{"id":115033,"date":"2006-11-14T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-14T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/chick-lit-turns-hip-in-new-novel-the-kids-at-latimar-high\/"},"modified":"2006-11-14T17:23:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-14T22:23:00","slug":"chick-lit-turns-hip-in-new-novel-the-kids-at-latimar-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/chick-lit-turns-hip-in-new-novel-the-kids-at-latimar-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Chick Lit Turns Hip in New Novel: The Kids at Latimar High"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"s2pred\"><strong>NEWS SOURCE: Deborah J. Copeland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, Calif. &#8211; Nov. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Deborah J. Copeland announced today the release of her first Young Adult Novel, &#8220;The Kids at Latimar High&#8221; (ISBN: 0-595-40381-6), published by iUniverse. School reporter, Lauren O&#8217;Neil, a.k.a. &#8220;news girl&#8221; and her best friend, drop dead gorgeous cheerleader, Rosalyn Brown, are breaking all the rules when they discover they&#8217;re competing for the same guy at school &#8211; Kevin Johnson, Latimar High&#8217;s star quarterback.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/1106-LatimarHigh_72dpi.jpg\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"20\" alt=\"Send2Press photowire\" \/>Lauren and Rosalyn&#8217;s friendship is put through a series of test when the two end up breaking their own special &#8220;Girlfriends&#8217; do&#8217;s and don&#8217;t codes&#8221; that they SWEAR by.<\/p>\n<p> The Kids at Latimar High is a colorful story that captures the basic principles of respect and friendship as you&#8217;re drawn into the daily episodes of Lauren, Rosalyn, and Kevin. <\/p>\n<p> Amongst others, you&#8217;ll meet Trinny Dawkins, a.k.a. &#8220;pink&#8221;, Kevin&#8217;s goofy, easy going best friend, who lives only for two things: pizza and basketball. Although, Trinny is always smiling and maintaining his rep in Basketball, it&#8217;s getting harder and harder for him to lie about his black eye and bruises. Then there&#8217;s Kareem Pullins, who just can&#8217;t get his designer clothes to look right, but he&#8217;s got a tight Rap when it comes to music. Kareem&#8217;s aiming way high when it comes to one girl, and that girl just happens to be Rosalyn Brown. <\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The Kids at Latimar high is sizzling with teen drama and surprises along the way. It&#8217;s a chick lit\/coming of age story that teenagers can relate to,&#8221; says L&#8217;Tanya Gordon, freelance Columnist of The North County Times. <\/p>\n<p> This book will make teenagers question their loyalty for one another when it comes to relationships and friendships.<\/p>\n<p> <strong>About the Author<\/strong><br \/> Deborah J. Copeland is from the Bronx, New York. She now resides in Southern, California with her teenaged son, where she is working on her second book, a sequel to The Kids at Latimar High.<\/p>\n<p> \t&#8220;The Kids at Latimar High,&#8221; by Deborah J. Copeland<br \/> \tPublication Date: August 2006<br \/> \tISBN: 0-595-40381-6<br \/> \t$16.95 270 pages<br \/> \t5 X 8 Trade paperback<br \/> \tPublished by iUniverse<\/p>\n<p> Available at BarnesandNoble.com, Amazon.com, iUniverse.com, &amp; Smiley&#8217;s bookstore. <\/p>\n<p> <strong>More information<\/strong>: www.latimarhigh.com.<\/p>\n<p>News issued by: Deborah J. Copeland<\/p>\n<p> # # # <\/p>\n<p><small>Original Story ID:  (2215) :: 2006-11-1114-004<\/small><\/p>\n<p><small>Original Keywords: Deborah J. Copeland, The Kids at Latimar High, first novel, ISBN 0-595-40381-6, chick lit, chic lit, Trade paperback Published by iUniverse, Smiley&#8217;s bookstore, young adult novel, news girl, The North County Times Deborah J. 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