My Invisible Boyfriend
Susie Day, . . Scholastic Press, $16.99 (275pp) ISBN 978-0-545-07354-7
This over-the-top but entertaining British import follows 15-year-old Heidi, who has always had an active imagination. When everyone seems to be coupling off at the first party of the new school year, Heidi invents the perfect boy for her—Ed Hartley. But “imaginary boyfriend–construction is harder than it looks.” Heidi perpetuates Ed's existence by creating an online profile for him—he rides motorcycles, he writes poetry—and her friends think he's great, too. Day (
Reviewed on: 03/22/2010
Genre: Children's