Silag, Lucy. Beautiful Americans. 2009. 308 p. Razorbill, $16.99. (9781595142221). Gr. 10-12.

Beautiful Americans, the first novel in a planned trilogy, offers up a slice of Americana, teen soap opera style: drama, a spoiled rich girl, parties, drama, the happy-go-lucky gay guy, drama, a mysterious girl with a scandalous past, parties, drinking, and plenty of drama.  Set in Paris, the book follows the exploits and intrigues of a group of American students enrolled in a French-language study program. –John Andrews