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www.powellsbooks.com The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau- Banks by E. Lockhart Reviewed by Amelia 1-10-012 __The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks__ by E. Lockhart is a book mostly for girls. Although boys can read it, I think girls would find it more amusing and would definitely enjoy it more. The genre is (supposedly) chick-lit, young adult fiction. (I have absoloutely no idea what chick-lit is, but most reviews of this incredible book say it is "chick-lit" so yeah I just like to fit in with the gang... group... awesomeness. not. haha anyways, let's get back to the point.) Frankie is telling the story- however, the book is written in third-person. I really liked Alpha- he's super funny and he's the leader of the "in" group- all males, except for their girlfriends. Alpha has so many different girlfriends in one year, they ended up just calling his girlfriend the she-wolf. Also because they're gentlemen and don't want to call the she-wolf a different name for a female dog. seriously. Anyways, I also liked Frankie because she's awesome, Trish (Frankie's roommate) because she's nice and loves horses, and Porter, because he's really tall and awesome. Frankie was formerly known as "Bunny Rabbit", and had the reputation of being obedient and perfect. Her father was once part of a secret, all-male club called The Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds. The Bassets mainly perform pranks on the school, drink beer, and have after-curfew parties on the golf course. When Frankie joins Alabaster for her sophomore year, she gets an extremely popular boyfriend named Matthew Livingston. Of course, Alabaster is a private school for rich kids. Matthew happens to be rich. As are all of his friends with the exception of Alpha, who can barely afford the school, and Elizabeth (the she-wolf), who earned her own money. Frankie and Matthew's relationship was going strong when he started blowing her off for Alpha, who was constantly interrupting their dates and pulling Matthew away from Frankie. She understood. He was claiming his territory. One night, they were on a date when Matthew suddenly said he had to leave. Frankie became suspicious and followed him. She found him and The Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds drinking beer and discussing the Halloween prank. They also recited the oath of the secret club. Frankie realizes that this means something and goes on an adventure to find The Disreputable History of The Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds- a book containing all the accomplishments of the society. Unfortunately, Alpha is searching for it, too. The characters in the amazing, captivating book are captured with such precise words that you can almost hear what they're thinking. Will Frankie crack the code and find the book before Alpha, and what will she do with it if she does? Read the book to find out!!! home Cobra page turners