Elaine B. (embchicken) - , reviewed on 6/2/2007 + 95 more book reviews

When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey, hyperobservant sixteen year-old Jessica darling is devastated. A fish out of water at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed to deal with boy- and shoppong-crazy girls at school, her dad's obsession with her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister bethany's lavish wedding, and her nonexistent love life?

A fresh, funny utterly compelling fiction debut by first time novelist Megan McCafferty, Sloppy Firts, is an isightful, true to life look at Jessica's predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage torment- from the dark days of Hope's departure through her months of type-A personality turned insomniac to her completely mixed up feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent and mysterious "Dreg" who works his way onto her heart. Like a John Hughes for the twenty first century, Megan McCafferty taps into the inherent humor and drama of the teen experience. This poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they don't have to go back and grow up all over again.

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