Bad Girls in Love

Cynthia Voigt. Atheneum Books, $15.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-689-82471-5

In Bad Girls in Love, the latest entry in her Bad Girls series, Newbery Medalist Cynthia Voigt revisits the world of junior high, here exploring the experience of falling in love for the first time. Mikey has a major crush on Shawn, and Margalo has the hots for her teacher and with the school dance fast approaching, they are running out of time to figure out what to do about their situations. (July)

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