She finds herself enjoying the geek films they watch, hanging out with his friends, jumping on the trampoline, and generally spending more time with Trevor than with her own friends. When she lays eyes on Trevor, a somewhat geek of a kid whose smart, wears shirts buttoned all the way up, loves sci fi movies, and volunteers at the senior center, she bets her friends that she can turn Trevor "bad." Trevor has killer green eyes and is not too geeky looking though, and his inner charms and appeal begin to sway Jen in the other direction. She dyes her hair, wears tight clothes and chains, likes piercings, and parties with her friends on the weekend. Like most kids in the system, she doesn't have pleasant memories of her real parents or childhood. She's been in and out of several foster homes thanks to her behavior. Our narrator is Jen Jones, a seventeen year old "goth" girl who is a foster child living with the Clarks. And it seemed like a book that teaches acceptance among teen peers, and I think that's an important subject these days after all of the school bullying we've seen in the headlines. Bennett's Geek Girl mostly for two reasons.
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