The new guy (and other senior year distractions)

Description:

I realize that on paper I look like your standard type-A, neurotic, overachiever. And maybe I am. But I didn't get to be the editor of my school's long-revered newspaper by just showing up*. I have one main goal for my senior year-early acceptance into my first choice Ivy League college-and I will not be deterred by best friends, moms who think I could stand to "live a little," or boys.

subjects: Dating (Social customs),  High schools,  Schools,  Juvenile fiction,  Competition (Psychology),  Fame,  Children's fiction,  Schools, fiction,  Dating (social customs), fiction,  Competition (psychology), fiction,  JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories,  JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & Women,  JUVENILE FICTION / Love & Romance,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship,  Fiction,  JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Dating & Sex,  JUVENILE FICTION,  Girls & Women,  Humorous Stories,  Love & Romance,  Social Issues,  Dating & Sex,  Friendship,  Young adult fiction

Places: Los Angeles (Calif.)