The Trouble with Cupid

by Laura Langston

On the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association YA Top Forty list for 2008 What does Erin Morris have to do to get the school's most popular hottie, Zach Cameron, to ask her out? When a dog food company announces a competition for the "new face of Cheesebarkers" TV ad campaign, a school committee forms to find a school mascot and train it so they can win the prize money for the school. And Zach Cameron is on the committee. What better place to show off her talents as a dog trainer and impress Zach? At times touching and other times hilarious, The Trouble with Cupid examines a young teen's first serious crush, along with the constant struggle to find acceptance while still remaining true to her principles.

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 11, 2008

About the author

By the time she hit Grade Four, Laura Langston knew she wanted to be a writer. So did the teachers. It was the persistent daydreaming and invisible friends that tipped them off. Since Laura grew up knowing no writers – and consequently didn’t know how to be one – she became a journalist instead. The trouble is, journalists are expected to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

But making stuff up is way more fun. So eventually Laura traded one notebook for another and today she writes books for tweens, teens, children and sometimes adults.

When she’s not writing, reading or walking her Shetland sheepdogs, Laura can be found spying on people in the grocery store or twisting herself into a pretzel in yoga class. To learn more, visit www.lauralangston.com. Follow her at www.facebook.com/LauraLangston.Author

Reviews

[Amy-Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sure in grade school I would love this book! As a grown adult I found a couple grammatical errors and Inconsistencies with how the main character was feeling towards certain people. One minute the love of her life... the next we hate him... and then it's like we blocked that part from our mind and swoon! I understand it was written for a younger audience...

[Rhiannon20 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was so cute! I liked it a lot. It's all about this seemingly untrainible bulldog named Cupid who is competing to be the face of a dog food company. The main character, Erin, has to train him, and the school will get 5,000 dollars, evryone will consider her a hero, and, most importantly, she'll get the guy of her dreams. But he - and the dog food company - aren't what they seem, and Erin has to make a discision...

[Marielle Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

1. A book with a female protagonist

2. The front picture is so cute. Recommendation from a friend

3. Erin Moris had a major crush on Zach Cameron. Everything was so nice, funny and cute. I liked it a lot

4. I CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING THAT I DID NOT LIKE IN THAT CUTE BOOK.

5. Perfect for teen girls(and boys)especially for those who like to read books about crushes

[Hannah · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love this book..........i read it over 2 times repeating.................this is for teens...but everyone should read it!!!!!!!!!!

[Virinchi · Rating 3 out of 5]

it is fun and gets a little in the middle when they are training the bulldog cupid, the rest is good.

[Rae Whitler · Rating 4 out of 5]

11 year old me FREAKING LOVED this duology! 15 year old me still remembers it fondly.

SCREW YOU ZACH CAMERON! :)

[Mollie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. Lots of filler that wasn't really needed.

[Marilyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute. Perfect for tweens especially those who like to read first crush books.

[Jc · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is definitely for the tween/teen crowd.