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Eighth-grader Hannah Carlisle feels unattractive compared to her movie star parents and cliquish Beverly Hills classmates, and when her mother's cancer worsens and her father starts drinking heavily, Hannah's grief and anger turn into bulimia, which only her aunt, a documentary filmmaker, understands.

"This little monster says it's the ugliest in the world. A second monster claims being even uglier. What happens when a third monster shows up? Could a mirror help them to decide who is the ugliest monster in the world?"--

The Fernández sisters, who come from a long line of thieves, each have a different approach to stealing, although they all want to shine as brightly as the sun, but when all their efforts end badly, Justa, the youngest, embraces a--slightly--different way of life.

Sisters Sophia and Ava London are enjoying the good life in Los Angeles after their makeup and fashion videos go viral on YouTube. Beneath the glitter of the Hollywood social scene is ruthless ambition, however, and somebody close to them is working in the shadows to bring the London girls down.

Every year at Mount Washington High School somebody posts a list of the prettiest and ugliest girls from each grade--this is the story of eight girls, freshman to senior, and how they are affected by the list.

When she is accidentally discovered by a modeling agent, fifteen-year-old Harriet jumps at the chance to transform herself from a geek to a fashion model.

"A children's picture book that follows a young girl's journey to let go of comparison and find her true beautiful self"--

"This little girl knows her hair is great just as it is. When people ask, "Why is your hair so BIG?" she answers, “Why isn't yours?" Her hair is soft, it protects her, it's both gentle and fierce. While some might worry about how it’s different and try to contain it, she gives it the freedom to be so extraordinary it almost has a life of its own"--

When renowned beauty Helen runs off to Troy with Prince Paris, her enraged husband, King Menelaus, starts the Trojan War, leaving their plain daughter, Hermione, alone to witness the deaths of heroes on both sides and longing to find her own love and place in the world. Includes historical notes.

In Tally's world, your 16th birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellant Ugly into a stunningly attractive Pretty, and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is having a really good time. Just before her birthday, Tally discovered that turning Pretty comes with a terrible price. She vowed to accept the operation, but with the understanding that her friends on the outside would rescue her, and let her be the guinea...