Pretty High - Book One - Where everyone's pretty
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Everyone wants to be pretty. Some girls will do anything to stay that way.
When twelve-year-old Clarissa Hale moves to a new town, she expects a quiet start - not Lottie Bell.
With her glossy hair, perfect smile, and private-school polish, Lottie is everything Clarissa isn't.
And yet, somehow, she chooses her.
Lottie's world is all pastel blazers, glittering halls, and golden girls - a place where being pretty isn't a compliment, it's a currency. When she offers to help Clarissa apply to Pretty High, the most exclusive girls' school in town, Clarissa feels like her life is finally about to begin.
But belonging comes at a cost - and the deeper Clarissa steps into Lottie's world, the more she realises that perfection has cracks.
Because behind every flawless smile at Pretty High lies a secret - and Clarissa is about to find out what happens when the price of being pretty becomes too high to pay.
If you enjoyed these you'll LOVE 'Pretty High' :-
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar - the OG "glamour + secrets" formula
The Ivies by Alexa Donne - private school competition, academic and social pressure.
People Like Us by Dana Mele - elite academy, hidden truths, murder-mystery undertone.
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson - smart, layered YA with class tension.
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus - the ultimate modern high school mystery.
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