Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and I've found a mystery of a romantic nature. In My Secret Boyfriend by Lurlene McDaniel, eighth grader Jordan Starling has created a mystery all on her own. The mystery is in the form of a secret boyfriend. It is autumn and back to school time. It appears that all of Jordan's friends had exciting summers with new boyfriends to match. Meanwhile, Jordan spent an uneventful summer with her family and had no boyfriend to speak of.
Jordan is embarrassed that she doesn't have a boyfriend and makes a decision she will soon regret. She invents a boyfriend. Only the boyfriend isn't totally imaginary. In fact, he is a boy that she has known all her life. To make matters worse, he soon moves to her town and stays with her family! How long can Jordan keep up the mysterious facade of a fake boyfriend? Especially when he doesn't know he's her boyfriend?
From the back cover of the book:
Jordan Starling is in big trouble. All of her friends have come back to school with tales of a romantic summer, so Jordan joins the fun by inventing a gorgeous new boyfriend. What is she going to do when the imaginary boyfriend actually shows up-and true love is the last thing on his mind?
Jordan is embarrassed that she doesn't have a boyfriend and makes a decision she will soon regret. She invents a boyfriend. Only the boyfriend isn't totally imaginary. In fact, he is a boy that she has known all her life. To make matters worse, he soon moves to her town and stays with her family! How long can Jordan keep up the mysterious facade of a fake boyfriend? Especially when he doesn't know he's her boyfriend?
From the back cover of the book:
Jordan Starling is in big trouble. All of her friends have come back to school with tales of a romantic summer, so Jordan joins the fun by inventing a gorgeous new boyfriend. What is she going to do when the imaginary boyfriend actually shows up-and true love is the last thing on his mind?
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone and keep reading!
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