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Gr 6-9 When the talented and outrageous Amandine asks shy and introspective Delia if she would like to see her drawings of "the ugliest things I ever saw in my entire life," Delia can't resist. Repulsed by the sick and twisted images, she is nonetheless drawn in by the flamboyant girl's bewitching personality. Hungry for friendship, the newcomer is reeled into Amandine's peculiar world. Her zeal and theatrical imagination are tossed lavishly like confetti even as her tainted viewpoint seeps in and unsettles Delia, prov...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Delia is new at James DeWolf High School; she's overweight and quiet, and her socially adept mother accuses her of "playing the loner." Charismatic but dangerous Amandine sweeps Delia into her troubled orbit, making Delia draw pictures for her notebook of "Ugliest Things" and having Delia join her in private skits that cruelly mimic their classmates. Delia's self-absorbed parents take Amandine as a sign that their disappointing offspring can at least attract one worthwhile friend, but...Log In or Sign Up to Read More