Overall reviewĥ/5 bookmarks-this book does an effective job getting the reader engaged right at the start by beginning with the publication of the list. Learning to look at someone beyond the skin is such an important skill to have, and Vivian’s book helps readers realize that beauty isn’t the only thing that matters. Girls in the book struggle to find their identity, and others try to recreate themselves. This book addresses the way labels can affect a person and their self esteem. Eight girls are picked out from the crowd and become reduced only to their looks. The List shows the brutal reality of what life in high school can be like. It can reduce an entire female population down to three clear-cut groups.Īnd everyone else.” -Siobhan Vivian, The List Why should I read this? This novel follows all eight girls who are on the list and how it affects them at school and at home. Everyone else at the school is forgotten, and those eight girls are under the bright spotlight. This list is devastating, assuring, and enlightening some girls thrive when they are reassured that they’re the best looking, and other girls are crushed as their flaws are pointed out. At the start of homecoming week, an anonymous list is posted all around school, and it labels the prettiest and ugliest girl in each class. Prettiest and ugliest: these two words drive the publication of an annual list at Mount Washington High School.
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