| "Someday,
she'll be my girl."
At the fifth grade honors program,
three eleven-year-old boys are captivated by a smart girl named Jeana Russell
when she recites the poem she wrote. They know Jeana is a special
girl, and each boy secretly vows to win her heart. Fast forward to
the foursome's sophomore year in high school and Jeana's relationships
with the boys is complex and emotional.
Jeana refuses to be anyone
but herself--a smart girl who thinks she'll never find a boy like the men
in the books she loves to read. But when Mickey moves back to Alabama
from Washington after the death of his father, Jeana is baffled by her
instant attraction to this three-sport athlete with the bluest eyes she's
ever seen. When she discovers he is also honest, dedicated, and a
whiz at math, she thinks she's finally found the hero of her dreams.
The other two boys who love
her are Wade and Billy Joe, Jeana's childhood friends. Wade is the
reigning football phenom until Mickey arrives, and he and Mickey are set
on a path to violence from their first meeting. Wade is also the
first boy Jeana ever kissed, but when he moved away to a nicer neighborhood
and new friends, he became an arrogant, Corvette-driving jerk. Jeana
can't forgive him for a cruel remark he made about her in middle school,
but she also can't seem to forget how sweet he used to be and suspects
there's something haunting him that he's hiding from everyone. Billy
Joe is Jeana's curly-haired best friend, and he bonds with Mickey instantly
because of their shared dislike for Wade. He keeps his feelings for
Jeana a secret because he doesn't want it to ruin their friendship, but
his love for her is clear to everyone but Jeana. How will the lives
of these four teenagers be changed on their journey to adulthood, and which
boy will succeed in winning Jeana's heart? ("Tracy Fettinger" <TonyNToyce@peoplepc.com>) |
