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'"I did meet a Boy," Midge snaps. "He has wavy brown hair, and he's English. I met him at the Library. We had romantic picnics by the river and we kissed. A lot."
'Midge has never had a boyfriend - so she makes one up. Then she is paired for the Major Project with George, the New Boy, who doodles dragons, tucks in his shirt, has a mysterious past and an unseemly interest in secrets. Soon Midge's white lie turns into a web of deceit as she fabricates emails from her imaginary boyfriend, and even a MySpace page.
'Then one day, Midge comes face-to-face with her imaginary boyfriend in the school corridor. Tall, brown wavy hair, English accent - he's exactly as she'd described him - right down to his name. Ben catches on quickly and rescues her from certain humiliation - kissing her in front of all her friends. He seems the answer to her prayers. A dream come true. The Perfect Boyfriend! But he turns out to be not quite perfect after all, and before long Midge finds herself in all sorts of trouble.' (Publisher's blurb)
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[Review] The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 1 2009; (p. 8)
— Review of The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 17 no. 1 2009; (p. 51)
— Review of The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel -
Young-Adult Relief from 'Doing Time in Puberty'
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 January 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of The Sweet Life 2008 single work novel ; Cassie 2008 single work novel ; The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel ; Love You Two 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The Indigo Girls
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 38)
— Review of The Indigo Girls 2008 single work novel ; The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel ; Always Mackenzie 2008 single work novel ; She's with the Band 2008 single work novel ; Step Up and Dance 2008 single work novel
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Young-Adult Relief from 'Doing Time in Puberty'
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 3 January 2009; (p. 10)
— Review of The Sweet Life 2008 single work novel ; Cassie 2008 single work novel ; The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel ; Love You Two 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The Indigo Girls
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , November vol. 52 no. 4 2008; (p. 38)
— Review of The Indigo Girls 2008 single work novel ; The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel ; Always Mackenzie 2008 single work novel ; She's with the Band 2008 single work novel ; Step Up and Dance 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Viewpoint : On Books for Young Adults , Autumn vol. 17 no. 1 2009; (p. 51)
— Review of The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel -
[Review] The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend
2009
single work
review
— Appears in: Fiction Focus : New Titles for Teenagers , vol. 23 no. 1 2009; (p. 8)
— Review of The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend 2008 single work novel