Pure Fake

by Beverly Scudamore

Overview

Gina is the kind of girl who works hard to keep up her appearance -- not just her hair and makeup, but going so far as breast-enhancement surgery and regular diet pills. When tall, athletic, good-looking Colter wants to be her boyfriend, Gina jumps at the chance. She thinks they'll be the perfect couple and ignores the warning signs that things aren't right with him. That includes rumours that his past girlfriend has a restraining order against him. But when Colter's actions put Gina in physical danger she is finally forced to wake up to what Colter is really like.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781459405356
Publisher:	James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication date:	09/18/2013
Series:	Lorimer SideStreets Series
Sold by:	De Marque
Format:	eBook
Pages:	136
Lexile:	550L (what's this?)
File size:	518 KB
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

BEVERLY SCUDAMORE is the author of several books for young readers. Ready to Play, Foul Play, Misconduct, and Ice Dreams are Canadian Children's Book Centre "Our Choice" Selections. Beverly and her family live in Sarnia, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

01/20/2014
Written at a third-grade reading level, this entry in the SideStreets series stars body-conscious 11th-grader Gina Rondelli, who’s taking pills that prevent fat absorption (which have unpleasant digestive side effects) and also had a breast augmentation surgery (both at her mother’s suggestion). When one of Gina’s boyfriend’s exes returns to school, Gina learns that she doesn’t know Colter as well as she thought. From self-image and prescription drug abuse to dating violence, Scudamore packs her story with big issues, at times pushing into melodrama, but giving readers plenty to think about, too. Simultaneously available: Blow by Jodi Lundgren and Stupid by Kim Firmston. Ages 13–up. (Mar.)

Publishers Weekly

"Fast-paced and gritty, and at a reachable vocabulary level, Pure Fake would be of interest to teen girls who struggle with reading."

CM Magazine