Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys (2006) (edit title/settings)

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• Megan Meade: An army brat who loves to play soccer. Known as Kicker
• Finn McGowan: An artsy boy. Third McGowan boy.
• Evan McGowan: A sporty boy.Second eldest McGowan boy. Megan likes him, but his girlfriend is Hailey.
• Aimee: A friend from the soccer team. Also Hailey's sister. Has a crush on Miller
• Hailey: The 'mean girl' of the soccer team and center fielder. Evan's girlfriend.Hates Megan.
• Miller McGowan: Loves the Yankees. Has asberger syndrome. Also twin brother of Doug.
• Doug McGowan: A trouble maker.Fourth McGowan boy. Miller's twin
• Caleb McGowan: The youngest with Ian.Gets into alot of trouble
• Sean McGowan: The eldest of the McGowan boys and is in the garage a lot.
• Ria: One of Megan's friends from her soccer team.
• Jenna: One of Megan's friends from her soccer team. Book Worm.
• Ian: Second youngest son. gets into lots of trouble with Caleb

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• “Boys are moody. Like PMS moody.”

  Megan Meade (in her "Boy Guide")

• “Boys are icky. Don't even get me started on the state of the bathroom. I'm thinking of calling in a haz-mat team. Seriously.”

  Megan Meade (in her "Boy Guide")

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• “All’s I know is, he found out you left and he locked himself in the shed and barricaded the door. No one’s seen him since,” Doug said. “When I bolted, Sean and Evan were trying to boost Caleb up onto the roof so he could look through the skylight and make sure the kid wasn’t dead or something.”

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• And then it hit her: Finn was the one. The one she’d wanted to share her great news with. The one she could talk to. The one she always thought of when something funny or weird or interesting happened. Finn was smart and hilarious and kind and thoughtful.

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• Observation #1: Boys suck.

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• Forget evil, laughing little monsters. These guys had been touched by the Abercrombie gods. They were a blur of toned, suntanned perfection.

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• Observation #1: Boys are unpredictable. This may not be news, but I’m starting to think it’s one of the best things about them.

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• “And I want everyone to stop calling me Megan C Cups behind my back.” Doug’s jaw went slack as he flushed. “How did you know about that?”

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• Observation #1: Boys are moody. Like PMS moody.

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• “Oh, wait! One more thing,” Megan said, stopping Doug in his tracks. His shoulders slumped and he turned around. “What? You want my kidney?” “I want in on the next ultimate Frisbee game,” Megan said. Doug grinned. “You’re playin’ skins.”

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• Boys can be counted on unless they’re thinking with their penises. Of course, Finn was on a date, so he probably was in penis-thinking mode. Now I’m confusing myself. Hey, did you ever notice what a funny word penis is? Especially when you keep repeating it over and over …

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Boston, Massachusetts: Hometown of the McGowan brothers.
• Texas: Megan's home before moving to Boston to stay with he McGowan boys.
• South Korea: Where Megan's parents get sent.

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Kate Brian (Author)

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