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When Mike Kissed Emma by Christine Marciniak

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Publisher: Wild Rose Press (July 2009) Page Count: 176 Summary: Emma Landon has a plan: she's going to be in the high school musical and sing the most romantic song possible to her boyfriend. She's not looking for the lead, just a decent part where she and Trevor can dance together on stage. The plan starts to unravel when she gets the starring role, and playing opposite her is not her perfect boyfriend, but the school loner, Biker Mike. When Mike kisses Emma at the school dance, everything changes. Emma must figure out what is more important-the way things look or something deeper. My review: When Mike Kissed Emma was the shortest book I've read in a long time at only 176 pages. I thought it was sweet but the story seemed to be missing something and the hint was in the above summary's last sentence--I felt this story lacked some depth. I wanted to learn more about Emma and her friends. I wanted to understand why some of their comments came across as so shallo