How I Changed My Life

by Todd Strasser

Book Overview

A knee injury has left football star Kyle Winthrop sitting on the sidelines of high school life. Bolita Vine has vowedto change her image. She loses weight and works on becoming more assertive. She... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068980895X
• ISBN13: 9780689808951
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

John Hughes for the '90s

Like the famous godfather of teen movies, John Hughes, Todd Strasser has captured what it's like to be a teenager in the 1990s (opposed to the '80s) with problems surrounded by the cliquey teen caste system. In this book, Todd Strasser introduces his first of the Time Zone High trilogy (opposed to John Hughes's Shermer High quartet), with the chubby and drama queen, Bolita "Bo" Vine and the handsome and injured Kyle Winthrop. Bo and Kyle are from opposite ends of the social pool. Bo is a smart, calm misfit who most likely be with the rebels and weirdos, while Kyle is a brave, hunky jock, who's knee is injured, and who is most likely invited to all the good parties by the rich and popualr students.The action starts there.The fall play is starting and Bo is, as usual, the stage manager, although she'd rather be center stage. Pretty shadowed, she hides with her Gothy bud and her artist-cute friend on the catwalk in the auditorium. Bo is tired of being the way she is--when she finds out Kyle is what she wants. Kyle is tired of sitting out, watching the games and being his pretty, smart and popular girlfriend, Chloe Frost's little puppet, not doing what he wants. So he does something rebellous--he signs up for the school play.Bo and Kyle clash a lot while she babysits his half-brother, and they both go swimming--she to work out, him to get away and exercise his legs. When Bo changes her entire look from a drab, sulky look to a pretty, gorgeous look, she tries to win Kyle over, but it's not that easy. Kyle still has major feelings for Chloe, even if she is a real ... and she's always being the lead in the plays. Bo is lovestruck.This book is a typical, but comedic, story about high school love from different social stratesphere. It cycles the life of two teens, who are different but have the same problems. It's a cross between Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles--but the outcome is not going to be so fair. Read this. It's amazing. It's like the John Hughes movies-turned-books.

No matter what, don't give up!

Have you ever wanted to become someone you weren't to attract someone of the opposite sex. In this story the main character, "Bo Vine",is willing to change her whole life for a guy.The author, Todd Strasser, has written many great works including Friends to the End, The Wave, and Rock'n'Roll Nights.Bo Vine decides she has a crush on a football player and thinks the same old Bo just isn't going to be enough for him. So, she changes her hair, buys new clothes, starts to lose weight, and tries out for stage manager of the schools production of Anne Frank when Kyle decides to join. Only there's one problem. Chloe, Kyle's girlfriend who has to be perfect at everything. Bo's friend's say she's going to get herself into troble if she keeps taking chances but Bo just won't see the danger. Read this fantastic book to find out what happens!

A Great Story

I like the way it was written in the first person but the person changed by section, it gives you the view of what they are both thinking and gives you that edge where you know where they both are coming from.

The Best book

I thought that this book was one of the best book I read I mean it is has romance, comedy, which is really cool ! My favourtie part was when Bo and Kyle do something soo upredictable ! this book is a nonstop book !

Good Book!

The book " How I changed my life" is agood book. I like how Strasser switches from a guys point of view to a girls point of view. I like how he makes life-like situations. I would recomend this book to someone who is seeking a sensational book!!!