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Poppy (2003), Edition: First Edition, 228 pages
Description
Seventeen-year-old blueblood Anna Percy leaves Manhattan to spend the second half of her senior year with her father in Los Angeles and quickly becomes involved in the lives of the rich and famous at Beverly Hills High School.
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LibraryThing member mattsya
A west coast Gossip Girl, full of the same brand name references and rich, stuck-up girls. Dean tries to play the fish out of water card, by having New York rich girl Anna move out to Los Angeles, but, for most readers, both worlds are equally foreign. Better written than Gossip Girl without the
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constant, dizzying change of view points, (Dean waits for chapter breaks to switch POV, thankfully) this series would appeal to the same readers. The characters here are slightly more believable than its Gossip Girl counterparts. Show Less
LibraryThing member jaggirl53
Anna goes to L.A. meets some mean girls who are all in love with the same guy, who Anna happens to have met on her flight there. Find out if Anna will make it in L.A. and also with Ben.
LibraryThing member librarypenguin
Anna, a member of elite Manhattan society, is moving across the country to live with her father in L.A. Usually reserved and well-mannered, Anna resolves to start her life on the West Coast anew as an outgoing, fun-loving person who takes chances in life. Although things start out great as she
This book has many of the characteristics of other popular high-society teen novels (i.e. Gossip Girls), including the nasty comments, the backstabbing, and the reckless behavior, but the main character remains more grounded. The story moves at a rapid pace from a variety of points of view and will continually surprise. Teens who enjoy descriptions of high society gone wrong will love this book.
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uncharacteristically hooks up with a good-looking guy on the plane ride over, soon she is caught up in a group of superficial, Hollywood “bad girls “ (each with a secret crush on her new guy). Anna goes through a whirlwind few days as she settles herself into a new life and learns about who she really is.This book has many of the characteristics of other popular high-society teen novels (i.e. Gossip Girls), including the nasty comments, the backstabbing, and the reckless behavior, but the main character remains more grounded. The story moves at a rapid pace from a variety of points of view and will continually surprise. Teens who enjoy descriptions of high society gone wrong will love this book.
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LibraryThing member ennie
New York teen visits her father in Beverly Hills and meets the kids of the rich and famous. Part of a series
LibraryThing member missnickynack
Meet the new Hollywood Royalty: Amelie, the not-so-innocent starlet; Myla and Ashley, the golden couple; Jacob, the geek turned hottie; and Jojo, the outsider who'll do anything to get on the A-list.
If u Liked the other A-list series by Zoey Dean, you'll love this series.
This is the first book by
If u Liked the other A-list series by Zoey Dean, you'll love this series.
This is the first book by
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LibraryThing member annamariie
The A-List is what one would call a guilty pleasure. I first read it sometime shortly after high school, and remembered liking it a lot – why I didn’t pick up the second book at the time, I have no excuse for except that maybe it was because I wasn’t TOO much into reading then. (Got in
If you manage to get into The A-List, at 256 pages, it turns into a very fast fun read. The plot is somewhat unique, and the characters are somewhat cliche. You have Anna who is the typical good girl, tired of her good girl life, so she sets off for LA, which I’m guessing she expects won’t be so.. good girlish. And then you have Cammie who is the typical get-in-my-way-and-i’ll-eat you bad girl, Sam and Dee who are the slightly ditsy following of Cammie, who are also ‘bad girls’ BUT with a conscious. Then of course, you can’t have a bad-ass chick book without something to fight over, which is where Ben comes in: The very typical good guy, who might be a bad boy, but he’s just really the misunderstood boy.
There isn’t really much you can say about The A-List without giving too much away, but if you liked The O.C, Gossip Girl or just Catty girl fights, then chances are you’ll love this book. And even if you didn’t like those shows (I certainly didn’t), then you might just like it anyway!
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trouble a lot my first year for reading in class, so.. I stopped reading…) However, I re-read it last week and I cannot wait to get the second, third, fourth, and 5-10th book/s. In fact, I can’t wait so much I spent two of my Mooch points mooching the 2nd & 3rd books (sadly, there is no sign of the 4th book!).If you manage to get into The A-List, at 256 pages, it turns into a very fast fun read. The plot is somewhat unique, and the characters are somewhat cliche. You have Anna who is the typical good girl, tired of her good girl life, so she sets off for LA, which I’m guessing she expects won’t be so.. good girlish. And then you have Cammie who is the typical get-in-my-way-and-i’ll-eat you bad girl, Sam and Dee who are the slightly ditsy following of Cammie, who are also ‘bad girls’ BUT with a conscious. Then of course, you can’t have a bad-ass chick book without something to fight over, which is where Ben comes in: The very typical good guy, who might be a bad boy, but he’s just really the misunderstood boy.
There isn’t really much you can say about The A-List without giving too much away, but if you liked The O.C, Gossip Girl or just Catty girl fights, then chances are you’ll love this book. And even if you didn’t like those shows (I certainly didn’t), then you might just like it anyway!
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LibraryThing member scote23
This was much better than The Clique. I'd recommend it for those who enjoy Gossip Girl or Pretty Little Liars.
LibraryThing member MaWeBr14
In Zoey Dean's realistic fiction novel, The A-List, Anna Percy decides to jet off to New York to L.A. to get away from her perfect image. Her life is completely changed around in a mere 24 hours. She meets Ben Birnbaum on a airplane who she may or may not love, attends an Oscar winners wedding on
Zoey deans Novel the-list is like any other teenage book. Kids fall in love and either try stay together or fall apart. What the author did that was quite confusing was she keep switching point of views. Every chapter it switched off from Anna to Sam. It was very contemplating because Anna was the main character, and Sam doesn't have much influence in the story except she wants Ben to herself. I recommend the A-list for 8th graders because there's some foul language. The novel overall was very interesting.
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the arm of Ben Birnbaum, and visits an after-hours back-lot party on New Years Eve. After all the new and thrilling stuff Anna experiences in L.A., things slowly start to go downhill. Ben leaves her stranded on a dock, completely heart broken, and her dad is treating her more like a friend than a daughter. In the end will she rekindle the relationship she had with her dad or the boy she thinks she's in love with, Ben. Zoey deans Novel the-list is like any other teenage book. Kids fall in love and either try stay together or fall apart. What the author did that was quite confusing was she keep switching point of views. Every chapter it switched off from Anna to Sam. It was very contemplating because Anna was the main character, and Sam doesn't have much influence in the story except she wants Ben to herself. I recommend the A-list for 8th graders because there's some foul language. The novel overall was very interesting.
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Subjects
Awards
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (Selection — 2004)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2003-09-01
Physical description
228 p.; 5.25 inches
ISBN
0316734357 / 9780316734356
UPC
719122009999