definitely not a book about baseball a novel for readers age 14 and up, mostly up
From Doubleday Canada (September 2005) A hilariously honest look at the misadventures of teenage dating. Alan Macklin is your average 17-year-old guy with a simple goal. He wants to get a girl. But trial and error has made one thing perfectly clear: when it comes to the opposite sex, Alan doesn't have a clue. He knows he needs help. His friend Jeremy proves useless, so he turns to someone who might actually have some good advice. Maggie Macpherson has lots of goals for herself, including a career in law or psychology or both, but she needs some cash to reach them. Alan becomes the perfect client for her new venture: a desperate guy with a simple objective and deep pockets. For a fee, she takes on the Alan project and coaches him from one date, and one base, to the next. With Maggie's guidance Alan lurches from girl to girl, comically building his dating experience until he's convinced he can get along without Maggie's coaching. But soon enough he's washed up on the romantic shores, dumped by the woman of his dreams. Once again, there's only one person who Alan can turn to for advice ... but he has to be willing to listen. For an excerpt from Chapter 1, click here. For an interesting review, click here. |