2 Young 2 Go for Boys

"2 Young 2 Go 4 Boys" is about 10-year-old Linda Berman, a proud tomboy entering the fifth grade. She separates herself from most of the other girls in her class because she thinks they're too weak and silly. Yet she's still friends with two girls, Suzy Kletzel and Darlene Mason, even though she doesn't share their excitement over boys. To Linda, boys are just sports pals, nothing more.Throughout the book, Linda constantly has problems fitting in. She wants to be liked by her two friends (even if they are girls), but she doesn't want her feelings to show for fear bullies like Marvin Haven will tease her.Then when Linda receives a mysterious Valentine poem, she realizes she's starting to have very strange feelings for boys. She even fantasizes about kissing one--yuck! Of course, Linda would never admit this to anyone.So when she's invited to a coed birthday party and the main event is "Spin the Bottle", Linda quickly hides her insecurity by refusing to participate, which allows the boys to escape as well. All the other girls at the party blame Linda for ruining their chances at being kissed, even her two close friends. Once again, Linda is ostracized by her peers.Linda eventually does learn how to fit in, though not necessarily by giving up on her tomboy nature."2 Young 2 Go 4 Boys" is a great book for 8 to 12-year-old tomboys, especially ones who are struggling with "sissy" emotions and their first crush. Even if you don't fit into this category, this is still a good book to read.If you liked this book (and especially Linda Berman), you might like the other books about Linda: Want to Trade Two Brothers for a Cat?, We Hate Everything But Boys, Is There Life After Boys?, We Love Only Older Boys, My Heart Belongs to That Boy, All For the Love of That Boy, Dedicated to That Boy I Love, and Loving Two Is Hard To Do.

This is the second book in the Linda series. In this book, Linda, who is a tom-boy, enters the fifth grade and falls for a boy in her class named Jeff. But, can Linda like Jeff and still be a tom-boy?

When the book starts the girl just completly hates boys. Yet when one comes a long who is good looking and a challenge, it is so funny how quickly things can change.