Book Blurb
To say Lizzie and Dante are polar opposites is the understatement of the century. He’s a snooty Exeter transfer with more money than Google. She’s a driven study-a-holic just barely keeping up with tuition. It’s obvious that Dante thinks he’s way too good for Lizzie. And Lizzie knows Dante is a snob with a gift for pressing her buttons.
But things are changing fast this year at the Academy. And when Lizzie’s quest to stop those changes blows up in her face, taking her oldest friendship with it, she has nowhere else to turn but to Dante, with his killer blue eyes, his crazy-sexy smile, and his secrets… Secrets Lizzie can’t seem to leave alone, no matter how hard she tries…
The last thing that the girls at the elite Jane Austen Academy need is hot guys to flirt with. But over the summer the school has been sold, and like it or not, the guys are coming. And it’s about to turn the Academy—and the lives of its students—totally upside down…
The Jane Austen Academy series are modern retellings of Jane Austen classics set at a beachside California boarding school. Don't miss the rest of the Jane Austen Academy series, where sassy girls, hot guys and Jane Austen collide!
Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala
Her original plan is to room with best friend Ellie and to make a difference using the newspaper. Her goal is to get the coveted admission to Georgetown. Unfortunately, things aren’t going according to plan. She has to room with Anne, her nemesis, but she gets to be managing editor of the paper. She had to choose editor over Ellie. She feels guilty but it was for the greater good. She just needs to get through the spotlight interviews for the boys that the dreaded new headmistress, Bergie, wants her to do. Then she is free to run her type of stories. The first round of interviews has Lizzie talking to Dante. He is also vying for the Georgetown spot. Lizzie thinks he is cute, but incredibly rude and full of himself. He is one of the types of boys to ruin everything. He irritates her from the very beginning.
After a weekend at a friend’s house, she learns more about Dante, who the real owners are, and that Ellie has fun with Emma instead of her. Her world has been tilted on its axis and she has to find a way to save her school. She also has a few revelations about herself.
I love Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorites. So I was excited to read a modern take on the story for young readers. Lizzie was a bit over the top but I can see her character as a high school student. I really liked watching Lizzie figure things out and really take a look at herself. It takes a lot of courage to do what she did in the end. It is such a positive message.
I would recommend this book to my students and I give it a 4 out of 5
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