boyfriend season: cali boys by kelli london rgg
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It’s a town of heartthrobs, drama queens, and bullies. Now two teens who are new to L.A. are about to get a crash course in it all—and learn that getting the guy isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be…Kassidy Maddox has everything—beauty, brains, and confidence to spare. Fresh off the New York A-list, she knows what she wants: Shooby, Romero, and Carsen, three extremely fine, must-have boys. And she isn’t about to choose between them—until she meets Diggs. He’s a hot property—and he doesn’t like to share. Will Kassidy finally have to give up the spotlight? Jacobi Swanson is a late bloomer with a major crush on her neighbor, Malone. He’s got a serious case of the perfects—perfectly popular, perfectly smart, and perfectly rich. Determined to break out of her shell and into his heart, Jacobi turns to Kassidy for beauty and boy tips. But when Jacobi finally captures Malone’s attention, she’ll have to figure out whether he’s for real—along with everything else in la-la land… “An amazing tale that is sure to delight, teach, and intrigue teens everywhere!” —Ni-Ni Simone on Boyfriend SeasonTRANSCRIPT
CALI BOYS
Kelli London
ABOUT THIS GUIDE
The following questions are intended toenhance your group’s reading of
CALI BOYS.
A READING GROUP GUIDE
Discussion Questions
1. Jacobi’s hormones caused physical changes thatgot in the way of her recognizing her true identity.She didn’t see herself as beautiful, talented, or smart.Yet boys found her attractive, she was a filmmakeron the rise, and she traded stocks. Do you think agirl’s physical changes during adolescence can affecther self-identity and self-worth? Why or why not?
2. Jacobi, like a lot of girls, was attracted to the“bad” guy. Why do you believe some girls like badboys instead of guys that are good for them?
3. Jacobi and Kassidy both stayed all night at a boy’shouse. Were they wrong to do so? Discuss the po-tential dangers.
4. Jacobi and Kassidy both lied to their parents all inthe name of love. Why is this wrong?
5. Kassidy was a self-proclaimed “player” who re-fused to be true to one guy. Do you think her beinga player had a positive or negative effect on herreputation? Does a girl’s disloyalty to boys reflecther ability to be loyal to others?
6. Rate your loyalty: Kassidy refused to be tied downto one guy and betrayed every boy she’d claimed
as her own: Romero, whom she didn’t really likeas a boyfriend, but misled him to think so; Carsen;and Brent. Yet she felt betrayed by Faith for herwrongdoing. Is there a difference between Kas-sidy’s disloyalty and Faith’s? Why or why not?
7. Some say once a cheat, always a cheat. Do youthink that Kassidy would’ve cheated on Diggs?
8. Different can be a good thing. However, Kassidyand Yummy had their differences and obviousprejudices, and each was judgmental about theother’s weight. How do you handle others’ differ-ences? Are you open and accepting or judgmental?
9. Do you think Yummy’s meanness and bullyingways were a reflection of how she felt about her-self?
10. Jacobi’s best friend, Katydid, pulled the ultimateno-no. She took Shooby, the boy that Jacobi wanted,and became a teen-pregnancy statistic. Other thanabstinence—the guaranteed way to prevent preg-nancy—are there other measures a girl can take toprevent such an awful thing happening? Pleasediscuss.
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