Pass It On

November 1, 2004
Pass It On by J. Minter, the follow-up to The Insiders, which PW called "enticingly trashy," takes up once more with high-schooler Jonathan and his pals, Mickey, David, Arno and Patch. The author delivers the narrative with a wink. As the novel opens, Jonathan has just learned of his father's plans to remarry: "I stared down at my new Prada loafers but I found no solace there." .

February 1, 2005
Gr 9 Up -This series installment chronicles a week and a half in the lives of Jonathan and his friends Mickey, David, Arno, and Patch. When they aren't partying and hobnobbing, the teens (occasionally) attend the hottest private schools and live in the world of Manhattan's elite. Jonathan has a crisis over his father's past business dealings that involved stealing huge sums from his friends' parents. Each boy also faces a series of romantic entanglements. The story is told in alternating third-person chapters and Jonathan's first-person narration. The book is similar to Cecily von Ziegesar's "Gossip Girl" titles, Zoey Dean's "The A-List" series (both Little, Brown), and other novels about the rich-and-fabulous crowd, with plenty of drinking, swearing, and talk about shopping and sex. It will appeal to fans of "The O.C.", "Mean Girls", and other pop-culture teen artifacts. The book doesn't break any new ground, but its pacing, high drama, and general readability will make it a success." -Amy Patrick, New York Public Library"

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