
Vain, a little bit selfish, insecure about her intelligence. She by far to me was the most believable of the girls. She spends the book coping with a growing anger at her sisters cold and rude attitude. Abby isn't as smart as her sister Fern so she makes it up with being beautiful. Abby's first concern is excitement of course and then she feels bad however briefly for the chosen ugliest girls, having a second to think of Danielle and then another moment of angst over the fact that it insults her big sister. Good for Danielle! I really didn't like this girl she put this idiot boy above everything and nearly risked her chance of ever making varsity she could stand up to teachers but not other kids?Ībby Warner, the chosen prettiest freshman, her comment on the list was a praise for overcoming genetics. In the end she learns to stand up for herself gaining a sense of strength from this crap, keeps her spot and breaks up with Andrew.

She even risks a Varsity spot for a boy who allows his friends to humiliate her. Danielle makes several mistakes in an attempt to cling to relationship, she's shown to be relationship oriented lashing out at her best friend when she tries to reason with her that the relationship isn't good for her. This book takes us through the lives of each of the eight girls as they try to cope.ĭanielle Demarco, the chosen ugliest freshman, nicknamed by the list as 'Dan the Man' Danielle copes with her boyfriend's reaction to the list and constant teasing from his friends. This year the author of the list decided to post funny little anecdotes for each girl. No one knows who writes the list, the only way anyone knows if its the real list or not is based on if the school stamp is on the bottom of the page, the only stamp the school ever owned one that was stolen before anyone could even remember. For the girls who aren't picked life goes on as normal, but the eight who are? They're lives are plastered around the school four girls have their popularity skyrocket while the other four may fall from grace or just be teased.


It declares the names of the four 'prettiest' girls, one from each grade and the four 'ugliest' girls, one from each grade as well. Every year on the Monday before homecoming a list is plastered all around the school. The List explores the lives of eight girls when they get flipped upside down by an annual tradition.
