Undercover

by Beth Kephart

Elisa Cantor is a high school student who is good at writing poetry and coming up with metaphors. She really has no friends, but boys in her class come to her when they need a love letter written. So she writes love letters that she will never receive as she develops a crush on a boy who likes someone else. It isn't until her literature class reads the play Cyrano de Bergerac that she begins to feel like she is living a tragedy.

The story is told through Elisa's voice and the secondary characters always seem to be in the background, coming off a bit flat. The end felt rushed, but overall it was a nice story with pretty language and a likeable main character.

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