Babe in Boyland
by Jody Gehrman
This book was so hilarious, I couldn’t stop laughing out loud, no matter how embarrassing my behavior proved to be. And after reading one of the most depressing novels I’d ever read, I certainly needed something light and funny.
A high school teen who writes a relationship column in her school newspaper gets hit with the hard truth that she knows nothing about the male perspective: she’s just been telling the lovelorn girls what they want to hear. Thus, an experiment is born! She goes “undercover” as a boy in an all-boys prep school to figure out how they think about relationships and love. You can imagine the usual hilarities that go along with a story like this: changing in the locker room, having a crush on another student, lowering her voice only to let a squeak slip out, learning how to walk differently, accidentally forgetting her new name… But what you can’t imagine is just how funny this girl’s adventures actually get.
There are no hidden themes to this book. What you see is what you get. You won’t find a secret “I found myself, and I really feel I’m a boy trapped in a girl’s body” at the end, or “Maybe I’m gay because I enjoyed my new haircut.” This is pure comedy, perfect for a summer read or a pick-me-up after reading something like A Tale of Two Cities. Highly recommended!
A high school teen who writes a relationship column in her school newspaper gets hit with the hard truth that she knows nothing about the male perspective: she’s just been telling the lovelorn girls what they want to hear. Thus, an experiment is born! She goes “undercover” as a boy in an all-boys prep school to figure out how they think about relationships and love. You can imagine the usual hilarities that go along with a story like this: changing in the locker room, having a crush on another student, lowering her voice only to let a squeak slip out, learning how to walk differently, accidentally forgetting her new name… But what you can’t imagine is just how funny this girl’s adventures actually get.
There are no hidden themes to this book. What you see is what you get. You won’t find a secret “I found myself, and I really feel I’m a boy trapped in a girl’s body” at the end, or “Maybe I’m gay because I enjoyed my new haircut.” This is pure comedy, perfect for a summer read or a pick-me-up after reading something like A Tale of Two Cities. Highly recommended!