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Prettiest Doll
Clarion Books

Prettiest Doll

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Prettiest Doll
Author(s): Gina Willner-Pardo

“It’s good to be pretty. I’m really lucky.” So begins the story of thirteen-year-old Olivia, or Liv, who started winning beauty pageants at age three. Lately she’s been wondering, however, if that’s all she is. She gets a chance to find out when she meets a runaway named Dan and they embark on a trip to Chicago, each determined to uncover family secrets. This story of two teens from very different backgrounds making their way in a world preoccupied with physical appearance sparkles with wry humor, romance, and a revealing behind-the-scenes glimpse at the world of beauty pageants.

Review(s):
"This is a sweet and gentle offering."
Booklist

"Willner-Pardo deftly captures the complexity of adolescence as these resilient teens endeavor to define their identities and establish control over their lives."
Kirkus

"Willner-Pardo gives Olivia a realistically conflicted narrative voice . . . [Olivia's] growth is organic and genuine."
Publishers Weekly

"Messages about obsession with physical beauty, the complexities of parent-child relationships, and being true to oneself abound in this self-actualization story, but Willner-Pardo delivers them poignantly."
Horn Book

"This coming-of-age novel will strike a resonant chord with middle school girls."
School Library Journal

"A good choice for a junior-high book group."
Bulletin



ISBN:  9780547681702