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All-American Girl
Author: Meg Cabot

Book Information
Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780060294694 - ISBN-10: 0060294698
Publication Date: 8/20/2002
Pages: 256
Reading Level: Young Adult


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette (Uanbridged)

Book Description:
TOP TEN REASONS
Samantha Madison
IS IN DEEP TROUBLE

10. Her big sister is the most popular girl in school

9. Her little sister is a certified genius

8. She's in love with her big sister's boyfriend

7. She got caught selling celebrity portraits in school

6. And now she's being forced to take art classes

5. She's just saved the president of the United States from an assassination attempt

4. So the whole world thinks she is a hero

3. Even though Sam knows she is far, far from being a hero

2. And now she's been appointed teen ambassador to the UNAND THE NUMBER-ONE REASON
Sam's LIFE IS OVER?

1.The president's son just might be in love with her


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Abby M. (smileyabby1800) wrote on 5/29/2009...


I absolutely loved this book! I especially liked how the author shaped the character Sam (Samantha) into being so humble, after saving the President! I was not so fond of the constant coparison to Gwen Stephani, but I think it was a good finishing touch for the book. I'd like to find out what happened to the genuis little sister (rebecca), though! Read it and I'm sure you'll love the story about a more realistic hero!!!!

Stephanie S. (skywriter319) - Swarthmore, PA wrote on 4/8/2009...


Sophomore Samantha Madison is redheaded, a middle child, left-handed, and, in her opinion, one of the only teenage girls left who have not succumbed to the soul-sucking fashion trends of modern-day society. She's a wannabe radical: she dyed her wardrobe black, and she's in love with her popular older sister Lucy's boyfriend Jack, who's as "radical" as they get.

Sam thinks it's the end of her already lousy world when, as a punishment for bad grades, her parents send her to art lessons at Susan Boone's. Sam's a good artist, but she doesn't take well to criticism, and so when on the first day Susan Boone accuses her of not drawing what she knows, Sam decides not to come back. Ever.

Which turns out to be a good thing, because while she's hiding from Susan Boone at the following lesson, she manages to stop an assassination attempt on the president.

All of a sudden Sam is the "it" girl at her school, the US, and the whole world. The president awards her the position of teen ambassador to the UN, and his cute son David (who is also in Susan Boone's art class) thinks there's something special about Sam. Only Sam knows there's nothing very heroic about what she did. And she doesn't understand why David's being so nice to her, or why her heart skitters when he smiles at her, or why she feels so bad after David finds out she had used him to make Jack jealous at a party. Because she's totally in love with Jack.

Right?

What fun ALL-AMERICAN GIRL is! People of all ages will enjoy this book. Samantha is an amazing protagonist, and her narration will pull you along like nothing ever had. Highly recommended!

Barbara D. (TNFan17) wrote on 5/14/2008...


GREAT book! My daughter and I both loved it :)

Paula Z. wrote on 3/11/2007...


i enjoyed reading this book as much as my daughter. When you read it you ca picutre it in your mind. It was real cute.

Terri J. wrote on 2/18/2007...


This was a great book. Loved the main character.

Mandi M. (Mandi0502) wrote on 11/27/2006...


Very good book. Ages 13-19 should like this, or anyone who is a fan of Meg Cabot.

Amanda M. wrote on 2/26/2006...


Great book

Patrick C. (sobafett) wrote on 12/26/2005...


Very funny, very entertaining...great, crazy meg cabot story.


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