The List

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Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade--this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by the list.

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Awesome submitted by ge5935 on June 17, 2016, 2:42pm This book is great. It is on high school drama. People should really read this book.

Awesome! submitted by Haruka N on June 17, 2016, 2:46pm This book is very insightful about the conflicts of the life of a high school girl when they are named ugly or pretty. It shows that being named ugly or pretty all come with prices that they all deal with in interesting ways that are very absorbing to read about. Some material is a little inappropriate for younger readers, but is still very engrossing. I definitely recommend this book.

great submitted by anushagupta on June 30, 2019, 3:34pm fun, light read with valuable lessons for teenage girls

The List: Book Review submitted by yanxia cao on July 20, 2020, 11:03am Meet Danielle Demarco, Abby Warner, Candace Kincaid, Lauren Finn, Sarah Singer, Bridget Honeycutt, Jennifer Briggis, and Margo Gable. They all attend Washtenaw High, and all were put on The List, whether they wanted to or not. Every year an anonymous person or group writes The List the week of the Homecoming Dance. A beauty battle between all freshmen, all sophomores, all juniors, and all seniors. The List names the prettiest and ugliest girl in each grade. They tape the List everywhere. Books, lockers, desks, tables, walls, so everyone can see it. It’s worse than just someone whispering behind your back about being ugly, it’s someone yelling out loud for the whole school to hear.
This year is different. Washtenaw High just got a new principal who is determined to find who wrote the List. She constantly interrogates the victims of The List, but only causes more stress to everyone.
We have Danielle Demarco, ugliest freshman, a swimmer determined to swim with the varsity swim team but is facing issues with people judging her by her appearance.
We have Abby Warner, prettiest freshman, she may seem perfect from the outside but is facing academic troubles along with her issues with her sister, Fern.
We have Candace Kincaid, the ugliest sophomore. Selfish, stuck-up, over-confident. She can’t believe that she was named ugliest. Because of the list, her friends have been leaving her, one by one.
We have Lauren Finn, the prettiest sophomore. The new kid. Homeschooled by her mom for all of her life until this year. Her life seems perfect until her mom drops a bomb on her (not literally).
Next is Sarah Singer, ugliest junior, and she’s proud of it. She’s determined to ruin Homecoming Dance for everyone and let her inner ugliness shine, but what she does next even disgusts herself.
Then is Bridgette Honeycutt, prettiest junior. The pressure of being the prettiest is overwhelming her. She wants to live up to everyone’s expectations, but what is she really ready to sacrifice for her label?
Next is Jennifer Briggis, the ugliest senior. The only student at Washtenaw High who has been on the List for every single year. This year is different though. She finally has a chance to shine in the spotlight, but is she ready for that?
Last, we have Margo Gable, the prettiest senior. No one said being the most popular and prettiest person would be easy. Her senior year is a roller coaster. It seems as if her best friends have left her for her worst enemy.
Looks don’t define everything. No one is perfect and the students at Washtenaw High are about to realize that one label does not define your whole life, everyone has multiple characteristics, and that can’t be defined by one word.
Siobhan Vivian takes a real-life problem that we all are facing and turns it into a realistic fiction book, with twists and turns at every corner. I rate this book a 9 out of 10 stars. I recommend this book to ages 12-14.