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The Yearbook Committee
by Sarah Ayoub
Seriously, does anyone use Facebook anymore? I don't know a single person IRL who uses it. Yet somehow all these kids do.
The yearbook committee is a book about five highschool stereotypes who do stereotypical things. Then, they're forced to come together and work on the yearbook together and over the course of a year, develop friendships and overcome their assumptions about one another.
It does a very good job of portraying bullying,fat-shaming, peer pressure, family pressure, and pressure to have sex. It was realistic. It's written from five different perspectives and we get to see each of them develop throughout the year. I think everyone would be able to relate to at least one of the characters. I absolutely loved Gillian and Matty-the nerd and the loner. I don't know what this says about me. Gillian is a politician's daughter and Matty is the only underprivileged kid in book filled with mostly rich white characters. Tammi(the popular girl) was also awesome. She's not just concerned about her image but she has thoughts in her head. She wants to be a cop despite family pressure to be anything else.
I did not like the romance at all. I didn't hate it, there was just no build up and it felt kinda random. I was honestly expecting to like Charlie a lot more than I did. She had so much potential but it was wasted. She was snarky and fabulous and all-around awesome but she calls herself a feminist yet constantly mocks other girls for not being more like her. She was a bit extreme tbh. I like her but she had a few too many issues for me. But I can't stand Ryan. He's in love with Charlie but very inconsistent about it. One minute he's doing something sweet and the next moment he's run off to comfort his crying ex that he broke up with 10 months ago. The same ex that's been bullying one of his friends online and IRL. Also.he has no problem saying awful sexist stuff about Charlie to his friends.
The ending was incredible and unexpected. I did not see that coming at all and it destroyed me. I definetely want to read more books by Sarah soon.
The yearbook committee is a book about five highschool stereotypes who do stereotypical things. Then, they're forced to come together and work on the yearbook together and over the course of a year, develop friendships and overcome their assumptions about one another.
It does a very good job of portraying bullying,fat-shaming, peer pressure, family pressure, and pressure to have sex. It was realistic. It's written from five different perspectives and we get to see each of them develop throughout the year. I think everyone would be able to relate to at least one of the characters. I absolutely loved Gillian and Matty-the nerd and the loner. I don't know what this says about me. Gillian is a politician's daughter and Matty is the only underprivileged kid in book filled with mostly rich white characters. Tammi(the popular girl) was also awesome. She's not just concerned about her image but she has thoughts in her head. She wants to be a cop despite family pressure to be anything else.
I did not like the romance at all. I didn't hate it, there was just no build up and it felt kinda random. I was honestly expecting to like Charlie a lot more than I did. She had so much potential but it was wasted. She was snarky and fabulous and all-around awesome but she calls herself a feminist yet constantly mocks other girls for not being more like her. She was a bit extreme tbh. I like her but she had a few too many issues for me. But I can't stand Ryan. He's in love with Charlie but very inconsistent about it. One minute he's doing something sweet and the next moment he's run off to comfort his crying ex that he broke up with 10 months ago. The same ex that's been bullying one of his friends online and IRL. Also.he has no problem saying awful sexist stuff about Charlie to his friends.
The ending was incredible and unexpected. I did not see that coming at all and it destroyed me. I definetely want to read more books by Sarah soon.