BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER, by Isabel Bandeira

The story: Phoebe Martins is so busy crushing on the hot guys in her fantasy novels that she doesn't see the one right under her nose. Or, even worse--when she realizes that Dev actually exists, she's so shy and awkward that she might as well be invisible. Even trying to straight-up copy her book heroines' moves turns out lame! Will she ever figure out how to be the heroine in her own story?

June Cleaver's ratings: Language R; Violence G; Sexual content PG-13; Nudity G; Substance abuse PG-13 (underage drinking, but Phoebe doesn't participate); Magic & the occult G; GLBT content PG; adult themes PG; overall rating PG-13.

Liz's comments: Honest to goodness, if the editor had simply suggested getting rid of the language, this book would have been acceptable for sixth graders (maybe that was the point of leaving it in?). But why make your audience smaller than it needs to be? As it is, this one's for grades 8-up because of language and some making-out content--although even that is less naughty than the bad words. Sheesh.