A written version of chic-flick by Liz Gallagher unfolds in this young teen novel.
Alice and Jewel were the best friends for as long as they could remember. Their families knew each other, they stood by each other in the worst of times and Alice and Jewel were part of the artistic group in high school, which was mostly invisible to the 'popular' bunch.
Until Alice started getting a crush on Simon Murphy, her group mate in Spanish class, whom she found to be irresistible. And that seemed to be the only crevice in her communication with Jewel - she could never talk about that to him. Yet, on of the days, hanging out with Simon, she kisses him - she was in heaven. And the very next day, she kisses Jewel. They have an almost unspoken fight, while she becomes Simon's girlfriend. She enjoys her time, but everytime she sees Jewel hang around with someone else, her heart breaks. Bit by bit, she also discovers Simon is not her kind. Eventually, one day, Jewel tells her that he would so anything for her and breaks up with his girlfriend. Alice seizes on this opportunity to break up with Simon. Jewel and she are best friends forever again!
With so many Bollywood flicks and typical Hollywood chic romances, I could again fathom what the ending would have been, yet it was a cute read, for the different style and troubles the youngsters face today.
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