How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life by Kaavya Viswanathan
ISBN: 0316059889
Format: Hardcover, 320pp
Pub. Date: April 2006
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
*****There was recent news that the author of this book possibly plagiarized sections found in previously published works. The book was pulled from shelves in May 2006******
Opal and her parents have been planning for her entrance into Harvard since the day she was born. They have flow charts, test interviews, lists, graphs and files all devoted to that one ultimate goal. Unfortunately, when Opal makes the mistake of being unprepared to talk about her social life (because she has none) during her interview with admissions, she and her parents are forced to make a new plan. Get Opal a LIFE and then she will get into Harvard. The new plan is launched, How Opal Will Get A Life becomes the center around which the Mehta’s live their busy lives. Popularity becomes the key word in the Mehta’s vast vocabulary. The most interesting and captivating aspect of this story is with the author herself, Kaavya Viswanathan is currently a Sophomore at Harvard. She writes about what she knows and she does it with an elegance and a grace that proves her staying power. We at BookFinds look forward to all of her future work.
