All-American Girl

Samantha is just a typical teenager until she says the life of the president. A romance with the president's son follows. An okay read, but so much like The Princess Diaries. Is originality too much to ask for? One part I did really like though involved an art contest Sam oversaw as a teen

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ambassador. The press secretary (who was in charge of Sam) and the president both vetoed her choice as winner because the picture had a political message, but she stood up to them and outsmarted them.

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Although I would be the first to admit that this is Chick Lit, and certainly not mentally stimulating, it's still a good book. The characters are well developed; you can see how Sam, the main character, changed throughout the book from being kind of spoiled to mellowing out a little. I also like

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that the books is about bravery, rather than just being about how a girl and guy fall in love. All in all, a good read for when you are feeling down, and want a quick pick up.

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Sophomore Samantha Madison is redheaded, a middle child, left-handed, and, in her opinion, one of the only teenage girls left who have not succumbed to the soul-sucking fashion trends of modern-day society. She's a wannabe radical: she dyed her wardrobe black, and she's in love with her popular

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older sister Lucy's boyfriend Jack, who's as "radical" as they get.
Sam thinks it's the end of her already lousy world when, as a punishment for bad grades, her parents send her to art lessons at Susan Boone's. Sam's a good artist, but she doesn't take well to criticism, and so when on the first day Susan Boone accuses her of not drawing what she knows, Sam decides not to come back. Ever.
Which turns out to be a good thing, because while she’s hiding from Susan Boone at the following lesson, she manages to stop an assassination attempt on the president.
All of a sudden Sam is the “it” girl at her school, the US, and the whole world. The president awards her the position of teen ambassador to the UN, and his cute son David (who is also in Susan Boone's art class) thinks there's something special about Sam. Only Sam knows there's nothing very heroic about what she did. And she doesn't understand why David's being so nice to her, or why her heart skitters when he smiles at her, or why she feels so bad after David finds out she had used him to make Jack jealous at a party. Because she's totally in love with Jack.
Right?
What fun ALL-AMERICAN GIRL is! People of all ages will enjoy this book. Samantha is an amazing protagonist, and her narration will pull you along like nothing ever had. Highly recommended!

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I'll admit - I'm a bit addicted to young adult chick lit, and by far my favorite author of this genre is Meg Cabot. With All American Girl, she's once again captured the essence of a young high school girl, who marches to the beat of her own drummer, and yet she's managed to avoid turning her into

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just another Mia Thermopolos, the lead character of Meg Cabot's extremely popular Princess Diaries series.

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This one of my favorite Cabot books. Samantha is someone you can really relate to and you find yourself laugh once within ten pages. What's great is that if anyone else had written a book with this plot line, it would've been totally unbelievable- but Cabot forces you to believe that it can happen.

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I love the lists that appear between chapters- they bring Samantha to life and they're really funny. I find myself flipping through the pages just to read the lists.

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Meg Cabot is such a creative writer, that I could pick up any of her books and be completely satisfied. She writes as if she is your best friend, and her characters are so imperfect that it is so easy to relate to them somehow. This book features one of her typical, quirky teenaged girls. In this

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sarcastic novel, Sam, who is proclaimed a hero after saving the president from an assasination attempt, struggles with her family, school, love, and fame. This book is a nice break from serious novels, and will never fail to keep you amused. I strongly recommend this light read.

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Sam Madison prides herself on being a teenage rebel. She's in love with her big sister's boyfriend Jack who is a rebel artist just like herself. But everything changes when, on her way home from an art class, Sam foils an assasination attempt on the president of the United States. Suddenly she

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finds herself followed by press, forced into nice dresses for dinner at the White House, and appointed as a teen ambassador to the United Nations. She also meets the adorkable son of the president and is surprised to find that her heart seems to flip over every time he enters the room. Sam has always prided herself on standing up for her views, but she's going to be tested: can she stand up to the pressure?

A fun, girly read.

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This is the first Meg Cabot novel I have read - I've been aware of her success for a while, especially the Princess Diaries stories.
I thought this was sweet and funny, it has a positive message about being true to yourself and having your own opinions, without using a large hammer to bang it in.

