her when she's not taking the lead or being the center of attention, and she knows he's keeping a big secret from her. When she can't get him to share his secret all-male society, she decides she will teach these boys a lesson they won't soon forget. Of course, in the process, she begins to lose track of herself, and things don't wind up quite like she'd imagined.
Disreputable is an interesting look at one girl's desire to be one of the boys without losing her femininity or self-respect. While the plot is less dark and traumatic than John Green's Looking for Alaska, the common setting of a private boarding school make for a few interesting parallels. Whether you find yourself rooting for Frankie or not, you'll enjoy the game.
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