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Reader reviewed by Sara

by Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout

"Fed up with her parents and all their ridiculous rule (they keep a binder full of them), fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop writes away to the Black Sheep, a reality TV show that offers the chance to swap families with another teen. But when the camera crw, led by brash TV producer Judy Greenberg, shows up at ther Manhattan apartment, Kendra starts having second thoughts.
Too late. Kendra is whished away to Monterey, California, to live with the Mulligan family in a household that couldn't be more different from her own - complete with hippie parents, their five kids, and a pet ferret. Of couse, when Kendra falls for Mitch, the Mulligans' seventeen-year-old son, it only complicates theings further, especially since Mitch despises the TV show and everything it stands for. But given the chance, Kendra might just be able to juggle first love, her new stardom, and a pushy producer who will stop at nothing for higher ratings."
This was a really fun book. Parts of it were confusing - the parents were kind of weird. They weren't explained all that well. Otherwise the characters were perfect and interesting. Kendra is a good lead character, though a bit self-centered. She evolves throughout the book though and is more bearable in the end.