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A tart satire of the class of 1996, centering on five mixed-up Dexter College freshmen who stumble through their first semester trying on life, love, and drugs. There's pretty rich girl Shipley, rebel-without-a-cause Eliza, repressed-artist Tom, hippie-spawn Nick, and sweet townie Adam. With a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Shipley: blond and beautiful, used to be a good girl, smokes ciggaretes, trying to break out of her shell, roommate to Eliza
- Tom: Preppy, poor little rich boy, repressed artist, roommate to Tom
- Tradegy: Adopted sister to Adam, beautiful, Brazilian, impulsive, loud, intelligent, wants to get away
- Adam: Brother of Tragedy, nice guy, trying to find himself
- Nick: Hippie-spawn roommate of Tom, generally happy person
- Rosen: Add a description of this character.
- Eliza: Wants to be different and out there, sarcastic, bitter, witty, roommate to Shipley
- Patrick: Shipley's homeless brother, "bad boy"
- Dee Dee
- Liam
- Morty
- Geoff
- Grover
- Ellen
- Jerry
- Peter
- Bill Clinton
- Ralph Lauren
- Mr. Zanes
Setting & Locations edit
- Dexter College: A normal school up north filled with people trying to find who they really are
- Damascus
- Maine
- Greenwich
- Hawaii
- Bedford
- New York
- Connecticut
- Central Park
- Manhattan
- Lobster Shack
First Sentence edit
College is for lovers.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Cecily Von Ziegesar (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 2010
ISBN: 9781401323479
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Hyperion
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 2010
ISBN: 9781401323479
Page Count: 272
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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