If you would like to buy this book on Amazon, click here. The Prettiest By: Brigit Young Narrated by: Laura Knight Keating Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins 4.8 (20 ratings) Try for 0. All middle school girls AND boys (especially boys) should read this book.

The question of who created the list creates a page turner that will keep readers engaged to the very end.Ĭons: Trying not to make this a spoiler, but after learning so much about many of the characters, we never really get to know the one who actually created the list. A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young about fighting back against sexism and objectification.

Too often, stories that take place in middle school have the good kids versus the mean kids, but this showed that all kids are struggling with their identities as they enter adolescence. Pros: This seems to be the year of the middle school sexual harassment book, and this has been one of my favorites. The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young about standing up for. Several plot twists reveal to the girls that appearances can be deceiving, especially in middle school, and that everyone, including the three of them, has something to hide. Read The Prettiest by Brigit Young available from Rakuten Kobo.

Although Sophie’s never hung around with Eve and Nessa, the fallout from the list brings them together, and they plot to bring down the boy they think created the list. Save up to 80 versus print by going digital with VitalSource. The story is told from alternating points of view of three characters: Eve, a shy introvert who’s uncomfortable with her body’s sudden changes and is in the #1 spot Eve’s best friend Nessa, a theater kid who doesn’t make the list and has been teased about her weight and Sophie, a girl from the wrong side of town striving to be best at everything who is dismayed to be ranked #2. The Prettiest is written by Brigit Young and published by Roaring Brook Press. Summary: A shock wave travels through the eighth grade when an anonymous list appears on social media ranking the top 50 prettiest girls in the class.

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