Looks
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 | Young Adult, Ages 13-18
Looks by Madeleine George. New York, NY: Viking/Penguin Group, 2008.
Ages 13-18
Realistic fiction
Booktalk: Have you ever wanted revenge? What if someone at school makes fun of you? What if a friend betrays your trust? Meghan Ball is obese; Aimee Zorn is anorexic. They don’t seem likely friends. And they aren’t friends until a popular girl and boy belittle them. Now they want revenge.
Note for adult sponsor: This open-ended novel is one of the best books about bullying because it also covers eating disorders, family dysfunction, and school cliques. Meghan has been a friend with Cara Roy since grade school, but when Meghan gains weight, Cara drops their friendship. Aimee Zorn is the anorexic new girl who is a poet. When Cara plagiarizes Aimee’s poem, Aimee wants her poem back. Meghan and Aimee plot to humiliate Cara and the basketball star and bully, J-Bar. Also highly recommended as a group read because of the probing questions (without answers) the author offers.
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