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Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.

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Main Author: Lockhart, E.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Hyperion, c2008.
Subjects:
Boarding schools > Young adult fiction.
Friendship > Young adult fiction.
Interpersonal relations > Young adult fiction.
Practical jokes > Young adult fiction.
Clubs > Young adult fiction.
Secret societies > Young adult fiction.
Sexism > Young adult fiction.
High schools > Young adult fiction.
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Summary:Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.
Physical Description:345 p. ; 21 cm.
Awards:A Junior Library Guild selection
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-344).
ISBN:0786838183 (reinforced) :
9780786838189 (reinforced) :
9780786838196 (pbk.)
Author Notes:E. Lockhart is the author of We Were Liars, Fly on the Wall, Dramarama, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and the Ruby Oliver quartet: The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends. She also co-authored How to Be Bad with Lauren Myracle and Sarah Mlynowski.

Lockhart's Disreputable History was a Printz Award honor book, a finalist for the National Book Award, and recipient of the Cybils Award for best young adult novel.

Lockhart has a doctorate in English literature from Columbia University and currently teaches creative writing at Hamline University's MFA program in Writing for Children. In 2015 the title We Were Liars made the Silver Inky Awards shortlist.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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