The Smart One And The Pretty One : Book Review RD .

In the book called “The smart on and the pretty one,” by the author named Claire LaZebnik talks about two main characters, Ava Nickerson and Lauren Nickerson. Two sisters who look alike but couldn’t be more different. Ava Nickerson is a smart and accomplished lawyer. She takes pride in her work and could care less about fashion and beauty.Lauren Nickerson works in a shop and takes pride in being beautiful, loving fashion and cares a great deal about appearance.

Ava and Lauren are sisters that lived separately in their lives until recently, Lauren, the pretty one, moved back from New York to LA into their parents house. While, on the other hand, Ava is independent, and also is a lawyer. Although both of them are siblings, there are many differences between the two, such as their personalities, styles of clothing, views on relationships, responsibilities and many other more.

There is one specific quote in the book that shows who Ava and Lauren are. Lauren said out loud, “You’re the important lawyer who knows about contracts and never gets into debt. I am the loser sister.” (page 33) This quote demonstrates that Lauren is buried in debts,  which also shows that she is not responsibility because she owes a lot of debts. Lauren owes so much debts that she has to move back and live with her family again. Lauren is also a person that buys a lot of things which led her into burring in debts. In addition, this shows Lauren has low confidence in her self. She called herself a loser, if she was confident and proud she would not have called herself that...

On the other hand, Ava is totally different. Ava is a lawyer, she is the successful one comparing to Lauren, that is also why Lauren lost confident because she has a sister that is so successful unlike herself. Although Ava is successful in her career, she is not so successful in relationships, or dating guys. Unlike Ava, Lauren has tons of experiences from her ex boyfriends, while Ava only had 1-2 boyfriends.

As the book titled said, “The Smart And Pretty One,” obviously Ava who is successful lawyer but does not have so many experiences with guys or men is the smart one. On contrast, Lauren the pretty one, spends all her money on clothes, makeups and stuff, which made her into owing lots of debts, however she has many experiences with men.

The book titled, The Smart One And the Pretty One is by the author named Claire LaZebnik. When I first saw the title and the front cover of the book, i thought that this kind of book is going to be about teen girls, and their lives in school or what so ever. However, as I started reading it, I was totally wrong. This book is about two mid - aged women, that are siblings. In addition their sisterly relationship. This is a book about the stories of both of their lives. And the times when they were in conflicts, fun, and hardships.  

So as I was saying this book is about two sisters, Lauren And Ava. So i believe the purpose of this book is about the relationship between two sisters, and how through the support of one and another, they complete their goals and other stuff. On page 52 “ I need a debt counselor and you need a boyfriend.” lauren said. “ we are both just trying to help each other out. thats what sisters do, right.”  This quote right here is saying that lauren is in deep debt, while ava is lonely without a boyfriend. However, with each others help, the problem is solved. Laauren found a debt counselor, and thanks to lauren, Ava found a boyfriend.

The Smart One And The Pretty One :

1. What was the author's purpose(s) in writing this book, and how can you tell? How well was this purpose achieved?

Hint: If your book has an introduction, it's a good place to look for direct clues about the book's intended purpose and good quotes to include in your review.

The book titled, The Smart One And the Pretty One is by the author named Claire LaZebnik. When I first saw the title and the front cover of the book, i thought that this kind of book is going to be about teen girls, and their lives in school or what so ever. However, as I started reading it, I was totally wrong. This book is about two mid - aged women, that are siblings. In addition their sisterly relationship. This is a book about the stories of both of their lives. And the times when they were in conflicts, fun, and hardships.  

So as I was saying this book is about two sisters, Lauren And Ava. So i believe the purpose of this book is about the relationship between two sisters, and how through the support of one and another, they complete their goals and other stuff. On page 52 “ I need a debt counslor and you need a boyfriend.” lauren said. “ we are both just trying to help each other out. thats what sisters do, right.”  This quote right here is saying that lauren is in deep debt, while ava is lonely without a boyfriend. However, with each others help, the problem is solved. Laauren found a debt counselor, and thanks to lauren, Ava found a boyfriend.

In conclusion, through the support of one and another, we can accomplish anything. Just like ava and Lauren.

The Smart One And The Pretty One : Ava & Lauren .

In the book called “The smart on and the pretty one,” by the author named Claire LaZebnik talks about two main characters, Ava and Lauren. Ava and Lauren are sisters that lived separately in their lives until recently, Lauren, the pretty one, moved back from New York to LA into their parents house. While, on the other hand, Ava is independent, and also is a lawyer. Although both of them are siblings, there are many differences between the two, such as their personalities, styles of clothing, views on relationships, responsibilities and many other more.

There is one specific quote in the book that shows who Ava and Lauren are. Lauren said out loud, “You’re the important lawyer who knows about contracts and never gets into debt. I am the loser sister.” (page 33) This quote demonstrates that Lauren is buried in debts,  which also shows that she is not responsibility because she owes a lot of debts. Lauren owes so much debts that she has to move back and live with her family again. Lauren is also a person that buys a lot of things which led her into burring in debts. In addition, this shows Lauren has low confidence in her self. She called herself a loser, if she was confident and proud she would not have called herself that...

On the other hand, Ava is totally different. Ava is a lawyer, she is the successful one comparing to Lauren, that is also why Lauren lost confident because she has a sister that is so successful unlike herself. Although Ava is successful in her career, she is not so successful in relationships, or dating guys. Unlike Ava, Lauren has tons of experiences from her ex boyfriends, while Ava only had 1-2 boyfriends.

As the book titled said, “The Smart And The Pretty One,” obviously Ava who is successful lawyer but does not have so many experiences with guys or men is the smart one. On contrast, Lauren the pretty one, spends all her money on clothes, makeups and stuff, which made her into owing lots of debts, however she has many experiences with men.

How We Write Is Who We Are .

After looking over most of the vignettes that people wrote,  I saw many interesting ones that talked about their lives, names families, personalities, and many other mores.  As I was reading through the vignettes, I saw some that interest me to write about it. I think Alex N. and Bianca’s vignettes that talked about their hand writings as well as their family’s members is really interesting.

I agree that every one's handwriting is different and unique in its own way because it is kind of impossible to have the same handwriting as other family members in your family. My handwriting can be neat when I have to time to write neat, or I would write neat for a in class essay, so it would be easy to read. Plus, and in projects. My mom and dad’s handwriting are relatively big in size, while my mom’s handwriting is slanted with a hook and the last word of her sentence, my dad’s handwriting is a mixture of capital letters and lower case too. At the same time, my sister’s handwriting is like any other little kid’s handwrtings.

Just like in Alex and Bianca’s vignettes, they both discussed about the differences of handwriting in their dads, moms, and sisters.

In Alex’s vignette, he started by talking about his dad then later moved onto the rest of his family. I noticed that in this particular vignette, he uses handwritings to  describe the personalities of his family
“My Dad’s handwriting looks like quick scratch, where every word seems to blend together, but surprisingly it is still readable. My Dad’s messy handwriting is derived from the thousands of papers my Dad has written due to the fact that he is a lawyer.”
In this quote, Alex is trying to say that because of the job his dad has, as a lawyer, he needs to be constantly taking notes of the opposing side. As a result, he has to write fast, and because of that he writes messily.
On the other hand, Bianca describes her sister’s handwriting as a mood changer.
“If she is wide awake, her letters are the same size, each in an orderly manner. If she is bored it starts to slant over like our mother's. If she is in a rush, the letters grow bigger and bigger.”
This is similar to Alex’s dad’s handwriting because Alex’s dad is often in a rush, and has to write messily, and when Bianca’s sister is in a rush, she writes big.