Pretties: what an ending.

Pretties is such a great book.  Such twists and turns it takes in the end.  I actually lol'ed and gasped while reading with my students today in class.  The main character, Tally Youngblood, has so much, ummmm, gumption.

gump·tion

   [guhmp-shuhn]  Show IPA

noun Informal .

1.

initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With hisgumption he'll make a success of himself.

2.

courage; spunk; guts: It takes gumption to quit a high-paying job.

3.

common sense; shrewdness.

She can get herself out of any situation. Like anything.  I went directly to the library and checked out the 3rd book:  Specials.  I'm so excited.  

It was so great to see everyone so excited about taking Reading Counts! quizzes today.  And you were asking for help to find a good book.  We're really going to raise some Lexile and MAP scores with all our hard work!  Happy reading.