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The Straight Road to Kylie

The Straight Road to Kylie

Published in
2007
3.72
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Description

Life is fabulous for Jonathan Parish. He's seventeen, out and proud, and ready to party through senior year with his posse of best girlfriends. But the year starts off with the wrong kind of bang when Jonathan -- in an inebriated lapse of judgment -- sleeps with a friend of his... A girlfriend! When word gets around that hot-but-previously-unavailable Jonathan might be on the market, the school's 'it' girl approaches him with a proposal: pretend to be her boyfriend, and achieve popularity like he's never known. But popularity isn't what Jonathan wants. And suddenly, going back into the closet becomes Jonathan's only way to get what he's after -- a trip to see Kylie Minogue.
Age
13-14
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
295 pages
Book in series
#1

Why to read

  • Engaging plot
  • Humorous narrative
  • Relatable characters
  • Themes of self-discovery and friendship