| Beautiful Contributor(s): Reed, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416978305 ISBN-13: 9781416978305 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: When thirteen-year-old Cassie moves to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. She chooses some dangerous new friends and is quickly caught up in their fast-paced world of drugs, sex, secrets, and cruelty. Cassie's new existence both thrills and terrifies her. She embraces the numbness she feels from the drugs, starts sleeping with an older boy, and gets pulled into a twisted friendship triangle that is tinged with violence and abuse. Cassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral, and there's no turning back. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008040680 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 6.06" W x 8.44" (0.76 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Teen - Demographic Orientation - Suburban - Geographic Orientation - Washington - Locality - Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 134760 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. This is Cassie's chance to stop being invisible and become the kind of girl who's worth noticing. Stepping into her new identity turns out to be easier than Cassie could have ever imagined...one moment, one choice, will change everything. Cassie's new existence both thrills and terrifies her. Swept into a world of illicit parties and social landmines, she sheds her virginity, embraces the numbness she feels from the drugs, and floats through it all, knowing that she is now called beautiful. She ignores the dangers of her fast-paced life...but she can't sidestep the secrets and the cruelty. Cassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral tinged with violence and abuse, and no one--not even the one person she thought she could trust--can help her now. "Beautiful is stark, disquieting and, quite simply, riveting. Amy Reed is an author to keep on your radar." --Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Crank "A latter-day Go Ask Alice, Beautiful is raw, gritty, and powerful, an intense ice-pick jab to the heart. A stunning debut and a must-read." --R.A. Nelson, author of Teach Me In crisp, clean prose Amy Reed places the reader right into the heart and mind and life of a girl who makes the choice to be one of the beautiful ones. Reed gives a disturbing and concise snapshot of what it can be like today for teens struggling with self-identity and peer acceptance when in a heartbeat they follow the 'wrong road.' --M. Sindy Felin, National Book Award Finalist for Touching Snow |
Contributor Bio(s): Reed, Amy: - Amy Reed is the author of the contemporary young adult novels Beautiful, Clean, Crazy, Over You, Damaged, Invincible, Unforgivable, The Nowhere Girls, and The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World. She is also the editor of Our Stories, Our Voices. She is a feminist, mother, and quadruple Virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around the mountains of western North Carolina where she lives. You can find her online at AmyReedFiction.com. |