false 2277357 2 If all the world&#8217;s a stage, Andrea Anderson is sitting in the audience. High school has its predictable heroes, heroines, villains, and plotlines, and Andrea has no problem guessing how each drama will turn out. She is, after all, a professional spectator. In the social hierarchy she is a Nothing, and at home her mother runs the show. All Andrea has to do is show up every day and life basically plays out as scripted. <br>Then one day Andrea accepts a job. Honora Menapace&#8211;a reclusive neighbor&#8211;is sick. As in every other aspect of her life, Andrea&#8217;s role is clear: Honora&#8217;s garden must be taken care of and her pottery finished, and someone needs to feed her dog, Zena. But what starts out as a simple job yanks Andrea&#8217;s back-row seat out from under her. Life is no longer predictable, and nothing is what it seems. Light is dark, villains are heroes, and what she once saw as ugly is too beautiful for words. Andrea must face the fact that life at first glance doesn&#8217;t even crack the surface. 2930070 11 3 2008 Skin Deep total:105|5:34|4:37|3:27|2:6|1:1| 105 412 176 34 4 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 15:54:44 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 16:04:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 13:58:46 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 13:25:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:05:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 20:16:30 -0700 2009 Taken from my blog post.

Andrea Anderson is an observer amongst her chaotic high school peers. She watches, not participates, uninterested in the predictable schoolyard drama. Her house isn’t much of a comfort either, with an overbearing single mother and frozen meals as dinner, so she ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 13:49:10 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 13:49:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 21:13:10 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 21:19:48 -0800 2008
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First sentence: My name is Andrea.
Last sentence: Then it goes dark again.

Andrea Anderson is a nothing, a nobody, but she's fortunate to be an unnoticed nobody. "That's one thing about high school I've learned--even when you're unnoticed,...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun May 11 23:04:40 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 23:04:57 -0700 2008
I can't stop thinking about this story. It is deep and completely satisfying.

Andrea Anderson is a loner in high school. She plays on the sidelines of life. She has a single mom who is very demanding and her life is very dull and...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 17:00:43 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:18:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 16:46:05 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 15:24:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 04 11:30:20 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 11:36:14 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 05 13:55:04 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 13:57:01 -0800 2009
I don't love dogs, so that probably detracted from my enjoyment.But I did like the MC's developing awareness of other people and ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:05:24 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:07:18 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 14 12:58:56 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 13:02:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 10:55:01 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 05 11:31:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 06:26:58 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 19:25:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 26 22:10:53 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 22:11:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 11:43:03 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 11:51:04 -0700 2008
It's a fast enough read, but ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 17:58:13 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 17:58:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 14 10:46:38 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 10:43:40 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 10:46:38 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2277357