I

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wonder how well the pop culture messages will date - I had to put on Gwen Stefani while reading (grin)

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I loved this book. But the sequel "Ready or Not" was pretty bad, IMO.

Unrealistic plot, I guess it could be called a modern fairy tale. Pretty trashy and a quick read, but it's entertaining and fairly interesting.

Basically, some random wannabe goth girl saves the president's life and it's all about her life after becoming a media icon. It has the standard teen

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romance and coming of age thing going for it.

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I just finished this book recently and am currently reading its sequel. I thought it was a really cute story. It wasn't very realistic, but few of Meg Cabot's books actually are. That's one of the many reasons why they are so much fun to read. This particular story is about an average girl,

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artistic and rebellious, who one day happens to save the life of the President of the United States. Her life is completely changed by this - she is suddenly popular, has reporters stalking her and her family, and she is given a position as "teen ambassador to the UN." Perhaps the biggest change in her life is when the President's son falls for her and she realizes that she has fallen for him, too. The story is not without any seriousness, either; it discusses, somewhat, freedom of speech and the some of the toughest issues we face in our world today. Nonetheless, this book is a good, light-hearted read and can easily be finished in one sitting. Sit back, relax, and enjoy it.

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I actually listened to this on audiobook. It was an enjoyable teen read. The main character was funny and there was a nice "growth of character" arc. Thumbs up for teen girls (or adults who just like this kind of thing!).

All-American Girl is told from Sam’s point of view, and teens will enjoy her voice: a little ironic, a little snarky, a little self-depreciating. All-American Girl is a light, enjoyable read. Even though the ending is predictable, there are quite a few satisfying surprises thrown in along the way.

So far I am on the 3rd chapter and I already think it is very good and interesting

A great turn around novel for Meg Cabot. The others I have read lately have been a little young for me. However this one was cute. Sam Madison was the average teenager until she saves the life of the President of the United States. She then learns that life isn't everything it is supposed to be.

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This book contains comedy, love, and excitement. I wish it could have been a little more adultish but it was a good young adult book so I can't complain.
It got a rating of 3 out of 5. A good read for the 12-15 year old range.

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I thought it was a really cute story with cute main characters.. I love the way Meg Cabot writes, but I'm feeling like I should think about reading less young adult books with this one lol.. I didn't feel like I was relating to the main character that well (even though I found her to be cute and

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fun) and it ended up making me feel a bit on the old side! ;)

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I had my reservations about teh first book, so it took me forever to actually pick it up. but I liked it. This one was an almost 'Why not' kind of pick, but I found it disappointing. It seemed like such an issue book. And then there was all this random stuff about movies. Uh... don't care. It felt

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weird, and didn't add anything to the story. The story itself was one giant angst-fest, then when the conflict finally gets resolved, it's very much in a 'yeah, it's okay now' sort of way. Very disappointing.

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All-American Girl is the story of Samantha Madison, a student in Washington D.C., who is nothing like her popular sister: she has red wiry hair, dyed all her clothes black, and is being forced by her parents to take an art classes. All that changes when she saves the life of the the president.
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she is suddenly forced into the public eye . . . and the into the realization that the president's son may like her.
I really liked this book - it's an interesting storyline with characters that I cared about. There are a lot of funny, interesting details from the names of the presidents' children engraved on a windowsill, to the French lady who sells her delicious baguettes. I also really loved the descriptions of the art lessons and how they tie in with truths about Samantha herself.
A good read.

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A girl named Samantha accidentally saves the president of the US. Out of this, she gets fame, a boyfriend, and the honorary postiton of the teen ambassador of the UN. Amazing, huh? To find out more, please read the book!

Very good book about a girl who saves the presidents life.

This is one of my least favorite Meg Cabot books. I thought it was stupid. Sam saves the life of the US President and a bunch of stuff happens interjected with 'top ten' lists.

A high school girl stops an assasination attempt on the President of the United States, becomes a heroine, and gets involved with the President's son.

written a lot like those harlequin romances, but for kids. Actually, Cabot does write romances for adults! Still, it's good in its own way.

Fun and playful; I liked it.