The fill-in boyfriend

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Summary:

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she decides to do the unthinkable ... convince the cute guy waiting to pick up his sister to pretend to be her boyfriend for the night. Will Gia turn her fake boyfriend into a real one without exposing her lie and possibly destroying her friendships and her newfound relationship?

Edition:

First Edition.

Physical Description:

344 pages ; 21 cm

Subject Term:

Teenagers -- Fiction.

High schools -- Fiction.

Publisher:

HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2015

ISBN:

9780062336385

Publication Information:

New York : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2015]

Call Number:

YA WEST

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Summary

When Gia Montgomery's boyfriend, Bradley, dumps her in the parking lot of her high school prom, she decides to do the unthinkable...convince the cute guy waiting to pick up his sister to pretend to be her boyfriend for the night. The task is simple: two hours, zero commitment, a few white lies.

The problem is that days after prom, she can't stop thinking about her fill-in boyfriend. But can Gia turn her fake boyfriend into a real one without exposing her lie and possibly destroying her friendships and her newfound relationship

Smartly observed and wonderfully romantic, Kasie West's talent shines in this tale of one girl's unexpected quest to find love...and possibly herself.

Author Notes

Kasie West is an American author, based in California. She is a graduate of Fresno State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She writes contemporary young adult novels. Her work includes The Distance Between Us; On the Fence; The Fill-In Boyfriend; The Sun, The Moon, and the Truth; P.S. I Like You; By Your Side; Lucky in Love; Love, Life, and the List; and Listen to Your Heart (May 2018). She also wrote the Pivot Point Series, which includes Pivot Point and Split Second.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-High school senior Gia Montgomery is crushed when her dreamy boyfriend, Bradley, a junior in college, dumps her on prom night. Gia's friends have never met Bradley, and she had been looking forward to showing him off, especially since her friends were starting to doubt his existence. Unable to admit defeat, Gia sweet-talks an equally cute guy she meets in the parking lot into pretending to be Bradley for the night. The only problem is that Gia can't get Fake Bradley out of her mind, even when the real Bradley comes back into her life. Although the chemistry between Gia and Fake Bradley is swoon-worthy, Gia is often self-absorbed and manipulative, making her a tough protagonist to root for. A subplot about tensions between Gia and a frenemy presents conflict but is mostly silly and unrealistic. Narrator Shannon McManus provides a convincing voice for a teenage girl. VERDICT Fans of contemporary teen romance may enjoy. ["If sometimes too overt in the "shallow girl finds depth" theme, this sweet romantic tale is still hard not to like": SLJ 3/15 review of the HarperTeen book.]-Julie Judkins, Univ. of North Texas, Denton © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.