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Feb 11, 2012

Zoe rated it:

Megan has always been in her older sister's shadow. This is because Lucy is gorgeous and one of the most talented actresses in their preforming arts high school. Megan on the other hand is over weight, considered ugly and a techie. This all changes when Megan over hears Lucy and one of her friends talking about her in a school dance. In rage Megan runs out and gets hit by a car. After all of her surgeries and recovery no one expected Megan to turn out prettier than Lucy. Megan was not ready for More...

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Jun 08, 2010

Sophia rated it:

Everyone wants to be beautiful, gorgeous, someone that people will admire. Megan Fletcher had that wish. In The Pretty One by Cheryl Klam, Megan is an overweight, plain girl who had been overshadowed by her talented and beautiful sister, Lucy, for most of her life. When she gets involved in a car accident, a cosmetic surgery had made her become the "pretty one" and the center of attention. When the two sisters both fall for the same guy, let the war begin. The story intrigued m More...

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May 21, 2011

Sofia rated it:

Set in the city of Baltimore, Megan Fletcher has always been envious of the spotlight possessed by her amazingly beautiful, barbie-doll-like sister, Lucy Fletcher. The two sisters are totally different concerning physical features (where Megan is the ugly one and Lucy is the strikingly beautiful one), but they both share the same interest--the performing arts. Which is why they attend Chesapeake School of Arts.
Megan, squished in with all the unpopular and unattractive techies, constantly r More...

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Oct 01, 2009

Hana rated it:

For my book report I chose the book The Pretty One by Chery Klam. I chose this book because the title and front cover appealed to me. In this book Klam writes about a girl named Megan who is fat and ugly. But that's not even the worst part. Imagine having to wake up every morning to see that your older sister is beautiful and skinny and pretty much has it all. That's exactly what Megan has to go through until one day she gets into a horrific accident. The accident did so much damage that More...

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Jun 12, 2011

Tayhlor rated it:

Hello SEED Kids And Teachers. This Is The First Book That I Read For My Summer Reading Project. This Book Teaches A Good And Valuable Lesson On Friendship, Peer Pressure, And Relationships. It Talks About Two Girls Who Are Sisters That Attend A Performing Arts School Mixed With Regular Arts. One Sister Who I Believe Is The Youngest Is Told To Be Ugly Short And Fat. Well She Is Involved In A Terrible Car Accident Due To Her Sister And Her Friend On The Night Of The Fall Festival. When The Younges More...

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Apr 24, 2011

Olivia rated it:

This is the story of a girl named Megan Fletcher and her sister Lucy Fletcher. Megan has always been hidden in the shadows of Lucy's flirty, gorgeous, and warming personality. Lucy, being the beautiful girl all of the boys want to date and that all of the girls secretly envy, is always in the spotlight. Megan, being the ugly, slightly bigger girl that none of the guys want to date and all the girls pity, can never seem to catch a break. Up until one awful night which entails a horrid accident. W More...

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Jun 21, 2010

Jordin rated it:

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Feb 08, 2011

Kathy at Kimball Library rated it:

Does anyone else hate that we can't give 1/2 stars? I would give this 3.5 or 4 and it would depend on the day. This is a classis 'chick' book, but it's better than a beach read. I think it does explore this concept of inner beauty, sibling rivalry, and meaningful relationships similar to a Dessen book. I have read it twice and liked it both times.

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Oct 12, 2010

Samantha rated it:

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Jan 16, 2010

Lisa rated it:

The beginning started off horrible and I wanted to shoot myself every time I picked it up to try and read it. For example (exact quote), "I'm looking at his eyes, even though his gaze keeps shifting around the room. I had thought they were just blue, but up close they're a blue-green, slightly more blue than green. If I were going to paint them, I would use a combination of colors, beginning with a sky blue before adding a tinge of emerald green." Ughh.
The ending got better th More...

