Slant (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781571316820)

Lauren, a Korean American adoptee, is best friends with the prettiest girl in school. Julie has an endless amount of confidence. Lauren doesn't. It's not that she wants to look like everyone else in her suburban Connecticut school--she'd just be happy if Sean, the cutest boy in her class, noticed her. And she could do without the names, too. Like "Slant."

When Sean slips one day and calls her by the taunt, she knows she has to take matters into her own hands. Using her life savings, Lauren decides to undergo a special eye surgery that will deepen the crease of her eyelid so she just blends in. After she convinces her father to agree, Lauren learns a secret about her dead mother and finds herself faced with a dilemma: should she get the operation that might make her more confident and well-liked, or can she find that confidence within?

Sensitive and beautifully written, Laura E. Williams's novel offers a powerful lesson to young readers whose self-esteem depends too much on how they look.

Author: Laura E. Williams
ISBN-10: 1571316825
ISBN-13: 9781571316820
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.32w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 126121 / Slant


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2008 pg. 1020
Publishers Weekly 09/29/2008 pg. 82
School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 142
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Multicultural Review 03/01/2009 pg. 80