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Undercover (Laura Geringer Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Beth Kephart
Publisher: HarperTeen
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 103087
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0061238937
EAN: 9780061238932
ASIN: 0061238937
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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Product Description
Like a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerac, Elisa ghostwrites love notes for the boys in her school. But when Elisa falls for Theo Moses, things change fast. Theo asks for verses to court the lovely Lila—a girl known for her beauty, her popularity, and a cutting ability to remind Elisa that she has none of these. At home, Elisa's father, the one person she feels understands her, has left on an extended business trip. As the days grow shorter, Elisa worries that the increasingly urgent letters she sends her father won't bring him home. Like the undercover agent she feels she has become, Elisa retreats to a pond in the woods, where her talent for ice-skating gives her the confidence to come out from under cover and take center stage. But when Lila becomes jealous of Theo's friendship with Elisa, her revenge nearly destroys Elisa's ice-skating dreams and her plan to reunite her family. National Book Award nominee Beth Kephart's first young adult novel is a stunning debut.
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 One of my faves! July 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book Undercover by Beth Kephart is a moving, lyrical story. It centers on Elisa, a teen girl who writes love poems for the boys at her school to give to other girls. Elisa is truly undercover at her school, having no friends or social connections. This all changes when she writes a poem for Theo Moses. Over time, Theo becomes her confidante and true friend. Elisa falls in love with him but Theo is dating Lila, the resident mean girl. In the midst of the love triangle, the reader gets to know Elisa through her poems, her skating, and her family. The most important thing about the book is not if Elisa will finally get Theo, it's if Elisa will finally break out of her shell, show her true self. In the end, Elisa gloriously breaks free of her constraints and finds the happiness she deserves.
This book reads like a song or poem. Kephart uses all five senses and then some to describe Elisa's world. You simply do not read this book, you fall into it. As I read the pages, I could actually hear Elisa's blades on the ice and the sounds of the forest. The story is very simple, yet Kephart's use of descriptions makes it complex and definitely a stand-out in the world of teen fiction. I highly recommend this book!
This may impact the way you look at the world...I hope! February 28, 2008
Undercover by Beth Kephart is a book that may impact the way we all look at the world....an old abandoned pond that found a new friend in a young girl looking for her special place. Poems written for the loves of others. A friend in Theo....a true friend. A teacher that sees beyond and reaches far into the words of a young student. Thank you Beth Kephart for writing this most inspirational novel.
Amazing! January 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I love this book so much! It has such imagination and passion, and it is about a teenager who finds herself in the same spot at Cyrano de Bergerac! A lovely book with no swearing, violence, or sex. Perfect read for pretty much anyone!
 Talents and Loneliness January 26, 2008
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
The Cantors were once a happy family, but now they are drifting apart. The mother and older daughter, Jilly, match, with their gleaming smiles and shiny blond hair. The father is often out of town on business, sending her postcards from other cities. The youngest daughter, Elisa, would rather be alone with her thoughts than gossiping with her classmates.
Elisa has a talent for writing and poetry. At school, she secretly writes love notes for boys to give to the girls they like - the kind of girl she will never be - the kind of girl she has no desire to be. After taking her mother's old skates down to a frozen pond, she discovers a new talent: ice skating. She tries to keep these talents hidden and stay undercover, but, bit by bit, a classmate, a teacher, and her family discover them - discover her.
Written in lyrical, descriptive prose with occasional poems and quotes from Cyrano de Bergerac, Undercover is like Elisa: quietly beautiful, artistic, and hopeful.
Superb Writing November 15, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
As a secondary level instructor, I am always seeking well written novels for my students to read. Undercover, by Beth Kephart, is written in a beautifully descriptive tone throughout. She never misses a beat. Elisa, the heroine, is a girl whom most students can easily admire and desire to emulate. This novel helped my students understand why it's necessary to work on their language skills in order to have the power to communicate their feelings, hopes and desires.
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