Thursday, April 12, 2012

The List, Siobhan Vivian (April 2012)

For as long as anyone can remember, the students of Mount Washington High have arrived at school on the last Monday in September to find a list naming the pretties and the ugliest girls in each grade.

This year will be no different.

There is a tradition at Mount Washington High.  On the Monday of Homecoming Week, 400 copies of a list, all embossed with the school's official stamp.  No one knows who the authors are or how the responsibilities are passed down.  There are three clear groups:  prettiest girls, ugliest girls, and everyone else.

The eight girls included in this year's list narrarate the novel.  The List is a powerful novel as you see the lives of 8 girls either implode or explode because of the list.

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars
* language, sexual situations, sexual references, bullying

This book is not at NOLS...yet!