All-American Girl

maggies20 - The All-American Girl is truly a fascinating book, I couldn't stop reading once I started! The main character, Samantha, has always been a ordinary girl and could never stand out. Until one day she saves the president and suddenly the entire world looks up to her. However, she encounters more conflicts as a national hero. I feel like there are a lot of people in this world that are not famous, but they definitely deserve to be a hero, for example, doctors and police, they save lives all the time but we don't always appreciate them. The author did a great job of describing the characters feelings and using a lot of dialogue to keep the story interesting. I sincerely recommend All-American Girl to others, it's really suitable for teenagers, especially girls, who haven't realized their own value yet, because the truth is everyone is special and unique in their own way.

August 11, 2003
In another teen-pleasing novel from the author of the Princess Diaries books, a feisty 15-year-old self-described "urban rebel" finds that her life suddenly changes when she foils an attempt to assassinate the president. "A convincing and diverting tale," PW
said in a starred review. Ages 12-up.