Oh My Goth is by Gena Showalter. Showalter, who is better known for adult romances such as the Atlantis novels and the Lords of Underworld Series, tries her hand at young adult fiction. Jade is a goth in a school full of "Barbies". She and her friends are constantly ridiculed and mocked. When she and her worst enemy Mercedes run afoul of the school's evil principal, Ms. Hamilton decides to "teach them a lesson". The principal tricks their parents into signing a consent form for a "field trip". The girls find themselves strapped down, sedated, and sent into a virtual universe where the goths are the popular kids and the Barbies are the "freaks". Her only chance of getting back home is with help from Mercedes and a handsome new kid named Clarik. A bizarre but entertaining tale that reads much more realistically than it sounds.
Ratings: 8th grade - 8 out of 10 - P (profanity).
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