The List
By: Siobhan Vivian
2012
The story of eight high school girls as each one of them was deemed either the ugliest or the prettiest girl of their grade. The effects of this "list" is different to every girl. How should they react? How would this effect the people around them? Some of the girls think that their lives have improved while other girls are fully aware of the disastrous repercussions of being selected to be on the list. Whether they were labeled as pretty or ugly, the judgement of the maker of this list has a negative effect on every single one of the girls. These girls learn that you can't let the judgement of another person define who you are.
This is a beautiful story about how the judgement of other people can deeply effect the way that we see ourselves. Some of these girls, who thought that they knew the type of person they were had their lives turned upside-down by this list. Vivian does a remarkable job of capturing the real life everyday problems facing teenagers in high school. It is also helpful for adults because they get the chance to see that maybe these insignificant problems their own teenagers face may not be so insignificant. We as a society are forced to look at how we treat others and how our judgement can greatly effect another person.
I would highly recommend this book to readers of any age.
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