The Second Base Club
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Elroy's got one thing on his mind: girls. In an effort to get to second base, he offers to tutor the hot new girl in math, forms a band with his two best friend (okay, so he gets a face full of tomato for his efforts) and joins the wrestling team.
He's a little vague on the whole bases thing, but the jocks have a club dedicated to getting there with every girl they can. And now that he's a jock (sort of), maybe Elroy will find out for himself what it means to be a member of the Second Base Club.
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Smart-alecky yet sensitive sophomore Elroy is desperate to snag his first girlfriend ideally, gorgeous Marisa from his geometry class (who's an 8.65 out of 10 as far as he's concerned). When Marisa gives him the dreaded "I just want to be friends" line, Elroy redoubles his efforts to impress girls, joining the wrestling team and starting a rock band. He also stumbles on the Second Base Club, a group of popular guys who keep score of their conquests, and is both intrigued and disgusted. Luckily for Elroy, Juana Maria, a cute co-worker, helps him see that being himself is easier than trying to be someone else to get a girl. The story has an episodic feel, and Elroy's thoughts can be overly self-aware ("True I was hanging out with the head in-crowder, but I'd hurt two people to get there.... Two very good friends"), as though Trine (the Melvin Beederman, Superhero series) doesn't trust readers to reach their own conclusions. But fans of recent bawdy coming-of-age stories by Don Calame and Brent Crawford should enjoy this journey to self-discovery and maybe even a girlfriend. Ages 14 up.
