SuitabookManaging other people’s feelings
Jess asks Fred to pose as her boyfriend because she fears Edouard has a crush on her; Fred does not treat the arrangement as seriously as she expects.
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Sue Limb - Author
This is a comic teen story about friendship, flirting, misunderstandings and the difficulty of managing a situation that keeps expanding. Jess’s plan involving Fred, together with Flora and the visiting French students, contributes to the complications.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a comic teen story about friendship, flirting, misunderstandings and the difficulty of managing a situation that keeps expanding. Jess’s plan involving Fred, together with Flora and the visiting French students, contributes to the complications.
Jess asks Fred to pose as her boyfriend because she fears Edouard has a crush on her; Fred does not treat the arrangement as seriously as she expects.
Edouard is shy and has very limited English, while Jess tries to interpret his apparent feelings and manage a group of French exchange students.
An ill-fated camping trip, Flora’s involvement and a gorgeous womanising student turn Jess’s attempt to keep the peace into broader romantic and social trouble.
Flirting, a supposed crush, a fake relationship and a womanising student are central. A shy exchange student has limited English, and the plot includes a camping trip and confusion among the students. The handling of these issues is not fully established.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.