Crystal

by Walter Dean Myers

Genres: YA Social Themes

Synopsis

Sixteen-year-old Crystal knows she's blessed. She is drop-dead gorgeous and in the beginning stages of a glamorous career as a model in New York City. At first, modeling is exciting. But soon, her life becomes less and less about her, and more and more about her body. Crystal wonders if her new life is worth giving up everything -- her friends, her beliefs, and her self-respect.

Release date: October 6, 2009

Publisher: HarperCollins

Print pages: 208

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