Rudnick, Paul. Gorgeous.

Rudnick, Paul.  Gorgeous.  Scholastic Press     2013  326p  ISBN 978-0-545-46426-0 jr/sr  Hardback    E-BN  Fantasy

Before Becky’s mother dies, she tells Becky to call Tom Kelly and take his offer to provide her with three dresses that will change her world.  This is Becky’s first step to a whirlwind tour of the high-fashion world.  She finds that she has the world in her hands when she lands on the front cover of Vogue.  It seems each new dress adds more to her attractiveness.  Eventually, Rebecca meets the prince of England and falls in love.  Her last dress is her wedding dress.  Will she accept it and marry the prince?

This is a story that demonstrates that everything is not what one thinks. A person needs to be thoroughly grounded in who and what she is before being able to really understand herself.  In this story, Rebecca can’t marry the prince until he can accept her for who she really is within the glitzy, glamorous front presented to the world by high fashion.

This is a very well-written book that will appeal to many young readers.  It is recommended as a basic book for any middle/high school library.  It would make an excellent selection for a basic books list for school libraries.   

Summary: Rebecca Randle lives in a trailer in a small midwestern town.  She meets a top designer who offers to make her the most beautiful woman who ever lived.  But first, Becky must learn who she is before her fantasy falls apart. 

Fashion-Fiction, Beauty-Fiction                                   --Linda McNeil