Looks - by Madeleine George (Paperback)

About the Book

This powerful, unforgettable debut novel tells a provocative story that explores the ways in which girls use food and their bodies to say what they cannot.

Book Synopsis

An unforgettable young adult novel about the way we look at others and the way we see ourselves.

"Brilliant."--Robin McKinley, winner of the Newbery Medal

"Startling emotional and physical portraits [that will] leave readers captivated."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A stand-out."--Booklist, starred review

"Difficult to put down."--School Library Journal

Have you ever felt invisible?

Meghan Ball has. Despite her massive size, she's the most unseen person at Valley Regional High. People say things in front of her--all sorts of things--as if she doesn't exist. And most of the time she feels as if she doesn't.

Until Meghan sees Aimee Zorn. Aimee is as skinny as Meghan is large and as outwardly angry as Meghan is inwardly sad. Meghan instantly recognizes a kindred spirit in Aimee, another person using her body to say what she cannot.

Alone, they are powerless; but together, Meghan and Aimee have the strength to get sweet revenge against the one girl in school who hurt them both.

Review Quotes

"Startling emotional and physical portraits leave readers captivated."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A stand-out."--Booklist, starred review

"Difficult to put down."--School Library Journal

About the Author

Madeleine George is an award-winning playwright and a founding member of the playwriting collective 13P. She is also the director of the Bard College satellite campus at Bayview Women's Correctional Facility in Manhattan. Ms. George lives in New York City.