Gamma Glamma

by Kim Flores

With one fateful science project, Luz Santos risks losing her best friend, her crush, and her reputation on national TV. . . Tres unpopular students plus. . . My freshman year at Gamma High was totally going perfecto until I was summoned to enter the regional science competition, which is taking place the same weekend as the Homecoming Dance--the same dance where I was going to get Swen, the guy I'm hopelessly in love with, to notice me. This calls for major damage control. My plan? Devise a scientific experiment that will be so outrageous it'll knock me out of the competition and onto the dance floor. Tres brilliant makeovers. . . Enter Project Gamma Glamma to the rescue My experiment will help three unknowns climb up the Gamma High popularity food chain by giving them the ultimate makeovers. But instead of eliminating me from the competition, my teacher actually loves mi loco idea. Equals one recipe for disaster. . . Gamma Glamma is a tragic hit, turning my closest amigos overnight into the most popular kids at school but making mi vida a toxic chemical reaction: my best friend is now too cool to talk to me; my biggest enemy is moving in for the social kill; and my reputation stands to be obliterated on TV's hottest reality show. Now I've got to set things right. But can I make the scientifically impossible happen twice? An award-winning filmmaker and producer, Kim Flores wrote and co-directed the film "Vocessitas/Little Voices, " which went on to win an ALMA (American Latino Media Arts Award) for best independent film and played in virtually every Latin film festival in the country. She directs commercials and projects for such companies as Nickelodeon, Time Warner, Dr. Pepper, Midway Games, Mountain Dew and develops television shows at her production company. Kim and her lifelong crush Mike spend time between New York City and Dallas shooting photography, creating a line of designer toys, and hanging out with their rescued dogs Pud, Rabbit, and Shortie.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758222424
• ISBN13: 9780758222428
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

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Luz is forced to enter the science fair regional competition, which occurs on the same day as Homecoming. As a freshman, she's desperate to attend the dance. She thinks of an unscientific project so there's no way her teacher will approve it and she won't have to attend regionals. But the plan backfires when her teacher likes her strange approach to science. Now, Luz must take three people, change their appearance (clothes or self-tanning jelly beans), and social qualities (Luz perfume made to smell like brownies or Gabber Gum, which is good for making shy people talk). If these are changed to the right amount, then her subjects will become popular. What Luz is not prepared for is the social ramifications of her experiment. Can Luz get her life back, or has science taken over? GAMMA GLAMMA mixes science and popularity and creates a nightmarish outcome. The science behind the scenes is so inventive that it makes for a remarkable read. Reviewed by: Jennifer Rummel