For the month of October I chose to read a novel by Elizabeth Scott called Perfect You. Primarily in this novel Elizabeth Scott focuses on a character named Kate, who is miserable with her life. Scott works her way behind the scenes into the world of Kate including her troubles, hopes, and fears in life. To begin the story Kate's dad quits his job to sell vitamins at the mall. As a result her family is having money problems and the only solution is for her grandmother to come live with them. As if things couldn't get any worse Anna, Kate's best friend, leaves her for the popular crew at school, and acts like she has never known Kate. Just when things seem to get better again Kate's life is placed on a roller coaster and which causes Kate to have a hard time to tell which way is up. The only person who appears to be her friend is Will, and even at that Kate is afraid to let Will be her friend. As the story progresses Elizabeth works her way into your shoes, and makes you relate to Kate. After reading this book I felt really touched by Elizabeth Scott's writing, it's nice to know that in stories as well as in real life that we have ups and downs, but hope can keep us moving even with troubling situations present. I would recommend this book to girls out there with everyday troubles that want love, and friendship in life. The only thing that I disliked about the book was the beginning, it was so sad. I couldn't believe that Scott was able to write about a character that had so much going on with her life, and that things weren't getting better for her. As I continued reading things got better, and happier. In conclusion, if I were to rate this book I would probably give the quality a 3- readable. The popularity of this book I believe appeals to a broad general teen appeal, and I think any girl would enjoy reading this novel.
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