Title and Author of the Book: All-American Girl by Meg Cabot

Plot Overview: The author of the popular Princess Diaries series came back with a story about Samantha Madison, a fifteen year old, high school student in love with art, her older sister’s boyfriend, and doing anything other than her German homework. Sam, the middle child, feels like an outcast and is angered when finding out her parents are enrolling her in art lessons in the heart of D.C. Little does Sam know that it lead her to saving the president from an assassination attempt and simultaneously garnering the attention of his good-looking, nerdy son. Her life is about to change as the world suddenly turns to look at this national hero.

Critique: This book was recommended to me by Ms. Yang, and I devoured it in two days. It was a super cute book, and considering it was written in 2002, the commentary on fashion and music choices were fairly amusing. I enjoyed Sam’s obsession with Gwen Stefani and No Doubt, which I grew up listening to. It was also funny in my opinion, because my sister was fifteen that year, so I kept picturing my sister in this book. Other than that, Sam sometimes was a little annoying, but she was a fun narrator to have.

Cover Critique: The cover honestly isn’t the most appealing in my opinion, but I liked the description, so I didn’t let it sway me. I feel like the cover doesn’t really represent what this book is about.

Star rating: 3/5