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Ten Girls To Watch

by Charity Shumway
Washington Square: S. & S. Aug. 2012. c.368p. ISBN 9781451673418. pap. $15. F
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At 23, Dawn West finds herself in the space between being a college student and being a self-sufficient adult. Newly single and struggling to make a living in New York City as a writer, she snags a job at Charm magazine (think Glamour). For its 50th-anniversary issue, the magazine wants Dawn to track down the women featured annually on Charm's Top Ten Girls to Watch list. As she talks to these fascinating, passionate women to see where life has led them, Dawn finds inspiration in many of their stories. Yet her personal life is crumbling. Maybe with the wisdom and help of these remarkable Top Ten Girls, she can get through it all.
VERDICT Debut author Shumway offers a fresh and modern take on chick lit. Instead of showcasing the melodramatic and helpless, she highlights the power and will of women. There is an inspirational undercurrent without being sappy. Dawn makes a great everywoman, and her story will appeal to girls of all ages.
Reviewed by Amanda Scott, Cambridge Springs P.L., PA , Jun 15, 2012
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