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Confess-O-Rama (Laurel-Leaf Books) Paperback – March 9, 1998

by Ron Koertge (Author)

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When Tony's mother's fourth husband dies, Tony ends up taking care of his mother and himself. As the new kid in high school, he vows to blend in with the crowd and avoid attachments. But he soon meets Jordan, who's both intriguing and flamboyant, dressed in black, adorned in padlocks and chains and a sign saying "Instant Chastity."

It's no wonder Tony often dials a self-help hotline called Confess-O-Rama. While Tony pours out his heart and secrets, little does he know that Jordan runs Confess-O-Rama and plans to use all the dialogue for an auditory art exhibit.

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A lonely teenage boy confesses his secrets to a self-help hotline. But there's more to Confess-o-rama than meets the eye. And the boy's kooky feminist girlfriend seems to know its secret. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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mother's fourth husband dies, Tony ends up taking care of his mother and himself. As the new kid in high school, he vows to blend in with the crowd and avoid attachments. But he soon meets Jordan, who's both intriguing and flamboyant, dressed in black, adorned in padlocks and chains and a sign saying "Instant Chastity."

It's no wonder Tony often dials a self-help hotline called Confess-O-Rama. While Tony pours out his heart and secrets, little does he know that Jordan runs Confess-O-Rama and plans to use all the dialogue for an auditory art exhibit.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Laurel Leaf; Reprint edition (March 9, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0440227135
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0440227137
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 15 years
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 600L
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4 x 0.25 x 7 inches

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Helen Webb

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Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2014

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I thought I was ordering a book of poetry. Unfortunately, it is not what I thought I was getting, and I am disappointed . Because it is not what I wanted, I have not read it.

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2007

Tony had a real father once, then had three stepfathers. All of them died, leaving Tony's mother heartbroken and feeling like she's some sort of bad luck charm. Tony has become accustomed to moving to new places, so he isn't very upset when he and his mother move to a new town to live in his aunt's place for a few months. He will do part of his high school time there, making no friends or connections, and then move onto someplace new to finish.

Things don't go the way Tony planned, though. The very first day of school, he meets a weird group of students, artists who immediately pull him into their group even when he doesn't try to be friends with them. One of them in particular, a girl named Jordan, intrigues him. She seems to be running on fast forward all of the time and she doesn't easily take no for an answer.

Tony tries to resist Jordan, but finds himself drawn to her. He is able to calm her down when she gets out of control with stress, and she helps to teach him that his mother isn't as fragile as he thinks and doesn't need him to watch over her every second. But when Tony feels like his trust has been betrayed, will they be able to remain friends?

I liked that the artist characters were all very interesting and unique; I'd actually like to have read more about them as individuals. I also liked the details of Tony's cooking, from the things he cooked to how he went about it and why he liked to cook so much.

I thought that some of the characters were over the top, though. Jordan, especially, seemed really irritating and not at all endearing as Tony seemed to think she was. I also thought that her betrayal was incredibly obvious; I knew from the start that it was going to happen and I thought it was strange that Tony didn't figure it out.