Beautiful Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Reed, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416978313 ISBN-13: 9781416978312 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Drugs, Alcohol, Substance Abuse - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Peer Pressure |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2008040680 |
Lexile Measure: 800 |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.55" W x 8.16" (0.49 lbs) 256 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 134760 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When Cassie moves from the tiny town where she has always lived to a suburb of Seattle, she is determined to leave her boring, good-girl existence behind. This is Cassie's chance to stop being invisible and start being the kind of girl who's worth noticing. Stepping into her new identity turns out to be easier than Cassie could have ever imagined...one moment, one choice, changes everything. Cassie's new existence both thrills and terrifies her. Swept into a world of illicit parties and social land mines, she sheds her virginity, embraces the numbness she feels from the drugs, and floats through it all, knowing that she is now called beautiful. She ignores the dangers of her fast-paced life...but she can't sidestep the secrets and the cruelty. Cassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral tinged with violence and abuse, and no one--not even the one person she thought she could trust--can help her now. Beautiful is stark, disquieting, and, quite simply, riveting. --Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Crank |
Contributor Bio(s): Reed, Amy: - Amy Reed is the author of the contemporary young adult novels Beautiful, Clean, Crazy, Over You, Damaged, Invincible, Unforgivable, The Nowhere Girls, and The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World. She is also the editor of Our Stories, Our Voices. She is a feminist, mother, and quadruple Virgo who enjoys running, making lists, and wandering around the mountains of western North Carolina where she lives. You can find her online at AmyReedFiction.com. |