A high school girl who finds herself in a similar situation to Eminem in 8 mile gets asked to a dance by a hunky Josh. She finally agrees to go, but will have to find a way to maintain her complex web of lies that she has been telling her friends. She has kept up a facade of wealth, claiming that her mother and she use the weekends of dances to go on skiing trips, when in reality she can't afford a dress. She gets home from agreeing to go to this dance with Josh, to learn that her and her mother have been evicted and she will be on her own. She feels liberated.
I really liked the ending of the story. I thought that the way the protagonist takes on her problem was inspiring. It reminds me of a song by The White Stripes, "Little Acorns" in which a woman who has surmounting problems decides that like a squirrel to its acorns, she can carry her problems one at a time. The ending realization that she can worry about resolving her lies to josh later, but immediately she should find a dress is an insightful notion.
My only criticism is that I thought some of the dialogue was a little unbelievable. The conversation about the two girl's puddles of drool seemed a little unrealistic in that Lane had just been thinking about the two girls "puddles" of drool before josh comes up and refers to the same "puddles" culminating at the girl's feet. I also thought that the vase full of "crap" was a little hard to follow, it seemed like referring to it as "crap" was a little too easy.
I really enjoyed the type of character that Lane represents. Good, quick read.
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