BOYSICK

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Frizzy-haired and </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>socially awkward</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> sixteen-year-old Marlowe Ford is the self-proclaimed </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>nerdy best friend</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of the high energy and gutsy Lenny Taylor whose boyfriend Jacob is never far behind. Together the girls are navigating the start of their </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>junior year</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>high school</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> along with Lenny's older brother Carter who Marlowe lovingly refers to as the golden retriever of boys. Forever the </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>single best friend</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Marlowe is determined this year to find The One.  </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Having met at </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>summer camp</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> as kids the girls and their families have been friends since they were eight. So Marlowe and Lenny can't believe it when Beau Braxton an old camp friend and huge </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>childhood crush</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of Marlowe's shows up on the </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>first day of school</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> after having moved away years ago. Marlowe is already planning her future together with the newly returned Beau. Always the one to be pining about boys she isn't necessarily lovesick. Marlowe is </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Boysick</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Marlowe is crushed when Beau shares with her his interest in the </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>rich popular gorgeous</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>queen bee</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> of the school Maya. But Marlowe isn't letting that dash her dreams with Beau and she offers up a scheme to him to become a fake couple to make Maya jealous and win her over-while secretly trying to win over Beau for herself. When her plan with Beau blows up the lines become blurred and she finds herself seeking solace with the person who has been there for her all along. It's up to Marlowe to find out what's fake and what's real.</span></p>