Extras

Westerfield, Scott (2007). Extras. NY: Simon and Schuster Publishing.  Aya Fuse a fifteen-year-old Japanese girl whose one ambition in life is to be popular by “kicking” an interesting story about something important  Aya becomes part of the Sly Girls, these girls seem to be ordinary, but they live on the wild side.  She thinks she is doing the right thing but she needs help from her eight friends.  They start to unravel the truth behind the metal shortage and try to save themselves.   This book is part of the “Uglies”.  The intended audience for this book is 13 and up.  This book would probably interest boys more than girls.  This fits Havighurst’s theory of adolescents need to learn how to get along with peers.