Funny, sharp, romantic, poignant and true, I felt for all the characters-no matter how 'pretty' or 'ugly’ they were. Not when Natalie’s advice hurts more than it helps. Siobhan Vivian is the author of the young adult novel We Are the Wildcats, as well as Stay Sweet, The Last Boy and Girl in the World, The List, Not That Kind of. 'I stayed up all night reading Siobhan Vivian's THE LIST, an utterly absorbing novel about the high school caste system, beauty, girlhood, friendship, labels and more. She's avoided boys, always topped her class and is poised to become the first female student council president in years.īut being the good girl isn't always easy. So when offered a spot at a prestigious art program in Philadelphia, Emily jumps at the chance to leave her hometown for a few hours a day. Now that her best friend has a boyfriend, everything feels different in a way she doesn't quite understand.
The last thing Emily wants is another summer of tanning and pool hopping in Cherry Grove. originally published in hardcover by PUSH, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., in 2012 First Scholastic paperback printing, 2014-T.p. Prettiest or ugliest, once you're on the list, you'll never be the same. With THE LIST, Siobhan Vivian deftly takes you into the lives of eight very different girls struggling with issues of identity, self-esteem, and the judgements of their peers. Its about how something so little like a list can really impact a teenagers year through high school and how people see. The girls who are become the centre of attention, and each reacts differently to the experience. The girls who aren't picked are quickly forgotten.
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