V is for Virgin (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Valerie Jensen (aka Virgin Val): Valerie is in high school, and still a virgin. She is the senior class vice president and plays volleyball.
• Kyle Hamilton: Rock star; with the band Tralse.
• Cara: Val's best friend and confidant.
• Nikki: "...some random chick from L.A." that is with one of the band members when Val meets Tralse for the first time.
• Darla Majors: Head of the "Not Everybody's Doing It" organization.
• Jeff McCormick: On the high school football team.
• Devon: On the high school baseball team.
• Valerie Rogers: Valerie's birth mother.
• Christina: Receptionist at the "Not Everybody's Doing It" organization's office.
• Olivia Lewis: "She's beautiful, rich, popular, and, most importantly, a mega witch."
• Reid: Member of Tralse.
• Eric Kwan: Senior class president.
• Aunt Ani: Isaac's aunt; he measures every lasagna he orders against hers.
• Stephanie DeWitt: Hish school friend of Isaac's; she gorgous, nice, and funny.
• Reggie: Works at the frozen yogurt stand; has a crush on Val.
• Isaac Warren: He's very popular, sweet, quiet, and handsome. Val's boyfriend.
• Zach: Val's boyfriend at the beginning of the story; he dumps her when she refuses to change her virgin status.
• Mason Hewlett: One of the A-list high school crowd.
• Shane: Lead guitarist for Tralse; becomes Cara's boyfriend.
• Bethany: Editor of the school newspaper.
• Nate Cooper: His band auditions for the school's Fall Festival.
• Lance Cartwright: The C of C&J Jewels, Los Angeles’s leader in jewelry supplies.
• Maxwell Jackson: The J of C&J Jewels, Los Angeles’s leader in jewelry supplies.
• Cindy Lewkowski: Sophmore that buys some of Val's jewelry at the Fall Festival.
• Dustin Marshall: His band auditions for the school's Fall Festival.
• Margret: Owner of the jewelry store where Val works.
• Mrs. Feeney: High school drama coach.
• Sophia: One of Zach's girlfriends after he dumps Val.
• Lacy: Devon's girlfriend.
• Robin Daniels: Does the layout for the school newspaper; builds and maintains a website for Val's campaign. Mormon.
• Jase: Cara's older brother; is an event coordinator for some of the bigger clubs in Los Angeles. Gets them into a club to meet Tralse.

Quotes edit see section history

• “You know that saying sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me? What a crock!”

  Val

• “Of course he chose you, Olivia,” I said sweetly. “You’re the biggest skank in Orange County, and all Zach cares about is getting laid. You’re a match made in heaven.”

  Val

• “Your ego is like ten steps too far ahead of you. You had one song that played on the radio for five minutes three years ago. You’re just a bunch of high school dropouts who never managed to get a second record deal. When your fifteen minutes are up—which, judging by the size of the crowd out there, is probably pretty soon—your cheesy pick up lines are going to stop working. You’ll be completely washed up by the time you’re thirty, so don’t belittle my best friend because she’s trying to make a difference in the world.”

  Val to Kyle

• “There’s an amazing guy inside of you somewhere, but he’s so hung up on sex that he can’t even understand what real intimacy is.”

  Val to Kyle

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Huntington High School: Where Val attends school.
• Stanford University: Where Val ends up going to college.

Organizations edit see section history

• V is for Virgin: Val starts the V is for Virgin campaign after being dumped by Zach.
• Not Everybody's Doing It: Organization promoting teen abstinence/virginity.
• F is for Families: Val starts a non-profit adoption agency called F is for Families that helps pregnant teens place their babies in good homes.
• Tralse: Kyle's band. The name comes from combining True and False.

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Adhering to Principles vs. popular pressure: Peer pressure, and how it relates to teen attitude toward abstinence and/or virginity.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Kelly Oram (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction › Love & Romance

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Kelly Oram: Blog Edition