Sloppy firsts - Megan McCafferty

The first book in the New York Times bestselling Jessica Darling series

When her best friend, Hope Weaver, moves away from Pineville, New Jersey,
hyperobservant sixteen-year-old Jessica Darling is devastated. A fish out of water
at school and a stranger at home, Jessica feels more lost than ever now that the
only person with whom she could really communicate has gone. How is she supposed
to deal with the boy- and shopping-crazy girls at school, her dad's obsession with
her track meets, her mother salivating over big sister Bethany's lavish wedding,
and her nonexistent love life?

A fresh, funny, utterly compelling novel, Sloppy Firsts is an insightful, true-to-life
look at Jessica's predicament as she embarks on another year of teenage torment. From
the dark days of Hope's departure through her months as a type-A personality turned
insomniac to her completely mixed-up feelings about Marcus Flutie, the intelligent
and mysterious "Dreg" who works his way into her heart, this poignant, hilarious novel is sure to appeal to readers
who are still going through it, as well as those who are grateful that they don't
have to go back and grow up all over again.

"A hilarious trip down memory lane. You'll laugh out loud-and cringe-as
this first novel by McCafferty takes you back to the soap opera that was
high school."-Glamour