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Book Review By SM Tate
My Perfect Life by Dyan Sheldon

Ella Gerard thinks she has perfect parents and perfect friends. But when her best friend Lola nominates her to run for school president against Carla Santini, everything seems to fall through.
First of all, Ella is much, much to shy to be the school president, or so she thinks. Then Ella starts to realize her family isn't perfect. Her mom is a drunk and her dad is never there. What can she do to make it through


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - grade school
Parents/lack of parents problem?

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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