Shelby Schuchard

I started a new book called, "The List." It is about a high school by the name of Mount Washington High. This school has a tradition of making a list containing one pretty girl and one ugly girl from each grade. This list comes out around homecoming but no one knows who makes it. It is put everywhere in the school; bathrooms, lockers, classrooms, and the hallways. Everyone can get a hold of the list and see it. For the girls picked and put on the list they become the center of attention and the girls not picked are forgotten. Each girl reacts differently to the experience. This tradition has been going one for as long as anyone can remember. This book goes through chapter by chapter of each girls reaction. The prettiest freshman is Abby Warner and the ugliest freshman is Danielle Demarco. The prettiest sophomore is Lauren Finn and the ugliest sophomore is Candance Kincaid. The prettiest junior is Bridgett Honeycutt and the ugliest junior is Sarah Singer. The prettiest senior is Margo Gable and the ugliest senior is Jennifer Briggis. The prettiest girls soon become the most popular girls in school once their names are on the list. The ugliest girls are made fun of and no one talks to them but everyone still knows who they are. The new principal at Mount Washington is determined to find out who makes this list, so they has a meeting with all 8 girls affected. In this meeting she asks them if they know anything about who makes the list and that they should talk about they feelings about the list together. But none of them want to talk to each other because they do not like each other and they do not know each other. This book shows how hard it can be to fit in, in high school and what labels can do to someone. I am really enjoying this book so far and I can't wait to read more!