cover image The Boy on the Cover

The Boy on the Cover

Phoebe Matthews. Avon Books, $2.75 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-380-75407-6

When Cyndi falls in love with the boy on the cover of a romance novel, she's sure her situation is hopeless. But then she meets Tommy, a new boy in town. Convinced that Tommy is the boy on the book cover, Cyndi is delighted when their friendship becomes a romance. But when Tommy learns that Cyndi first liked him because she thought he was a model, he is hurt and angry. However, after a brief period of introspection Tommy realizes that he, too, was guilty of imagining his beloved to be someone she was not. Appealing characters enliven the rather contrived plot. Although hardly compulsive reading, this chatty novel should appeal to devotees of lighthearted romance. Ages 12-up. ( July )