Acting: A Novel

Features

• Reading level: Young Adult
  
• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 192 pages
• Published by: Marshall Cavendish Children's Books September 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0761451730
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0761451730
• Book Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

From Booklist
Gr. 9-12. Smart, gorgeous Eve, 16, dreams of escaping from her depressed Michigan town, but after her identical twin, Al, becomes pregnant, Eve is trapped in the furious family uproar. Now she must be "the good one" to make up for her sister. Al will not say who the baby's father is, but she warns Eve that what may be worse than rape is "saying yes because you think you want to." Eve, who wants to have sex with gorgeous Lucious, wonders whether she is decent and honest or a stark-raving sex fiend. There's too much plot contrivance, including heavy parallels with Eve's acting role in The Crucible, but teens will welcome this first novel, not only for the truth it tells about romance and sex but also for the honest picture of a loving African American family with secrets across generations. Rare in a story written from a young woman's viewpoint is the complex portrait of a young man; Lucious, sexy, but more controlled than Eve, has troubles and dreams of his own. Hazel Rochman
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Product Description
It’s hard to discover the "real you" when you have a twin with an identical face who hates you and a mother who wishes you were the other twin. At least, that’s how life feels to Eve. Pushed away from the one-time closeness she shared with her sister, Eve delves into the thing that has sustained her throughout her whole life: acting. Eve loves playing the role of the family’s good girl, but after her sister ends up pregnant and Eve develops a romantic interest for the local "bad boy," Eve begins to realize that there’s a very thin line between "bad" and "good." Told with wit and a good dose of melodrama, Acting invites readers on a backstage tour of the teenage years.

Reader Reviews
Warning: this book has very detailed descriptions of sexual activity, and it suggests oral sex as a safe alternative to intercourse.