Rose of No Man’s Land

This summer I’ve been reading Michelle Tea’s new book, her first novel, Rose of No Man’s Land. It’s about a young teenage girl named Trisha who is a bit of a loner and has a really strange family. Her sister lies to get her a summer job at the most popular store in the mall "Omigod!". The girl that used to work there, Kim, tried to kill herself and so Kristie, Trisha’s sister, tells the owner that Kim and Trisha were friends which is not the case. Then Kim’s real friends come in and reveal the truth about Trisha. At least Trisha met someone (her summer goal was to make a friend) before she was fired, Rose. Trisha steal’s Kim’s cell phone from under the desk and she and Rose recieve a phone call from "xxx". "XXX" turns out to be a drug dealer and from there the girls get into all sorts of trouble. The book was amusing and slightly disappointing. I liked it, but not as much as a Francesca Lia Block book.  I think Michelle Tea is now my second favorite author.