Julie Braverman is the coolest person Julie Prodsky has ever met. During their freshman year at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, the previously unexplored world of flirting, freedom, and fashion is revealed to Julie P. through the eyes of her new best friend. Learning the secret to Julie B.'s collection of Fiorucci jeans--shoplifting--only makes Julie P. admire her more. Before long, Julie P. has her own closet full of stolen clothing, and a new boyfriend, all thanks to Julie B. Then Julie P.'s ...
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Julie Braverman is the coolest person Julie Prodsky has ever met. During their freshman year at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, the previously unexplored world of flirting, freedom, and fashion is revealed to Julie P. through the eyes of her new best friend. Learning the secret to Julie B.'s collection of Fiorucci jeans--shoplifting--only makes Julie P. admire her more. Before long, Julie P. has her own closet full of stolen clothing, and a new boyfriend, all thanks to Julie B. Then Julie P.'s conscience catches up with her. She wants to stop shoplifting, but Julie B. doesn't. Without stealing, can this friendship survive?
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?Isn't that what I am? Isn't that what a kleptomaniac is? Someone who steals uncontrollably and can't stop?? -Julie P.
When Julie Prodsky becomes best friends with the ultra-popular and ever-so-spunky Julie Braverman, the teens form a relationship based on ?Getting?- or shoplifting. The teens run the streets of New York getting a rush out of shoplifting and find new and creative ways to do so. Julie P. (the narrator) is intrigued by Julie B.'s ways and idolizes her friend but at the same time feels guilty over the enormous amounts of shoplifting they do. When the girls are caught on one of their cheaper flings, Julie P.'s conscious finally catches up to her and tries to quit the ?getting? all together with the help of her family's counselor and the growing fear of being caught again.
Surprisingly, I enjoyed reading Klepto. I found the dialogue very realistic and portrayed teen lifestyles wonderfully. When I first got Klepto, I wasn't so sure I?d like it (because of the shoplifting) - but I found myself hooked on reading it. I look forward to reading Jenny Pollack future books, and would suggest Klepto to other teens- Kleptomaniac or not.
