- 2008 Dzanc Books Notable Story
- 2007 Million Writers Notable Story
- Selection: Contrary Magazine's Greatest Stories, 2003-2008
"In crisp, clean prose Amy Reed places the reader right into the heart and mind and life of a girl who makes the choice to be one of the beautiful ones. Reed gives a disturbing and concise snapshot of what it can be like today for teens struggling with self-identity and peer acceptance when in a heartbeat they follow the 'wrong road.'"
M. Sindy Felin, National Book Award nominee for Touching Snow
M. Sindy Felin, National Book Award nominee for Touching Snow
"A latter-day Go Ask Alice, BEAUTIFUL is raw, gritty, and powerful, an intense ice-pick jab to the heart. A stunning debut and a must-read."
R.A. Nelson, author of Teach Me
R.A. Nelson, author of Teach Me
"BEAUTIFUL is stark, disquieting and, quite simply, riveting. Amy Reed is an author to keep on your radar."
Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Crank
Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Crank
Praise for
BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL
"[A] roadmap to a dark but realistic underworld of young unsupervised teens drifting from one unsavory experience to another.”
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
Nominated for the 2011 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers List
