BEV KATZ ROSENBAUM Bev Katz Rosenbaum TCL: If you woke up tomorrow as a teenager and realized some real Freaky Friday/Teenage Popsicle stuff was going on, what would you do first? BKR: Check out the new books and movies! And read the entertainment gossip on MSN. (Muy bad, I know.) TCL: The MC of your book was frozen for ten years. When she thaws out, everything is new to her—clothes, trends and friends. If the same thing happened to you, what's the one trend you'd be happy to see iced? BKR: Low-rise jeans. Yeah, I know, high-rise ones look lame, but you have to work way too hard to make the low-rise ones look good once you've had two kids. TCL: Being a Canuck (O' Canada, O' Canada), what's a Canadian stereotype you wish would go away? BKR: That we're boring. TCL: Now that you've squashed that stereotype, start a new one. Make up a cool rumor you want everyone to spread about Canadians. BKR: Most of us are international spies. TCL: What song is on total repeat mode in your music player? BKR: Grace Kelly, by Mica. Love that guy—he's the new Freddy Mercury! TCL: Celebs seem to be on an adoption spree, picking up kids from other countries like crazy. What celeb would you want to adopt you and why? BKR: Anybody but Angelina Jolie. (Is her daughter gonna have a major inferiority complex, or what?) TCL: Word Association Time. What do you think when I say: American Idol: Sanjaya! Fave Popsicle Flavor: Grape Television: Heroes Spring Fever: Warmth—yahoo! TCL: Now that they've figured out how to successfully vitrify and defrost people in your books, will we see a plot line that involves a dastardly plan to vitrify people who get on Floe's nerves? And if so, can I get in on that deal? Oh...but who would you like to vitrify just to shut 'em up for a few cool years? BKR: Ha! Great idea! Hmm, who would I like to vitrify... Every politician who isn't committed to solving the environement crisis NOW. Tom Cruise. Simon Cowell. Angelina Jolie's brother. (He's been ranting about how all his problems stem from the fact that Pops didn't buy him a car when he was at Beverly Hills High. Aw, poor baby.) TCL: Pick one: Yoga, Pilates or Hip Hop Dance class. BKR: Ooh, I'm a former dancer, so Hip Hop would be a no-brainer, but for the fact that I've developed back problems, and vertigo. Pilates has been great for my back, so I'll go with that. TCL: SSP: Readers should cop Beyond Cool, when it comes out because... BKR: It really is, well, Beyond Cool! Not to mention a totally fabu blend of sci-fi, comedy, teen chick lit, and romance. Seriously, I'm sooo proud of this book. It's my best work yet. Just as fun as I Was a Teenage Popsicle, but a bit deeper, emotionally. Enjoy! * * * Well, cliquesters, you know the drill. Add Beyond Cool to your summer reading list, 'cause P would never steer ya' wrong.