A Match Made in High School

A Match Made in High School
By Kristin Walker
Razorbill, 2009. 278 pgs. Young Adult

Senior year isn't starting so well for Fiona Sheehan. The principal has decided that a year-long marriage education course will be required for graduation, and each senior is paired up with another senior for a practice marriage. Fiona is matched up with jerky jock Todd Harding, the boyfriend of Fiona's nemesis, Amanda. To make things worse, Amanda has been paired up with Fiona's crush, Gabe Webber, and Fiona's best friend Marcie has been matched with Johnny Mercer, who seems to be paying a lot of attention to Fiona. It's going to take a lot for Fiona to survive this class, especially since Todd seems determined to humiliate her whenever possible.

This book had the potential to be funny, but I think it ended up being more crass than amusing. Fiona and Todd are rude and crude and I didn't really like much about the book, since I didn't like Fiona and didn't care what happened to her. However, kudos to the author for not following the overdone geek girl snags jock guy formula.

AE