We all know a girl like a Jo, or in some cases, we are a girl like Jo. I was an innocent in high school maybe getting a quick kiss from a guy but nothing more than that innocent brushing of lips. I was a Jo only in that I would bring them gifts, or be at their locker or attend one of their sports events (surely a coincidence) but I too was that girl that would never get to the girlfriend status. After cringing at the beginning of the book, I am interested to see how Jo will turn her life around. And, no - Sam is definitely not her friend yet she isn't really much of a friend to herself...making one bad decision after another in the hopes of securing a boyfriend.