01570cam a2200289 4500 759638450 TxAuBib 20200903120000.0 200112s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020936276 9780062824141 hbk. $18.99 0062824147 hbk. $18.99 (OCoLC)1135570042 YDX eng YDX BDX OCLCQ GK8 OCLCF OI6 OJ4 LMJ IFK TxGR TxAuBib Philippe, Ben, author. Charming as a verb [Book] / Ben Philippe. First edition. New York : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] 327 pages ; 22 cm. Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. But his easy smiles mask a burning ambition to attend his dream college, Columbia University. There is only one person who seems immune to Henri's charms: his "intense" classmate and neighbor Corinne Troy. When she uncovers Henri's less-than-honest dog-walking scheme, she blackmails him into helping her change her image at school. Henri agrees, seeing a potential upside for himself. Soon what started as a mutual hustle turns into something more surprising than either of them ever bargained for ... -- Publisher's description. 20200903. Teenagers Fiction. Neighbors Fiction. Extortion Fiction. Young adult fiction. RV8