Fake Plastic Girl by Zara Lisbon
Published by Henry Holt & Company on March 26th 2019
ISBN: 1250156297
Pages: 288
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Readers will be suspicious of Eva-Kate’s and Justine’s friendship right away. They will question what Eva-Kate Kelly, former child actress, and A-List celebrity, sees in Justine, an average teenager who is obsessed with Taylor Swift, bored with summer, and dealing with her parents’ divorce. It all starts with a Gatsbyesque party at Eva-Kate’s new house, across the canal from Justine’s. The party is filled with careless, rich people, pseudo-celebrities and hangers-on. Justine crashes the party and is flattered by Eva-Kate’s attention and for the rest of the summer, Justine ignores her family and high school friends to spend all her time with Eva-Kate. Again, readers will not be able to ignore that niggling feeling that something is not right with this friendship. Little hints are dropped along the way, but Justine is too dazzled by her new friend and surroundings to notice. Then on the last few pages, major secrets are revealed. When Justine is about to confront Eva-Kate, Eva-Kate is found dead! This is a page-turner filled with extravagant details of an Instagram, celebrity lifestyle that reveals just enough secrets to keep readers satisfied, but holds just enough back to keep them clamoring for the sequel! Recommended for grades 9 and up. 

Elizabeth Andersen, Librarian, Westbrook High School