Teen geek, Poppy Pinkleton, is adding some spice to her senior year of high school: A year of psychological experiments that will 1) Earn her three units of college credit; 2) Give her an outlet to say what she wants, when she wants; and 3) Will NOT include her parents telling her to be the “bigger person.”
How, you ask? Poppy’s gotten the green light from Mrs. Peterson, the newspaper head, to … head, to write an online advice column for the school. She’s found the perfect name for her alter ego: Aubrey. It means someone who rules with “magical wisdom.” She’ll be in control of her online experiment, online identity, and divvy her wisdom to the masses while tracking the results for her mini-thesis.
Now, protected by a secret identity, she’s got the popular crowd clambering to know what she thinks about fashion, homework, and eek . . . even sex! And the best part is, her parents and best friends don’t know anything about it. Finally, she can let loose a wild side and speak her mind—right or wrong, without having to meet anyone’s expectations.
Soon, however, dishing out advice leads to more than Poppy can handle on her own and she must make a choice. Hide behind her alter ego or take the chance that everyone, including the new boy at school, will like her for everything she is.
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What a great book I enjoyed every turn of the pages. The characters are well developed and engaging making for a smooth flowing storyline.
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Here is another wonderful story that hits the mark on what it’s like growing up and becoming who you are. Poppy Pinkleton is a smart student, but being a teenager can be tough. In her senior year of high school, she has gotten permission to conduct a psychological experiment to earn some college credit, and the best part is that all is conducted behind a screen of anonymity so she can say what she thinks without recrimination. But she will learn that responsibility comes along with that freedom. And yearning to have people know the real her also becomes difficult when hiding behind the “Dear Aubrey” advice columnist name.
This was such a good story, mostly because the author is excellent at capturing the emotions of a situation and writing so that the reader feels everything and can better understand the point. This experience will be life-changing for Poppy as the person she wants to be becomes part of the person she is growing into. Grab your copy and enjoy a well-written book that may bring up some of your own memories of getting through high school!
Great story for teenagers. High-school is so hard and emotional. Poppy is a straight A student in highschool, is on the school paper,part of the geek crowd, and has several really good friends. But she is not happy that she never has the guts to stand up for herself. She has been bullied by some of the kids for years because of her name. She wants to be a psychologist and she gets the great idea to write an advice column under an anonymous name. Everything changes after that. At first she feels good helping the other kids, but then her friends start getting her advice, joining the “IT” kids, the in crowd and she seems to be left behind. The one guy she likes, new kid named Daniel, seems to like her, but then an awful girl name Trish is always hanging on to him. And Trish is the one who went behind her best friend’s back and hooked up with her boyfriend, and now she is after Daniel, she bullies Poppy, and has threatened her. Will Poppy take her own advice, or will she become the most infamous and hated student in the high school?
YA is an unique genre for Hatler. I absolutely adore her short romances and was really looking forward to reading this once I read the blurb. I was not disappointed. This book did a great job with the ins and outs, joys and pressures of high school. I loved the realistic characters and the enticing storyline.
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What a fun read! It captured high school well – the cliques, the worries, the relationships, the emotional roller coaster and, of course, the crushes. Poppy was delightful! Her Dear Aubrey column was a great way to say what she really thought. It turned out that she had some good advice to give, but it sure shook some things up at school! I loved seeing the positive changes that occurred as the dust finally settled, especially in Poppy, herself.
Whenever I read a book by Susan Hatler, I become more and more of a fan. I’m already looking forward to my next one!
I enjoyed reading The Crush Dilemma.
It is a sweet story about a girl that
thought of herself as a geek.
Poppy, anonymously started an advice
column in her high school paper.
“Dear Aubrey” is a hit with everyone.
Because of the first person who asked for advice, truths starting coming out about certain people. Daniel is new to the school. He hasn’t had the best year. Daniel clicked right away with the “It” group. They might be the “It, group, but some were not very nice.
Poppy & Daniel got to know each other while she tutored him. The feelings are there, but they were so hot & cold with each other. Will Poppy & Daniel ever admit how they feel?
You will enjoy all the advice emails,
& Poppy’s “Aubrey” answers.
I am just glad I not a teenager, anymore.
A MUST READ!!
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This was amazingly written. I think my favourite “Susan Hatler” books are her YA ones. I loved “See Me” and “Shaken.” This one soared even higher! The writing was flawless. I loved the funny moments and the more serious ones. The advice Dear Aubrey gives is so realistic and makes sense in many of the cases. I loved hating Trish and Jake. I loved to see Daniel and Poppy’s relationship grow. There were ups and downs but they ended up happy. Poopy’s dynamic with her friends and family was interesting because there was so much going on. It didn’t feel overwhelming and I was able to keep check of what was happening. The writing style gripped my attention and kept it all the way to the very last page. Overall, wonderful story!
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A great enjoyable and fun read by Susan. I got caught up in the characters right away and couldn’t put the story down. A great read!!!
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The Crush Dilemma was a wonderful book with a lot of life lessons to be learnt by teenagers. Poppy took on a role as Dear Aubrey for extra credit in one of her classes. it was a column that students could ask for advice on anything and she would respond to them.
When she falls in love with one of the boys from the IT club, she does not know how to tell him. However, she would be able to tell anyone else how to do it or at least Aubrey could do it.
When she is almost found out by Trish, a girl who has had it out for her since grade school, she was panicking so much she felt ill.
Will Poppy be able to take Aubreys advice and tell her crush the truth of how she feels about him or will she chicken out?
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I am never disappointed when I reach the end of a Susan Hatler story. Her writing is so entertaining that I can never stop reading until I reach the end. This story has me revising my viewpoint of YA stories.
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This was such a fun and sweet coming of age book as geek Poppy skates along the fine lines of the It crowd as the anonymous on line persona for help issues at school. Even given up on her long time crush for the new boy Daniel has it’s detrimental issues for her place in the school drama with certain It members. Real issues expressed with a good outcome.
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Fun read with entertaining characters. Like the premise of the advice column for teens. Good story. Like all the different questions and advice from students and the dilemma they imagine will happen. To be young again! Good read!
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