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In suburban Indiana’s Clayton High School, junior Jenny Greenley offers anonymous advice to her classmates through the school newspaper, earning a reputation for solving everyone’s problems—even if her own issues, like finding a boyfriend, remain unsolved. When the popular 19‑year‑old screen sensation Luke Striker visits the town to research a role, he sparks chaos that even Jenny’s pragmatic nature can’t fully manage. Now, surrounded by the chaos he creates, Jenny must decide whether to continue being the pillar for others or finally give her own life the attention it deserves and discover whether true love for her first teen idol is within reach.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Meg Cabot
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