content: I love the concept of a middle class girl attending a high-priced boarding school so I probably would have been pleased with any novel that explored this topic. However, Curtis Sittenfeld's portrayal of a slightly awkward teenage girl is incredibly adept and well done. She captures all the mixed emotions that come with teenage girls while exploring the school's complicated social hierarchy. Ms. Sittenfeld's differing perspectives on each year of Lee's high school experience vary and allow the reader to see how Lee matures through high school yet still holds on to her expectations and self consciousness. This is real literature.