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A Bad Boy Can be Good for a Girl | Tanya Lee Stone

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Josie, Nicolette and Aviva have one thing in common. He goes by the intials T.L., and he misled them all.

Josie, who never cared much for boys or what others thought of her in the word of Middle School, finds herself slightly less certain upon entering High School. And even though she balks are her own reactions when a hot Senior jock starts paying her attention, she finds herself somehow unable to resist. But he continually pushes her boundries, trying to move beyond where she’s prepared to go. Unwilling to give in, she eventually finds herself left behind. Her situation reminds her of the book Forever, and she seeks it out in the Library in order to begin her payback.

Nicolette has always gone with boys from other schools. She knows what she likes, and knows that in High School it would be bound to lead to a bad rap, since she’s not a guy. But the story of Josie travels the halls, and Nicolette is sure she must not have had what it took. T.L. seems mighty fine to her. She steps right up to be next in line. And even though there are no dates, and she’s never invited to sit with the crew at Lunch, the fact that they have their own special place within the school soothes her.

Until she hears about Aviva.

Until the day with the frog in Biology, Aviva is pretty sure she never entered into T.L.’s radar. But they seem to hit it off, and when he asks her to a party, she says yes. Soon, weekends with the boy become a regular thing, and Aviva’s other life is forgotten. Old friends try to warn her, but she sees things differently. She’s sure this is different. She gives him what he wants, only to find out she gave too much.

One more of many to be left in tears, Aviva takes Josie’s advice and heads to the library to check out Forever. She finds all empty space covered with stories and warning of the one and only T.L. and wonders how it can be possible. And yet, for all that, the girls he’s damaged have all come out for the better, with a little more knowledge to help them along the way. It’s a pretty safe bet that in the end, all he’ll get out of it is a list of empty names.

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