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Aug 30, 2010

Chey rated it:

Personally, I adored this book.
The writing is hilarious! I love this book and I thought it was interesting, intriguing, and also very real. The conflict between Lucy and Megan is understandable- and I think what makes this book so realistic is the fact that Megan sees Lucy as this perfect, wonderful sister who can't do wrong. And as it becomes revealed that she is much, much less, both the reader and Megan see that Lucy's just a normal teenage girl.
It's totally true, too, that L More...

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Mar 14, 2011

Marina rated it:

A friend recommended this book to me and she loved it, so I decided to read it and now I just finished it and I LOVED it! The book was dramatic, there were so many intense parts that made me shiver, and the narrator was hilarious. I would start laughing when reading what she said. I liked the book a lot because I got thrown off at the end because I thought the main character was not going to get with the guy she actually likes but her best friend who also likes her. I was going to be so upset bu More...

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Mar 14, 2011

Amanda rated it:

I love this book!! I decided to read this book because my friend Marina read it and told me she fell in love with it. One thing I liked about this book is that it always left me guessing what was going to happen next between Drew and Meagan. I did not like how Meagan's sister Lucy was so mean to her just because she had a crush on Drew, and how it was Lucy's fault that Meagan got into the car accident that changed her face. I think that the author could have made Meagan a more assertive and aggr More...

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Jul 27, 2011

Brittany rated it:

I was, clearly, no impressed with this book. While I understand, based on the title and back cover symopsis, that this was a superficial novel, I wasn't expecting this low of caliber.

I don't want to say much other than this work speaks incredibly low of those that are deemed "unattractive" and suggests that only thin and beautiful girls can get the lead in the play. And the cute guy.

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Aug 13, 2009

Shannon rated it:

Um, no. I stopped reading this book after the first two chapters. It was terrible. I started reading it and immediately started thinking, "I wonder how old the author is?" It came off very much like a 40-something person trying to write in what they THINK is the voice of a teenager. It was extremely trite and inauthentic, and it was too distracting for me to keep giving it chances to redeem itself. I'm actually rather shocked that this isn't a YA book vs. adult -- it reminded me of the More...

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Jun 10, 2010

Joanna rated it:

Being the sister of "beautiful" Lucy, Megan is sure not simple. Without any good features, not much people give a chance to learn about the personality within Megan. After a terrible accident, Megan was fix up with a stunning look that all eyes were focus on her for the very first time.

I thought the sisterly bond between Megan and Lucy was sweet but at the same time, shaky. For instance, Lucy would leave a party just to come home and check on her sister, but problems, like More...

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Aug 04, 2010

Mevurah rated it:

I just finished reading this book and I have so many thoughts lingering in my head right now. When i first stumbled upon this book while browsing through Barnes and Noble online, i actually thought that this would turn out to be a pretty interesting book....needless to say... i was wrong.

Megan Fletcher is the Ugly Duckling and her Sister Lucy Fletcher is the beautiful perfect Swan of Chesapeake School of Performing Arts. While Megan is a tech student, who knows how to design s More...

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Jun 25, 2010

Allison rated it:

Wow, was this ever an interesting read! Let me just say that it's unlikely that most people will experience the type of transformation Megan did, but this book still made me think about some of the relationships I have with people in my life, and wonder how they would react to something like this. Everyone, and I mean everyone, reacted to Megan's new appearance differently. Her sister, best friends, each parent, total strangers... and everyone's reaction caught me off guard at least a little.
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Jun 11, 2010

Bridget R. rated it:

Megan is perfectly used to living in her sister Lucy's shadow. Lucy is the pretty one. Megan is the other sister. You might describe the sisters as day and night. Lucy is day with her blond hair and blue eyes. Megan is night with her dark hair and dark eyes. More than coloring, Megan's features aren't what you'd call pretty. Despite this, Megan is content with her life. When she finds out what Lucy really thinks of her, she's distraught and walks out into to traffic. Luckily, most of the damage More...

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Jan 29, 2009

Karen rated it:

The Pretty One
April 8th 2008, Delacorte Books for Young Readers binding Paper
pgs.368 $
Cheryl Klam
ISBN-13: 9780385733731

Imagine going to a school where you have to spend your whole school year in school being a loner. And many people makes fun of you of how your looks. Megan Fletcher is consider to be one of the "loser" girls. She doesn't look that beautiful and she wears baggy clothes. Megan wants to be like her sister, Lucy, beautiful, skinny, and f More...

