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Boys Wanted

By Flynn Meaney (Trade Paperback, 2013)
Previously published as The Boy Recession.

The population of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, is shrinking as families move to cities and towns with greener pastures, and the local high school is hurting: Nearly all of the area's most eligible guy shave moved or transferred schools.

With little competition, the remaining boys find their stocks on the rise, and even the most unlikely candidates have a good chance of making the team and getting the girl. Guitar-strumming slacker Hunter Fahrenbach has made an art of blending into the background, but now desperate coaches are recruiting him and popular girls are noticing his scruffy good looks. With a little help, Hunter might even be boyfriend material...

Down-to-earth Kelly Robbins has simple wish for her junior year: "one normal, nice boy to crush on." Kelly and Hunter have always been friends, but is there something more to their platonic relationship? And can Kelly overcome the odds? After all, dating is hard enough without a four-to-one ratio.

Flynn Meaney's writing has been described as "witty, laugh-out-loud funny, and real," and Boys Wanted cements her spot as a comedic star on the rise.
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  • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
    • Format: Trade Paperback

    • Price: $9.00 US/$10.00 CAN

    • ISBN-13: 9780316206402

    • On Sale Date: 05/21/2013

    • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

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Previously published as The Boy Recession.

The population of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, is shrinking as families move to cities and towns with greener pastures, and the local high school is hurting: Nearly all of the area's most eligible guy shave moved or transferred schools.

With little competition, the remaining boys find their stocks on the rise, and even the most unlikely candidates have a good chance of making the team and getting the girl. Guitar-strumming slacker Hunter Fahrenbach has made an art of blending into the background, but now desperate coaches are recruiting him and popular girls are noticing his scruffy good looks. With a little help, Hunter might even be boyfriend material...

Down-to-earth Kelly Robbins has simple wish for her junior year: "one normal, nice boy to crush on." Kelly and Hunter have always been friends, but is there something more to their platonic relationship? And can Kelly overcome the odds? After all, dating is hard enough without a four-to-one ratio.

Flynn Meaney's writing has been described as "witty, laugh-out-loud funny, and real," and Boys Wanted cements her spot as a comedic star on the rise.

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. Flynn survived a real-life boy recession at her high school in Westchester County, NY, and lives to tell the tale.
  • "Meaney's The Boy Recession is downright hilarious... smooth, witty, and charming. The Boy Recession is bound to please across the board."
    (VOYA).

  • "Sassy and very funny... Rarely has  recession brought such enjoyment." (PW).

  • "Meany's laugh-out-loud dialogue and vulnerable protagonists... 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).

  • "A story so funny and clever I wish I had thought of it myself." (Jake Wizner, author of Spanking Shakespeare and Castration Celebration).

  • "Vampire chic turns vampire geek as Meaney bites the neck that feeds in this sly and funny send-up of a pop culture obsession. Bloody good." (Tonya Hurley, New York Times bestselling author of the Ghostgirl series).

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  • Trade Paperback (1)
    • Trade Paperback, 2013
  • Electronic Book (1)
    • Electronic Book, 2013

Product Details

Boys Wanted
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • Price: $9.00 US/$10.00 CAN
  • Pages: 256
  • Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
  • ISBN-13: 9780316206402
  • On Sale Date: 05/21/2013
Boys Wanted
  • Publisher: None
  • List Price: $9.00
  • Pages: 256
  • Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
  • ISBN-13: 9780316206402
  • On Sale Date: 05/21/2013
Boys Wanted
  • Publisher: None
  • List Price: $7.99
  • Physical Dimensions: 5-1/2" x 8-1/4"
  • ISBN-13: 9780316323840
  • On Sale Date: 05/21/2013
Boys Wanted
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Juvenile Fiction

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Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories, Juvenile Fiction / Juvenile Fiction - Social Issues - Adolescence, Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues - Dating & Sex, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues - Friendship, Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / General

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