Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Fly On The Wall by E. Lockhart


Gretchen Yee is an ordinary girl attending Manhattan High school for the arts. Even with her bright red hair, she still doesn't seem to stand out much. With her best friend and her love of cartoon style drawing, she decides she wants to break out of her shell, leave her comfort zone, and learn more about boys. What she doesn't know is that her wishes will soon become reality as she transforms into something that was once thought impossible, a fly. She's stuck in the boys locker room as a fly on the wall. Although being a fly wasn't what she had in mind, she still comes to learn a lot about boys and herself throughout the novel. After wishing back her normal life, and going though so much chaos, Gretchen finally transforms back to her normal self and gets a date with the crush of her dreams. Fly on the wall was a very interesting book and I would definitely recommend it to others. I loved the way Gretchen related to common everyday girl problems, of course until she turned into a fly. It was interesting to see Gretchen grow throughout the novel as she experiences new things. The best part of all, the story had a comical twist to wrap and tie everything together which, to me, made it a very successful read.

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