Title by Author: The List by Siobhan Vivian
Series (if applicable): n/a
Publisher: Push
Publication Date: 2012
Page Count: 332
Source: library
Blurb:
An intense look at the rules of high school attraction -- and the price
that's paid for them.
It happens every year. A list is posted, and one girl from each grade is chosen as the prettiest, and another is chosen as the ugliest. Nobody knows who makes the list. It almost doesn't matter. The damage is done the minute it goes up.
This is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, "pretty" and "ugly." And it's also the story of how we see ourselves, and how other people see us, and the tangled connection of the two.
It happens every year. A list is posted, and one girl from each grade is chosen as the prettiest, and another is chosen as the ugliest. Nobody knows who makes the list. It almost doesn't matter. The damage is done the minute it goes up.
This is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, "pretty" and "ugly." And it's also the story of how we see ourselves, and how other people see us, and the tangled connection of the two.
My Interest in
this book is: The premise of the book captivated me.
A list of girls, both ugly and pretty, and how they deal with it.
My Review:
It’s the
Monday of Homecoming Week, and the List has been posted throughout the school…
for the 20 something-th year! The List
names the Ugliest and the Prettiest girl of each class. This book looks at each girl, each day
leading up to the Homecoming Dance.
We are
introduced to each girl, and see a snippet of their lives. In the Freshman class, we have Dan the Man,
and Pretty Abby, who has been pointed out for overcoming family genetics. Candace, of the Sophomore class, was told
that beauty isn’t just skin-deep, placing her as the ugliest girl, while
Lauren, the homeschool girl, is rocketed instantly to famedom when the list is put out. Our Junior girls are Sarah – could she try to
be any uglier, and Bridget was noticed as the prettiest after a summer of
dieting. Then the Senior Class has a four-time
loser in Jennifer while Margo could be the next Homecoming Queen.
It is amazing
what the list does to these girls.
Boyfriends either run and hide, or stand by the girl’s side, even if she
wasn’t noted as the prettiest. Best
friends leave or flock, due to status of the girl. The girls themselves? Boy,
do some of them have serious issues!
