The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
By: E. Lockhart
Hyperion Books for Children, 2008
When Frankie enters her sophomore year at Alabaster Preparatory Academy she has a knock-out figure and better hair. In fact, she has changed so much physically that no one seems to remember her. Her good looks, charm, and quick wit earn her a popular and smart senior boyfriend. It doesn't hurt that Matthew Livingston may be the most attractive boy in school. When Matthew starts to ditch her and lie about it she decides to investigate and finds out that her boyfriend is involved in a male secret society; the Loyal Order of the Basset Hounds. Frustrated with the way Matthew underestimates her and the fact that he lies, Frankie decides to secretly take over the Loyal Order and plan her own pranks, now that she has the "dogs" to carry out the plans. Students are impressed with the pranks while school administrators are frantically searching for the perpetrators. Frankie Landau-Banks, just your ordinary, underestimated, modern feminist, and criminal mastermind.
Personal Review: This book was a fun read. I was impressed with Frankie and disappointed that not all the characters were as impressed with her as I was. This book made me think of all the kids out there that probably have minds like Frankie's, I envy them. Frankie is a genius and it was a joy to read about the extensive plans she made in order to make a statement that no one understood. We should all be as ambitious as Frankie. Warning: This book talks about sex and has some pretty strong feminist points.
342 pages
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