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The Boy Recession

By Flynn Meaney (Hardcover Book, 2012)

It's all about supply and demand when a high school deals with the sudden exodus of male students.

The boy recession has hit Julius P. Heil High, and the remaining boys find that their stock is on the rise: With little competition, even the most unlikely guys have a good chance at making the team and getting the girl. Guitar-strumming, class-skipping Hunter Fahrenbach never wanted to be a hot commodity, but the popular girls can't help but notice his unconventional good looks. With a little work, he might even by boyfriend material.

But for down-to-earth Kelly Robbins, the boy recession is causing all sorts of problems. She has secretly liked her good friend Hunter for a while now, but how can she stand out in a crowd of overzealous Spandexers?

As if dating wasn't hard enough without a four-to-one ratio!

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- Format: Hardcover Book
- Price: $17.99 US/$19.99 CAN
- ISBN-13: 9780316102131
- On Sale Date: 08/07/2012
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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It's all about supply and demand when a high school deals with the sudden exodus of male students.

Flynn Meaney is an alumna of the University of Notre Dame and a current poetry student in the Hunter College M.F.A. in Creative Writing program. She herself was an innocent victim of a boy recession at her high school in Westchester County, NY.

"In this sassy and very funny he said/she said romantic comedy from Meaney (Bloodthirsty), Kelly and Hunter's small Wisconsin high school suffers an exodus of dudes. . . the fun of the story lies less in the question of "Will they or won't they?" than in the large supporting case of offbeat friends. . . rarely has a recession brought such enjoyment."
"Meaney's The Boy Recession is downright hilarious... smooth, witty, and charming. The Boy Recession is bound to please across the board."
"The dialogue is witty and crisp, capturing the rhythms of teen conversations."
"Meany's laugh-out-loud dialogue and vulnerable protagonists-they split first-person narration duties-assure this charming crowd-pleaser a varied audience." (Booklist).
"Breezy, fast-paced accounts incorporate humorous situations and witty comments." (SLJ).
Praise for Bloodthirsty:
"Bloodthirsty sparkles with wit and charm." (Daniel Waters, author of Generation Dead).
"Bloodthirsty is witty, laugh-at-loud funny, and real.... This is an original and enjoyable first novel for older teens." (SLJ).
"Meaney's debut is the right book at the right moment, poking fun at the glowering Robert Pattinsons of the world while delivering an occasionally hilarious reminder that, in the long run, being yourself is usually the least-deadly option." (Booklist).
"Are you one of those people who makes fun of vampires behind their backs? Then Flynn Meaney's Bloodthirsty is your book -- a fun read that's also the perfect antidote to a surplus of the bloodsucking fiends. But it may leave you asking the question, what's more challenging, being a vampire, or a teenager?" (Carrie Vaughn, author of the NYT bestselling Kitty Norville series).
"Just when I thought all Vampires sucked, Finbar came along. I loved this book. I laughed my ass off...when was the last time a Vampire made you do that?" (Sarah Colonna, comedian and regular on "Chelsea Lately").
"A story so funny and clever I wish I had thought of it myself." (Jake Wizner, author of Spanking Shakespeare and Castration Celebration).