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Geek Girl (2010) (edit title/settings)

by Cindy C. Bennett (Author) (edit contributors)

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"Think I can turn that boy bad?" High school junior Jen inadvertantly turns her life upside down when, out of boredom, she makes a bet that she can turn school geek Trevor into a someone bad, someone like her. His complete opposite in every way, the sarcastic goth-girl tries pulling him into... read more

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SPOILERS HERE: The story takes place over the course of the end of Jen's high school junioryear, that summer and the first part of her senior year. Jen, a sarcastic, confused Goth girl with plenty of attitude bets her friends one lip piercing that she can turn a geek boy bad. Her preference in... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

SPOILERS HERE: The story takes place over the course of the end of Jen's high school junioryear, that summer and the first part of her senior year. Jen, a sarcastic, confused Goth girl with plenty of attitude bets her friends one lip piercing that she can turn a geek boy bad. Her preference in boys is usually a guy with long, stringy black hair, tight black pants, black eyeliner, pierced ears, tongue and lip. He would be tall and skinny and weird and, usually, high. She sets her eye on Trevor, though, a geek whose life and looks are as opposite as possible to hers. Trevor drags her along on his sci-fi watching movie parties with his nerd-herd, as she calls them, and to the Senior Center for charity work. They even end up bowling together when his family shows up to where her foster family is having family night, much to Jen's mortification. But it's all part of the plan to get him to come to one of her parties - definitely nothing like what Trevor calls a party. At least, that's what she keeps telling herself. She is vexed with herself for finding herself enjoying being around Trev. He's different from anyone she's ever dated, and before long she begins to respect him. That turns to a genuine liking and friendship. After a camping trip with the two families, where Jen is forced to sleep with her foster sister, who she scathingly refers to as "the cheerleader", in a tent, Jen's feelings deepen even more. This stiffens her resolve to turn Trevor bad, so that she will deserve him. She finally gets him to one of her parties, where everyone is either drunk, stoned or making out - or a combination of all three. See doesn't really like having Trevor there, so they leave. The foster family she is living with soon grow on her, and they ask her if they can adopt her. That forces her to confront her past, which includes a father who was extremely abusive and was killed by the police when he was shooting at a young Jen, and her mother who is in prison for stabbing her husband to death when he tried to molest pre-teen Jen. She visits her mother, which makes her realize how much she wants to be a part of a real family. The Clark's adopt her. After another ill fated party, Jen comes to the conclusion that she has changed, and she likes the way she is now: good - almost good enough for Trevor. Just when it seems she can know happiness, Trevor finds out about the bet. Jen's world crumbles as Trevor's anger comes between them. A new girl to the school, Jane, becomes Jen's first real friend. She helps Jen to get through the heartache of losing Trevor. At the Homecoming dance, Jane rigs the King & Queen election so that Trevor and Jen win. They dance and kiss, then Trevor leaves Jen standing in the middle of the dance floor, alone again. But the kiss proves to Jen that Trevor still has feelings for her. She decides to apologize to him for hurting him, though she knows they can never be together again. Shortly after her apology, Trevor invites her to come and see him sing at the school play. He sings a song he's written for her, kisses her and tells her he loves her. As Jen says in the end, her life of being a geek girl loving her geek boy begins.

