Play Me Contributor(s): Ruby, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061243299 ISBN-13: 9780061243295 Publisher: Harperteen OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: The author of the highly acclaimed "Good Girls" crafts another beautifully written, utterly honest teen novel--this one showing love and heartbreak from a guy's perspective. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Dating & Sex - Young Adult Fiction | Boys & Men - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 600 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 336 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 129464 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Eddy knows how to play the game of love. He has all the tricks down cold, and his favorite girls are the ones with cherry lipstick and long legs in fishnets. They know he doesn't make any promises. But as graduation looms, the game begins to shift for Eddy. He never expected unattainable and perfect Lucinda Dulko to walk into his life. For the first time ever, Eddy's not in control. To be with Lucinda, he has to play on her terms. But what happens to a player when the rules suddenly change? Will Eddy find a way to win it all? Or will he get played? |
Contributor Bio(s): Ruby, Laura: - Laura Ruby is the author of Bone Gap, a Michael L. Printz Award winner and National Book Award finalist. Her other acclaimed novels for children and teens include the ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection York: The Shadow Cipher and its sequel, York: The Clockwork Ghost; the Edgar-nominated mystery Lily's Ghosts; and the Book Sense Pick Good Girls, among others. She is on the faculty of Hamline University's MFA in writing for children and young adults program and lives in the Chicago area. You can visit her online at www.lauraruby.com. |