"The Lonely Hearts Club" by Elizabeth Eulberg follows Penny Lane, a high school junior who becomes disillusioned with love after her best friend gets a boyfriend and her own romantic misadventures turn sour. In response to the chaos of romance, Penny forms the Lonely Hearts Club, a group dedicated to supporting girls who want to avoid the pitfalls of dating. As the club gains popularity, Penny discovers the strength of friendship and the importance of self-acceptance. Through humor and heart, she learns valuable lessons about love, loyalty, and the joy of being true to oneself. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 9th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 14-17 years.

There are 304 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2011 by Scholastic US .

Elizabeth Eulberg was born and raised in Wisconsin before heading off to make a career in the New York City book biz. Now a full-time writer, she is the author of The Lonely Hearts Club, Prom & Prejudice, Take a Bow, Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality, Better Off Friends and We Can Work it Out. www. elizabetheulberg. com @ElizEulberg