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  • Jennifer: The 17-year old heroine and narrator of the story. Jen is a goth girl who likes to party. She is a foster child who has been moved from home to home on an almost yearly basis. Out of boredom, she makes a bet that she can turn Trevor bad, like her, but is soon charmed by him.
  • Trevor Hoffman: The hero of the story, a "cool geek" kid who wears his shirts buttoned to the neck, who gets straight A's and who is a student body officer. He loves all things science fiction, and does charity work in his spare time. Has "killer" dimples and green eyes.He accepts Jen as she is, without judgement.
  • Brian: Trevor's best friend.
  • Todd: Trevor's Down Syndrome afflicted brother.
  • Jane: New girl to the school who befriends Jen when everyone else has turned on her. Very charismatic, garners lots of friends quickly, but remains Jen's best friend.
  • Beth: Ella's twin sister, one of Jen's goth friends in the beginning of the book. She becomes angry and vengeful when she sees Jen falling for Trevor.
  • Mary Ellen: Jen calls her "the mouse". She's one of the geeks who hangs out with Trevor and his friends, who Trevor has a crush on before he meets Jen.
  • Kyle: Usually hosts the parties that Jen attends, no longer in high school though most of his friends still are.
  • Tamara: Jen's foster sister, who she refers to scathingly as "the cheerleader" because of her upbeat personality.
  • Seth: Goth boy whom Jen had liked before deciding to pursue Trevor. He continues to like her even after her transformation
  • Ella: Beth's twin sister. Goth
  • Mrs. Green: One of the elderly women at the Senior Center who Jen becomes close to.
  • Pat: Jen's foster father, a DEA agent.
  • Jim: One of Trevor's friends.
  • Carol: Trevor's mother, who Jen sarcastically calls Mrs. Brady/Cleaver in reference to her perceived perfection that mirrors that of Carol Brady on "The Brady Bunch" and June Cleaver from "Leave it to Beaver", both old TV sitcoms that Jen watched when living with one of her previous foster families.
  • Jeff: Jen's foster brother, and the only one in the family that Jen likes when she first comes to live with them. Married, lives away from home.
  • Sue: Jen's foster mother.
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  • “Trevor’s parent have wandered over and are introducing themselves to my fosters. Then the fosters are introducing their biologicals and everyone knows everyone and we’re all a big happy family. Gag, choke and retch.”
    Jen
  • “I'm glad you came into my life, Jen. I still don't know why you did, but I don't care. I'm just glad you did, glad you turned my world upside down, which is really right side up"”
    Trevor

First Sentence edit see section history

"Think I can turn that boy bad?"

Table of Contents edit see section history

1...................................................................................The Bet
2............................................. The Brady House…Or is it The Cleavers?
3.....................................................................The Wrinkled Prunes
4.....................................................................Bowling, of All Things
5.............................................................Stardates and the Spock Girl
6.............................................................The Dance Begins in Earnest
7…………………………………………………………………………………..Old Birds and Songs
8…………………………………………………….…………………………………………..More Time
9…………………………………………………………………….………………..Tents and Blisters
10……………………………………………………………..Marshmallows and Competition
11……………………………………………Mr. Green in the Study with the Candlestick
12……………………………………………………………....New Resolve from the Lost Girl
13………………………………………………………….……….Chicken, Flat Soda and Vines
14…………………………………………………………………………….Klaatu Comes in Peace
15………………………………………………………………………….………The Money is Mine
16…………………………………………………………………………………….A Thief Confesses
17…………………………….……………………………………………………….Offers and Issues
18…………..…………………………….…………Will the Real Mother Please Stand Up?
19…….……………………If All the Raindrops were Lemon Drops and Gum Drops
20……………………………………………………………………………………The Thunder Rolls
21………..……………………………………………………………………The Lightning Strikes
22……………………….……….Adopting a New Lifetyle Isn’t for the Weak of Heart
23………………………………………………………………………………..……….Back to School
24………………………………………………………………If It Seems Too Good to Be True
25…………………………….……….Life Goes On…Until You Meet an Angel, Anyway
26……………………………………………………..………………….Of Nightmares and Hope
27………………….……………………………….……Change Doesn’t Always Make Sense
28…..………………….…Friends and Sisters—Sometimes Both at the Same Time
29…………………………………………………………………………………..…………Two Dates?
30…………………………………………………………………………..………….Date Disaster #1
32……………….…………………………………..Date Disaster #2—With a Twist Ending
33…………………………………………………………………………….……………….Nanu, Nanu
34………………….………………………You Spin Me Right Round, Baby, Right Round
35………………………………….………………………………………….If Wishes Were Kisses
36……………………………………………………………..………………….Playbills and Pianos
37……………………………………………………………………………………………Whole Again

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

  • Love: Jen has rarely seen true, unconditional love in her life. She learns how to give and accept love in her journey.
  • Acceptance: Jen learns to accept herself, and to believe she has value.
  • Foster care: Jen bounces from foster home to foster home - by choice.
  • Friendship: Jen has never had a true friend until she meets Jane.
  • Family: Jen has never had a real or steady family. She yearns for and finds a family in the Clark's.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Cindy C. Bennett (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Cindy C Bennett
Country: USA
Publication Date: July 27, 2010
ISBN: 1453663312
Page Count: 316

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

There is no swearing, sex or vulgarity in the content of this book. There is reference to molestation, child abuse, underage drinking and drug use but not in any detail.

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