I read this around 2008. I remember a stunning number of details, just not the title. The cover had two kids' shoes facing each other, one was a pair of Burgundy converse. The boy lives with his mom, who does their house in all red and dances burlesque. He has a best friend who's a girl, so he's hoping she won't get D-Listed (Red D on her picture all over school) because that means no one will want to date her. He does a stakeout in his car to figure it out, but to no avail. Spoilers below:.....It turns out to be a misunderstanding started by this loner kid who goes by a nickname, but was born named Dee. He was trying to seem cool last year by writing "Dee did her" on a popular girl's picture after she dumped him, but then he got interrupted after writing the D, and it became a weird part of school culture to "D List" girls and ruin their reputation. Obviously, POV character and his gal pal admit they like-like each other.
Sunglasses. Check.Binoculars. Check.Notepad. Check.Mom's pink bike. Check. Check? Meet Sherman Mack. Short. Nerdy. Amateur P.I. and prepared to do anything for Dini Trioli.Nobody knows who began it or when it became a tradition, but every girl at Harewood Tech fears being D-listed, a ritual that wipes her off the social map forever. When Sherman believes Dini is in danger  Sunglasses. Check.Binoculars. Check.Notepad. Check.Mom's pink bike. Check. Check? Meet Sherman Mack. Short. Nerdy. Amateur P.I. and prepared to do anything for Dini Trioli.Nobody knows who began it or when it became a tradition, but every girl at Harewood Tech fears being D-listed, a ritual that wipes her off the social map forever. When Sherman believes Dini is in danger of being D-listed, he snatches up his surveillance gear and launches a full-scale investigation to uncover who is responsible.Could it be the captain of the lacrosse team?The hottest girls in school, the Trophy Wives?Or maybe their boyfriends?One thing is for sure: Sherman Mack is on the case. And he's not giving up.Part comedy, part mystery, and with all of Juby's trademark tongue-in-cheek humor, Getting the Girl takes on one of the cruelest aspects of high school: how easy it is for an entire school to turn on someone, and how hard it can be to be the only one willing to fight back. ...more