Tony: More Than Friends

Elizabeth Lenhard. Avon Books, $4.99 (144pp) ISBN 978-0-06-441049-6

Teenage daydreams do come true. Boy Crazy!, a magazine and trading card publishing program that profiles 363 ""real boys"" each year and allows girls to get to know them through a Web site (boycrazy.com), magazine articles and more, here launches a book series. Boy Crazy! #1: Tony: More Than Friends by Elizabeth Lenhard, begins with the real-life Tony's vital stats and personal preferences, then follows a fictional girl's crush on Tony. (Mar.)

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