Cindy Ella by Robin Palmer

  SPOILERS!

Okay, so before I started reading this book (which by the way, was this afternoon) I was determined to give it a bad review, mainly because judging by the title and cover picture, it looked like another twist on a fairy tale that I seriously HATE. But since I wanted to write at least one bad review, I decided to try.
  This book is centered around Cindy Ella Gold, a girl who's a tomboy, a feminist, and totally against prom. Of course, her stepmom, Clarissa (who's addicted to botox and is overly obsessed Cindy will fall into depression and begin cutting herself, which Cindy finds ridiculous) and her two annoying stepsisters Britney and Ashley (See, even their names scream "I'm a brat and an idiot."!) are obsessed with it. Since Cindy really doesn't care about Prom, she decides to write a letter to her school newspaper about how degrading she thinks prom is. She thinks she'll be the hero for unpopular kids everywhere, but it turns out, everyone hates her for it. I mean, let's face it, everyone in high school is brainwashed into prom as being their Cinderella night.
  So, as Cindy complains about Prom to her best friends India (a hippy), Malcolm (gay), and BrklynBoy (Internet buddy), she soon finds herself head over heels for her twenty three year old tutor, Noah, which isn't a very good thing because she has a little crush on BrklynBoy and the most popular guy in school, Adam Silver. Weirdest thing is, Adam is talking to Cindy more. Could he actually like her?! But then there's still Noah. So, she, India, and Malcolm all decide to makeover Cindy so that Noah will ask her out, even though she's only a sophomore. Unfortunately, she finds out that Noah is gay and Adam Silver actually has a date to prom! At least BrklynBoy asked her to his Anti-Prom, but he lives all the way across the country! You'll have to read the story to see how it all works out, because it's actually really, really surprising.
  I LOVED this book. If you're a guy, you definitely won't feel that way. But it was so true to life, because I've felt all her emotions. The only part I disliked is that Cindy wasn't unique. She was SO stereotypical. But here's the thing. It actually makes the book better too, because you can relate to Cindy for being so... teen girl. Warning though, if you're sensitive to political views and any homosexuality, STAY AWAY! This book talks about that stuff a lot.  I can easily give this book an A, considering I just loved it. Read it, it's seriously amazing.