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Gorgeous
By Vail, Rachel
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06089-046-9
- Publisher
- HarperTeen
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
Gr 7-9 This second book about the Avery sisters retells the events in "Lucky" (HarperTeen, 2008) from the perspective of middle sister Allison. She sees herself as the plainest of the three, stuck between two pillars of perfection, and wishes she, too, were gorgeous. The ninth grader also has to come to terms with the effect that the loss of her mothers high-powered job has on the entire family. One night, she dreams that she has sold her cell phone to the devil in return for at least seven ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on July 1, 2009
Allison Avery's six-word autobiography? "Sold my cell to the devil." It's quite simple, really: the ninth-grader has a vivid dream in which the devil agrees to make her gorgeous to seven people; in return, he gets to control her cell phone. When it starts emitting crazy ringtones and shutting off randomly, the dream certainly seems real. So when she's chosen as a semifinalist in a modelin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In this companion to <i>Lucky</i>, Allison sells her cell phone to the devil in exchange for beauty. Chosen as a semifinalist i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
