Boy Proof

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Boy Proof

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by Cecil Castellucci

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Virgina "Egg" Jurgen is the smartest girl in her class... at least she thinks so. She's different from everyone else around her... in her opinion. No one could ever understand her. No one knows her. No one is worth knowing.

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She only looks up to one person, and that person is Egg from the new sci-fi movie, Terminal Earth. She changes her name, shaves her head, and wears costumes from the movie. And she doesn't mind the fact that everyone talks about her, but few people talk to her. Boys stay away? That's ok. She's now boy proof.

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But things go awry when she meets Max, who seems to understand her like no one else does. He changes the way she sees the people around her, but will it be too late? Has she already destroyed the few friendships she had? And is being a loner the same as being lonely?