Book description
Seymour isn't cool, but he isn't a geek either. He's a lonely, obedient
8th grade loser at Glendale, a second tier prep school in Manhattan. His
chubbiness has recently earned him the nick name "Chunk Style"
and he has resigned himself to a life of isolation. All of this is about
to change. After successfully getting himself expelled from every
reputable school in the country, Elliot Allagash, the arrogant heir of
America's largest fortune, finds himself marooned at Glendale. Try as he
may, Elliot cannot get expelled this time; his father has simply donated
too much money. Bitter and bored, Elliot decides to amuse himself by
taking up a new hobby: transforming Seymour into the most popular
student in school. An unlikely friendship develops between these two
loners as Elliot introduces Seymour to new concepts, like power,
sabotage and vengeance. With Elliot as his diabolical guide, Seymour
gradually learns about all of the incredible things that money can buy,
and the one or two things that it can't. Hilarious, ingenious and
tightly plotted, Elliot Allagash, like a teen movie in novel form,
reminds you what your teens were like, and why growing up is so hard to
do. Seymour isn't cool, but he isn't a geek either. He's a lonely,
obedient 8th grade loser at Glendale, a second tier prep school in
Manhattan. His chubbiness has recently earned him the nick name
"Chunk Style" and he has resigned himself to a life of
isolation. All of this is about to change. After successfully getting
himself expelled from every reputable school in the country, Elliot
Allagash, the arrogant heir of America's largest fortune, finds himself
marooned at Glendale. Try as he may, Elliot cannot get expelled this
time; his father has simply donated too much money. Bitter and bored,
Elliot decides to amuse himself by taking up a new hobby: transforming
Seymour into the most popular student in school. An unlikely friendship
develops between these two loners as Elliot introduces Seymour to new
concepts, like power, sabotage and vengeance. With Elliot as his
diabolical guide, Seymour gradually learns about all of the incredible
things that money can buy, and the one or two things that it can't.
Hilarious, ingenious and tightly plotted, Elliot Allagash, like a teen
movie in novel form, reminds you what your teens were like, and why
growing up is so hard to do.