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Sep 06, 2011

Alexis added it

The Pretty One was a Great Book. I enjoyed this Book because I related to the main character. I learned that its not about how you look its how you are in the inside. In the book Megan wasn't the prettiest but Lucy her sister was so Megan felt ugly. But when hurtful words from Lucy to Megan come out, Megan runs off and gets hit by a car. Megan was hurt and had to get a new face. Causing Everyone to think she was beautiful. What Megan needed to Know is that she was always a pretty person

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Oct 12, 2011

Christie rated it:

i enjoyed this book, first book i have been able to finish in the past 3 or 4 months.
Megan is the ugly duckling and lucy is the princess.
One day there is an accident and megan is turned into the swan.
megans character is nice and as she introduces you to her sister, you get the feeling youre not going to like her very much and as the story goes on, its true.
Lucy lies and hurts megan more times then you can count. However one reason i didnt enjoy the book as much as i wishe More...

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May 11, 2011

Heidi rated it:

This book had an interesting premise: what if a fat ugly girl was suddenly transformed into a thin, attractive one? How would she cope with the fact that boys who had always ignored her were now clamoring to ask her out? How would she deal with the fact that she was now prettier than her sister, who had always been the knockout? Mostly, would she be able to trust the love of a boy who had never been romantically interested in her when she was ugly? Are you who you are inside or outside, and h More...

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Dec 27, 2011

Lrclark83 rated it:

This novel had me hooked from the very beginning. It's a great book for high school girls. It deals with many issues that girls deal with in high school from sibling rivalry, to popularity, to relationships, and dealing with one's appearance. I felt myself reliving some of the same emotions that I experienced in high school and loved how true-to life the storyline was.

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Dec 18, 2011

Liz rated it:

"What I'm trying to say is that a pretty face may increase your chances of getting inside the house, but it's not going to keep you from getting kicked out on your ass."
That's probably my favorite quote from this book, which is now also one of my favorite short novels :)
This is such a sweet little book it's about as fattening as a book of oreos! I picked up this book and didn't put it down until I was finished. ( And as a shorter novel at three hundred and forty-four pages an More...

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Feb 24, 2010

Katie rated it:

i loved this book! i couldnt put it down. i think that it would be really hard to be megan. she had hard shoes to fill with a sister like lucy. she was popular beautiful and an amazing actress. after the accident people are now accepting her because she looks different. her life is practically turned upside down and it gets crazy. all of megans relationships change and everything gets very weird. but i thought this book was so good and i definitely recommend it to everyone...almost everyone.

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Jan 31, 2010

~**mitch**~ rated it:

A clear view of peoples insights, and one of my favorites discussion themes: inner and outer beauty. Even when the ending wasn't what I wanted it to be, it was a well written chick book that I'm sure many will love. It really made me feel angry and frustrated but I think that when a book makes you feel something real it's a good book even when people wont admit it, not even me.

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Dec 04, 2011

Sue rated it:

I liked it at first - Megan's relationship with Simon, Lucy, mom and especially her dad (since I have that kind of relationship with my mom). But as she got 'prettier', I found the story a bit too blaahh. As I was reading, all I could think was 'Just give me the freaking ending already'.

But overall, it was okay, I think. Not 100% okay, just.. 30%.

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Sep 06, 2010

Maddie rated it:

I loved this book. While the main character attirbutes all the self-loathing and angst of any sixteen year old girl, she's humorous with personality.The characters all ahve a distinct charm about them. I found the book realistic, woth true lessons that even though we may not admit it, are entirely true.

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Jul 30, 2011

Kacey added it

i loved the way the book kept pulling me in as the story went on. i got bored for the first 3 or 4 chapters but then it got better. BUT the author didn't end the story! i was reading and reading, trying 2 figure out if it was going to end well and when i got 2 the end i was like "WHAT THE HELL!?!"

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