Meg Cabot
Samantha Madison is like every other American teenager or was like every other American teenager. She is a left-handed middle child, the ignored and forgotten kid in the crowd. She has a younger sister, Rebecca, whom she can’t stand for being the smartest and geekiest person on Earth. Rebecca goes to a special school for smart people called Horizon, the same school that the President’s son goes to. Then, there is Lucy, the prettiest and most popular girl in school. Not only does she have the best hair in school, but also the best boyfriend, whom Sam may or may not have a crush on. Lastly, there are her parents, who ignore her Goth-like statements about kids today.
The only people who listen to her are Catherine, her Catholic friend who can only wear skirts that go below her knees, and Jack, the complete social opposite of Lucy, having an artistic, yet rebellious attitude to life, claiming that teenagers need to fight the system. Sam’s world turns upside down after she prevents an assassin from sending a bullet into the President’s skull. Sadly, that is not the worst part. The worst part is that the President’s son may have a crush on her. Read Meg Cabot’s amazing novel, All American Girl, to find out what happens to Sam, and how her life will change forever, for better or worse.
I like Sam. She has an interesting way of seeing the world. Unlike her sisters, she notices things about life that most average American girls wouldn’t. Still, throughout the book, Sam learns how to see the world around her as it is, not just how she pictures it in her head. People will get attached to these characters, and won’t be able to stop reading to the very last page. I can’t wait to read the sequel. 5 stars for Meg Cabot.
Review by Jordan Evans