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	Comment after you read: I saw Rachel Vail read from If We Kiss in 2005 and immediately ran to the book table and bought it. She gave such a funny reading that I knew I would love. I still think that one is her strongest book, but I also enjoyed Lucky. The reason it stood out is not for the characters or the plot which were fairly standard but because Rachel Vail is so effective in writing from the perspective of an eighth grader. There is no adult voice creeping in. The best example of this is the way the girls discuss the boys they dated in sixth grades. Adults think of sixth grade boyfriends and roll their eyes. To these girls, it was a big deal and at that age, it should be a big deal. Middle school girls will love this book and feel like this really is their world. B

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2 years ago keri finished reading Lucky by Rachel Vail. For 1 second keri read 240 pages at 240 pages a day.

I saw Rachel Vail read from If We Kiss in 2005 and immediately ran to the book table and bought it. She gave such a funny reading that I knew I would love. I still think that one is her strongest book, but I also enjoyed Lucky. The reason it stood out is not for the characters or the plot which were fairly standard but because Rachel Vail is so effective in writing from the perspective of an eighth grader. There is no adult voice creeping in. The best example of this is the way the girls discuss the boys they dated in sixth grades. Adults think of sixth grade boyfriends and roll their eyes. To these girls, it was a big deal and at that age, it should be a big deal. Middle school girls will love this book and feel like this really is their world. B