PAISLEY HANOVER KISSES AND TELLS

Sassy Paisley Hanover is back in action to defend her unpopular peers (aka the Unpops) in this spunky sequel to Paisley Hanover Acts Out (2008). Diving right back in where her previous adventures left off, the book opens with Paisley awaiting the results from the school election. When the administration overturns the popular—or Unpop—vote so that a jock bully wins over Paisley, the Unpops stage a riotously funny protest to right this “un-justice.” Aside from the political turmoil, Paisley is still trying to decide between smoldering, aloof Clint and handsome jock Eric. Paisley’s life is a contemporary roller coaster of mean girls, clique wars, leaked sexts and backstabbing rumors that should be easy for teen readers to relate to. Paisley’s most endearing feature is her command and manipulation of language into her own vernacular—witty, clever and brimming with puns, adding layers of depth and humor to what would be an otherwise mundane story. Jam-packed with snarky observations and razor-sharp dialogue, this is teen chick lit with a brain. (Fiction. YA)