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Geek Charming
by Robin Palmer
Book review by: Teri Lam
Geek Charming is one of my favorite books I have read this summer. In this book it talks about changes over time in both of the main characters; one popular girl named Dylan and a film geek boy named Josh.
At the beginning of the story, they met when Dylan accidentally tossed her bag into the fountain and she needed a boy to get it for her. Josh came by and said he will pick it up for her if she would promise that he could film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Dylan had a popular boyfriend named Asher and very popular friends. Since the beginning of the first day when she and Josh started the documentary, Dylan and Asher’s relationship had gotten worse. Dylan’s friends had also told her that she did not hang out with them much and said that Josh was her closest friend. Dylan had always responded that they were doing business.
As chapters went by on this book, it shows the relationship between Dylan and Josh and how they became closer “friends.” Dylan learned more to be not self-centered and mean to other people. Josh learned not to be nervous when talking to other girls and not to use his inhaler as much. After the day Josh told Dylan that he had a crush on a girl named Amy, Dylan made a makeover on Josh. The next day, Josh got a lot of attention and girls said he was not such a geek anymore. Near the end of the book, Dylan realized that Josh was not that “geeky” and learned more to understand him better. They admitted that they were each other’s best friend at the end of the book, which I liked best in the story.
I would recommend this most to my friends and teens out there. This book switches chapters between the two main characters to talk about their opinions and thoughts about each other. To me, the disappointing part was when Dylan and Josh did not go to the Fall Fling dance together. They each got another date to go with. I was happy that they both changed, especially Dylan. Like the title of the book, Geek Charming, it shows the geek, Josh, and the Charming, Dylan, together as best friends.