That Certain Feeling

Sweet Dreams

by Sheri Cobb South

While trying to steal the rival team's basketball playbook in order to impress Pressler High's star player, Brandon Phillips, Penny Collier finds herself falling for Woody, a basketball player from the rival school

137 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1991

Reviews

[Sofia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think that despite the fact that the protagonist was quite stupid and in the wrong for what she did, the story was pretty entertaining. She obviously realised her mistake and how much it would cost her after all, so she was redeemed in the end. The book is a harmless teenage romance.

[Fraser's Fun House · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for the childhood nostalgia. Still a decent read for teens even now although strange having no modern technology! The main character in this book is awful though!

[ClaireBear Spraggon · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main character is a bit of a bitch. I’m not sure I noticed it as much when I was 13!

[Reading with Cats · Rating 2 out of 5]

Spineless and integrity-free Penny steals a sports play book from sweet Woody in order to be initiated into her high school's sorority, the Honeybees. (As a side note: what is it with these YA series and their high school sororities? I've never heard of such a thing.) Penny is thrilled when jackass, er, jock Brandon asks her out once she's a Honeybee. But wait! All is not puppies and rainbows! Brandon, when he isn't spouting cringe-worthy pickup lines, talks only about himself. It's Woody that Penny lurvvves.

Well, in the real world Penny would be shit out of luck when Woody realizes what she's done. In Sweet Dreams World, though, Penny is forgiven within seconds. Ugh. Stupid book.

[Donna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mindless teen fiction.