Post by Charlynn on Jul 12, 2011 12:38:50 GMT -5
Pretty Like Us
~ by: Carol Lynch Williams
All her life, Beauty McElwrath, a shy outcast, has been told by her family that 'pretty is as pretty diz,' but it's not until she meets Alane, a girl her age who suffers from progeria – a rapid aging disorder – that she finally learns what the motto actually means: being pretty isn't about one's looks; it's about what one does. Not only does Beauty have to contend with a less than inconspicuous name and social awkwardness, but her mother was only fourteen when she had Beauty, and her family struggles financially, leaving Beauty shunned at school. Setting the tone, Williams uses colloquialisms and terms of endearment to give her tale its Southern flavor. Even as Beauty and Alane battle wild boars and raging rivers, the novel still maintains its sense of gentility while, at the same time, proving there is nothing like a little adventure to forge a friendship.
4 out of 5 Stars
~ by: Carol Lynch Williams
All her life, Beauty McElwrath, a shy outcast, has been told by her family that 'pretty is as pretty diz,' but it's not until she meets Alane, a girl her age who suffers from progeria – a rapid aging disorder – that she finally learns what the motto actually means: being pretty isn't about one's looks; it's about what one does. Not only does Beauty have to contend with a less than inconspicuous name and social awkwardness, but her mother was only fourteen when she had Beauty, and her family struggles financially, leaving Beauty shunned at school. Setting the tone, Williams uses colloquialisms and terms of endearment to give her tale its Southern flavor. Even as Beauty and Alane battle wild boars and raging rivers, the novel still maintains its sense of gentility while, at the same time, proving there is nothing like a little adventure to forge a friendship.
4 out of 5 Stars