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by Barbara Steiner

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451140575
• ISBN13: 9780451140579
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Grass Is Always Greener...

"Fifteen" was a short lived series of young adult books published in the mid eighties. The books were written by different authors, and loosely tied together by having the characters in each book attend the same high school (though the characters in one book never seemed to know the ones in the others. The protaganist was always a fifteen year old girl facing universal adolescent problems such as fitting in, crushes on boys, relationships with parents, and self image. There were only six books in the series, which is a shame because they were always interesting and well written. In "Is There A Cure For Sophomore Year?" Maggie has just begun tenth grade and already has a cool new friend named Carol. Maggie would give anything to be in Carol's place. Her rich parents give Carol a huge allowance and let her do all kinds of things that Maggie's overprotective parents don't allow. Maggie feels smothered, and when her parents are suddenly called out of town for a few weeks, it's a dream come true when she's allowed to stay with Carol. However, it isn't long before Maggie begins to see the down side of Carol's glamourous life. Could it be that Carol's parents give her so much freedom because they don't really care about her? This is a good story about learning to appreciate what you have, and not to envy those who seem better off. I recommend it along with the others in the "Fifteen" series. Although the books are out of print, the themes are pretty universal, and most teens should be able to relate.