Such a Pretty Face

With stories by acclaimed and exciting new YA writers:


Louise Hawes


J. James Keels


Ron Koertge


Chris Lynch


Norma Fox Mazer


Lauren Myracle


Jamie Pittel


Anita Riggio


Mary Ann Rodman


Ellen Wittlinger


Jacqueline Woodson


Tim Wynne-Jones

A stellar line-up of young adult writers examines our relationship with beauty in stories that haunt, amuse, stir, and fascinate.

A beauty queen with a chin-hair problem, an aspiring model who would rather take pictures than be in them, a boy in love with the gorgeous nurse he's never seen, a girl named Beauty who feels like anything but—the teenagers in these dozen stories feel the power of beauty, whether it's to trap, save, torment, or comfort. In an era when image seems to have triumphed over virtue and reason, this timely, discussion-provoking collection asks young readers to think about what is truly beautiful.