The Prettiest

3.5 Stars A short and engaging book about some young women fighting against an unhealthy school culture of boys objectifying girls and judging people based on their appearance. The incidents made me uncomfortable but I think it was good that the bullying and nastiness was kept at an appropriate level......more

The Prettiest is a powerful look at female objectification and sexual harassment in middle school. Every character in this book is multi-layered and readers get a well-rounded look at the main characters with a multi-POV narration. I loved Brigit Young’s debut novel, Worth a Thousand Words, but......more

Wow! I devoured this book. It captures the voices of middle school students, and especially girls, in such a powerful way. As a former middle school teacher of nine years, I felt like I was reading about my students. The uncertainty, the struggle to speak up, the confusion over wanting to be liked b......more

What a refreshing look at femininity for middle grade girls that is clean and actually empowering. I'm tired of some of the feminist garbage out there trying to teach out girls that they should or shouldn't be this or that (and same for our boys, for that matter). This was a nice reprieve from that......more