![]() ![]() She's far down the hall and when Cory calls for her to wait she says "Please, don't." But, that can't be right. ![]() Lisa leaves in a huff while Cory slicks back his water-fountain-rinsed hair and takes off his shirt to change. She also does everything but throw herself into his arms, but Cory doesn't notice, naturally. ![]() She offers him a unisex shirt to change into (because of the spaghetti sauce). In the hall Cory runs into his neighbor and longtime friend Lisa Blume, who has dark and romantic looks like Cher. How did no one see her? I'll recreate the next scene because it's too glorious to be left between the covers of the book. When Cory pulls himself out of his spaghetti he asks the guys if they know who the girl was.and they have no idea what he's talking about. She's blonde and pretty and wearing an old-fashioned preppy dress. ![]() We begin with him goofing off with his friends David Metcalf and Arnie Tobin in the cafeteria when this absolute vision of a girl passes by. Of course, the plot went off the rails in a fundamentally ordinary way, but you can't have everything.Ĭory Brooks is the star of Shadyside High's gymnastics team. Stine's horror series begins with a soft bang here, Shadyside and its denizens would be facing a lot more havoc in the years and 150-odd books to come, but I appreciated the atmosphere of 'The New Girl' most of all. ![]()
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