Kimmel, Elizabeth. Lily B. on the Brink of Cool. New York: HarperCollins, 2003. 245 pages. (Fiction/Humor)Meet Lily B., the writer extraordinaire and future National Book Award winner. She’s writing in a notebook this summer for extra credit in advanced English. The problem is her life is entirely devoid of excitement and adventure. Lily has a father who always does the exact speed limit on the highway (in the fast lane, no less), and a mother who scrubs and cleans their hotel rooms before she lets the maid in. to make matters worse, Lily’s best friend Charlotte is away at Young Executive Camp for the summer. Can Lily’s vacation get any worse? Apparently it can because her family is attending her cousin Delia’s wedding. Lily is now facing the very worst summer of her life. But at the wedding, Lily stumbles upon a family of Cool People that put a positive spin on vacation. But are the cool people what they seem? And how far will Lily go to impress them? Come along on this hilarious ride with Lily and discover the lengths that a girl will go to too get some action in her life.
This book was incredibly entertaining. I especially liked that there were several styles of writing in the notebook. It made the entries more amusing and more enjoyable to read instead of just a standard journal entry. One thing's for sure- Lily B. is a person you’ll never forget.
Reviewed by: FunkyZebras19
