Getting the Girl - by Susan Juby (Paperback)

About the Book

Part comedy, part mystery, and with of all Juby's trademark humor, this new novel takes on one of the cruelest aspects of high school: how easy it is for an entire school to turn on someone--and how hard it can be to be the only one willing to fight back.

From the Back Cover

Meet Sherman Mack.

Short. Nerdy. Amateur P.I. And prepared to do anything for Dini Trioli, tenth-grade goddess.

Nobody knows how the tradition began, but every girl at Harewood Tech fears being D-listed, a ritual that wipes her off the social map forever. When Sherman believes Dini is in danger of being D-listed, he launches a full-scale investigation to save her. Part comedy, part mystery, and with all of Juby's trademark laugh-out-loud style, Getting the Girl takes on the cruelest aspect of high school social life.

Meet Sherman Mack, the only one willing to fight back.

Review Quotes

"Juby again demonstrates her ability to tell a story that's richly colored all the way to the edges." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
"A fun read with a message." - KLIATT (starred review)
"As always, Juby endows her endearing characters with quirky, comedic voices and original backgrounds." - Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"As if appealing to both genders and espousing integrity weren't enough, the story is often funny, with an endearing main character. GETTING THE GIRL is a pursuit worth undertaking." - School Library Journal
"Clever, smart, and wryly observant, [with] an impressive array of convincingly quirky, original characters." - ALA Booklist
"The author of the Alice MacLeod series now applies her signature brand of humor to a detective novel. Given the dearth of sleuthing capers for the high school crowd, here's hoping that Juby delivers on the promise of sequels." - Horn Book Magazine