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FACT OF LIFE #31 Denise Vega Hardcover | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-84819-3 | May 2008 | $16.99 | Ages 12 up Hardcover Library Binding | Knopf Books for Young Readers | 978-0-375-94819-0 | May 2008 | $19.99 | Ages 12 up

When your mom is the best home-birth midwife in the state, you definitely know a lot about the facts of life. But high school junior Kat Flynn is also discovering some of her own facts to add to the list. Kat has pined after hotter-than-hot Manny Cruz forever. When he finally starts showing interest in Kat (how can it be possible that he likes the “weird-girl-who-does-yoga-in-the-hallway”?), Kat adds “Fact of Life #78: When a fantasy becomes a reality, it doesn’t feel real” and “Fact of Life #5: Kissing is completely underrated!” to her list. Unfortunately, Kat also learns one of the most important facts of life: when things seem to be going perfectly, something bad is bound to happen. Turns out Manny might be embarrassed to be seen in public with her. And gorgeous, perfect, popular Libby Giles, who has always intimidated Kat, might have a secret that brings her crashing into Kat’s life in a most unexpected way. Hopefully Kat can learn “Fact of Life #673: Sometimes you just have to kick some butt” before she loses her place in the world.

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Prepared by Shauna Yusko, Teacher-Librarian, Evergreen Junior High, Redmond, Washington

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