Okay, here it is, as promised.......

Getting the Boot
Peggy Guthart Strauss
S.A.S.S. Series
198 Pages (+ Westminster Abby Preview)

Kelly Brandt is a major party girl who loves shopping, and her best friends Starr and Tyffani, of course. When an old friend, Sheela, is joining the SASS crew and studying in Rome, Kelly cannot resist and must be apart of it. But when she finds herself waitlisted, she must boost up her grades and constantly remind Dr. Wainwright, the director, why she deserves to be there with, oh, fifty emails or so. But all her pestering and hard work pays off as she finds herself flying to Rome with Sheela.

Things aren't as easy as she would have anticipated, though. And when a cute surfer dude, Joe, influences her, she soon finds herself coming to class late every day, breaking curfew, and breaking her parents rules. Things continue to get worse and worse, until she is in sooo much trouble that she stops, or will be sent home. But with the help of Sheela and a native named Luigi, she gets back on track, and has an awesome experience in Roma.

Actually having been to Italy, i was pretty excited to get my hands on this book, but it didn't really meet my expectations. It was more about Kelly's partying than anything else. Other additions in the series, such as The Sound of Munich (my personal favourite) had much more highlighting on the city, and the language. This one was okay, but i was hoping it would be better. Rating: 3/5

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