At Face Value
3.5/5
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In this modern retelling of the classic Cyrano de Bergerac, seventeen-year-old Cyrie is a brilliant, athletic, and funny girl with a witty retort for each of the endless big-nose jokes she endures. But despite her talents and charm, she is convinced that all anyone sees is her nose. No guy—especially not Eddie “Rox” Roxanninoff—would ever find her appealing.
When Rox shows interest in Cyrie’s shy friend Leyla, Cyrie soon finds herself writing Leyla’s emails to him, expressing her own true feelings. But watching her crush fall for her best friend may be more than she bargained for. Will Cyrie find the courage to come clean and trust that Rox will accept her for who she is?
Emily Franklin
Emily Franklin is the author of more than twenty novels and a poetry collection, Tell Me How You Got Here. Her award-winning work has appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, Guernica, JAMA, and numerous literary magazines as well as featured and read aloud on NPR and named notable by the Association of Jewish Libraries. A lifelong visitor to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, she lives outside of Boston with her family including two dogs large enough to be lions.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Cyrie Bergerac is smart and an ambitious editor for her schools news paper. Cyrie just has one flaw, her nose. She has spent her High School years defending her nose. Eddie 'Rox' Roxanninoff is Cyrie's friend and she has had a crush on him forever. On the night of a school function Eddie tells Cyrie that he likes her friend Leyla. Leyla doesn't feel she is up to the challenge of having a smart correspondence with Eddie so they can get to know eachother. Leyla begs Cyrie to edit her emails to Eddie. They try to keep this a secret but Eddie knows Cyrie better than she thinks. This was a quick read. It was not one of my favorites and to be honest I probably would never have read it if it wasn't a book group read. That said I think this is a good read for ages 13-17.