Books Like The Prettiest
Families who loved The Prettiest by Brigit Young often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Families who loved The Prettiest by Brigit Young often look for books with a similar feel. These 20 recommendations were selected for their similarity in style, theme, and reading level.
Reach for this book when your middle schooler begins feeling the weight of the male gaze or the pressure to perform for social media status. It is a vital tool for the parent whose child has been labeled by others and is struggling to define themselves on their own terms. The story follows three girls at Parkview Middle School who find themselves on a cruel, anonymous list ranking the prettiest girls in the grade. Rather than letting the rankings tear them apart, they form an unlikely alliance to find the culprit. Through this journey, the book explores themes of objectification, friendship, and the realization that being seen is not the same as being known. It is a grounded, age-appropriate look at the social complexities of the 21st-century middle school experience.
