Short, breezy, provocative-these monologues are superb for acting exercises, speech and drama contests or auditions. Each monologue characterization focuses on a topic of interest to middle school and high school teens. The book is divided into three sections: "Ladies...", "And Gentlemen...", and "All Together Now!" Different than other monologue books, within each section the monologues are paired to permit a presentation of a different opinion of the same topic. The two-minute length of most of these monologues makes memorization easy. The material is also suitable for classroom or performance activities. Sample title pairs include "Mirror, Mirror/Princess Pizzaface," "Couch Potato; Fat Kid," and "I Love Mrs. Smith/Mrs. Spit."