Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt

When Mallory’s boyfriend, Jeremy, cheats on her with an online girlfriend, Mallory decides the best way to de-Jeremy her life is to de-modernize things too. Inspired by a list of goals her grandmother made in1962, Mallory swears off technology and returns to a simpler time (when boyfriends couldn’t cheat with computer avatars). The List:
1. Run for pep club secretary
2. Host a fancy dinner party/soiree
3. Sew a dress for Homecoming
4. Find a steady
5. Do something dangerous
But simple proves to be crazy-complicated, and the details of the past begin to change Mallory’s present. Add in a too-busy grandmother, a sassy sister, and the cute pep-club president–who just happens to be her ex’s cousin–and soon Mallory begins to wonder if going vintage is going too far.

When Mallory discovers that her boyfriend, Jeremy has been cheating on her with a girl online she is devastated. Mallory thought Jeremy really cared about her, but had actually been carrying on a secret romance on the side. So Mallory decides to follow a list that her grandmother wrote in 1962. Some things on her list include: starting a pep club, sewing her own homecoming dress, finding a steady, etc. In addition, Mallory decides to abandon ALL technology that did not exist in the 1960s. This means no computers, Internet, cellphones, microwaves, and modern clothes. Throughout this process, Mallory discovers more about herself and the people around her than she ever thought possible. This is a fantastic book recommendation for adolescent females. The story idea is original, funny, and really makes you think about whether technology has been helpful or hurtful to our society. Fun book, but could have been a little bit shorter as the plot development drags in some parts.