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after that. Or maybe the one after that!
Heâs cute and all, but not what Iâd call
a real quick study!
I laugh out loud.
And Iâm happy for a second, because I still know how to find the funny.
I like that about myself.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Writing is a solitary experience. But if weâre lucky, we have a community of people with whom we can share our journey. I consider myself exceptionally lucky in this area and am thankful for the generosity of so many people. Thank you, Beth Wright, YA librarian extraordinaireâyou were one of my first invaluable readers and wisely suggested we send this book to Wendy Lamb. Hugs and thanks go to Jill Esbaum and her daughter Kerri (my first teen reader!), Erik Esckilsen (my first male reader!), Catherine Atkins, Stacy DeKeyser, Elizabeth Winthrop, Ellen Jackson, Laura Williams McCaffrey, Donna Freitas, Diane Davis, Jan Hughes, Lisa Angstman, Kristin Gehsmann, and Andrea White. Thanks also to Alex Flinn, Lara Zeises, and Cynthia Leitich Smith, who all offered wonderful advice when I needed it.
Love to Eileen Cowell (my sweet, forward-reading librarian mom). And props to the Kindling Words gang: I wrote many of these poems during one of our retreats, where it was suggested that my nascent short story was really the beginning of a novel (special shout-outs going to Karen Romano Young and Hope Anita Smith).
Gracias
, Karen Grencik, for your warm heart and your faith in my work. Thank you, Sarah Aronson, not only for your insights and enthusiasm, but also for your unwavering sisterhood. And big love and thanks to A. Harris Stone (for being the
best dad
a girl could have) and Laurie Foster (my fabulous, supportive sister).
And to you, Wendy Lamb and Alison Meyer, your confidence in me and excitement about this novel were thrilling. Alison, your talent for asking the right questions without looking for the ârightâ answers is incredibly impressive and unimaginably appreciated. And last, but most definitely never least, I thank my family for understanding my need for quiet writing time, and for their unconditional love and support. I love you all madly!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tanya Lee Stone was an editor of childrenâs books for thirteen years. But when the writing bug bit, she was hooked. She holds a bachelorâs degree in English from Oberlin College and a masterâs degree in education from Southern Connecticut State University. She has published many nonfiction and picture books for kids. Written in verse,
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl
is her first novel. Her next novel will be in prose. Visit her online at www.tanyastone.com .
HAVE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS BEEN BURNED BY A BAD BOY?
Letâs dish! Get together with your friendsâjust like
Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva didâto spread the word:
BAD BOYS must not be tolerated!
Even GOOD GIRLS donât back down.
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, and a Good Book Can Be GREAT for Her! Sign up for Sister Inkâthe newsletter offering up the hottest new reads, your favorite authors, contests, quizzes, and moreâat www.sisterink.com !
www.randomhouse.com/teens
Published by
Wendy Lamb Books
an imprint of
Random House Childrenâs Books
a division of Random House, Inc.
New York
Copyright © 2006 by Tanya Lee Stone
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any
information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher,
except where permitted by law.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product
of the authorâs imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons,
living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Wendy Lamb Books is a trademark of Random House, Inc.
Visit us on the Web! www.randomhouse.com/teens
Educators and librarians, for a
Heâs cute and all, but not what Iâd call
a real quick study!
I laugh out loud.
And Iâm happy for a second, because I still know how to find the funny.
I like that about myself.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Writing is a solitary experience. But if weâre lucky, we have a community of people with whom we can share our journey. I consider myself exceptionally lucky in this area and am thankful for the generosity of so many people. Thank you, Beth Wright, YA librarian extraordinaireâyou were one of my first invaluable readers and wisely suggested we send this book to Wendy Lamb. Hugs and thanks go to Jill Esbaum and her daughter Kerri (my first teen reader!), Erik Esckilsen (my first male reader!), Catherine Atkins, Stacy DeKeyser, Elizabeth Winthrop, Ellen Jackson, Laura Williams McCaffrey, Donna Freitas, Diane Davis, Jan Hughes, Lisa Angstman, Kristin Gehsmann, and Andrea White. Thanks also to Alex Flinn, Lara Zeises, and Cynthia Leitich Smith, who all offered wonderful advice when I needed it.
Love to Eileen Cowell (my sweet, forward-reading librarian mom). And props to the Kindling Words gang: I wrote many of these poems during one of our retreats, where it was suggested that my nascent short story was really the beginning of a novel (special shout-outs going to Karen Romano Young and Hope Anita Smith).
Gracias
, Karen Grencik, for your warm heart and your faith in my work. Thank you, Sarah Aronson, not only for your insights and enthusiasm, but also for your unwavering sisterhood. And big love and thanks to A. Harris Stone (for being the
best dad
a girl could have) and Laurie Foster (my fabulous, supportive sister).
And to you, Wendy Lamb and Alison Meyer, your confidence in me and excitement about this novel were thrilling. Alison, your talent for asking the right questions without looking for the ârightâ answers is incredibly impressive and unimaginably appreciated. And last, but most definitely never least, I thank my family for understanding my need for quiet writing time, and for their unconditional love and support. I love you all madly!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Tanya Lee Stone was an editor of childrenâs books for thirteen years. But when the writing bug bit, she was hooked. She holds a bachelorâs degree in English from Oberlin College and a masterâs degree in education from Southern Connecticut State University. She has published many nonfiction and picture books for kids. Written in verse,
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl
is her first novel. Her next novel will be in prose. Visit her online at www.tanyastone.com .
HAVE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS BEEN BURNED BY A BAD BOY?
Letâs dish! Get together with your friendsâjust like
Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva didâto spread the word:
BAD BOYS must not be tolerated!
Even GOOD GIRLS donât back down.
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl, and a Good Book Can Be GREAT for Her! Sign up for Sister Inkâthe newsletter offering up the hottest new reads, your favorite authors, contests, quizzes, and moreâat www.sisterink.com !
www.randomhouse.com/teens
Published by
Wendy Lamb Books
an imprint of
Random House Childrenâs Books
a division of Random House, Inc.
New York
Copyright © 2006 by Tanya Lee Stone
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form
or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any
information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher,
except where permitted by law.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product
of the authorâs imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons,
living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Wendy Lamb Books is a trademark of Random House, Inc.
Visit us on the Web! www.randomhouse.com/teens
Educators and librarians, for a
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