Customer Reviews
Fun Great Summer Read 
2007-07-14
The A- List by Zoey Dean is a great novel about a teenage girl, Anna Percy, leaving her precious home in New York to change and live with her dad in Beverly Hills, California, to work an internship there. On the plane ride over she mets Ben Birnbaum, who brings her to a famous director's wedding and then out on a date at which he leaves her in the middle of the night. Also at the wedding where A- List members, Cammie Sheppard, Sam Sharpe, and Dee Young. Sam later befriends Anna and so does Dee, but Cammie is jealous because she loves Ben. Overall this book was a fun, fast read, and a great summer novel.
The A-List 2007-03-30
Anna Percy leads a dull life that is strictly by the book. When her best friend Cyn starts going out with her crush Scott, Anna decides it is definitely time for a change. She catches the next flight to LA, California to live with her father in search for a new and improved life. She meets a guy named Ben on the flight to LA and starts to like him, thinking he is the start to her new and improved self. When Anna lands in LA her Dad is breaking promises just as soon as she gets there and Anna meets three not so nice girls. Sam, Cammie, and Dee don't exactly come off as the most friendly people. Anna soon discovers that her fairytale life in her head she planned on having is going to be a lot harder than she expected. The A- List was a very attention grabbing and entertaining book.
A part of this book that made it entertaining was the love "problems". In the story, Anna starts going out with a guy named Ben Birnbaum. It turns out almost every girl at Beverly Hills High is in love with him. Including Sam Sharpe, Cammie, and Dee- the girls Anna meets at Jackson Sharpe's(Sam's Father) wedding. Other guys at BHH like Anna besides Ben, so its one big love feud over Ben and Anna. It seems that Cammie and Ben had a former relationship, and Ben had a fling with Sam and Dee. Back in New York, where Anna used to live Anna fell for this guy named Scott. She didn't tell this to her best friend who soon starting going out with him. The entire thing was like a written soap opera, and very fun to read.
One element of the story that made this such a good book, was the main character, Anna. She was pretty much the only person in the story who acted like a real person. Unlike all of the other girls in the story who are conceited and all have the same shallow personality, Anna was different. In the story, when Anna comes to LA all of the girls are obsessed about the big-time movie stars and who looks the best etc. Anna, on the otherhand, is a bit more laid back and doesn't really care or know about that many movie stars. This is one of the reasons why Ben ends up liking Anna over Cammie.
Something about this story that makes it seem unreal is the very rich lifestyle of most of the characters in the story. Almost every character in the story- including the teenagers- have a bank account at least in the upper six digits. Most of the girls in this story are the type that eat caviar and walk around in high-heel stalettos. Samantha Sharpe's father, for example, has a twelve thousand square foot home. Everyone in the story has maids, waiters, waitresses, cooks, etc. Even though normal people are not that rich, this still made the story enjoyable.
The theme in this story was very inspirational(the theme I picked anyway). The theme was that if you try to re- invent your life some positive things will result from it. When Anna decided to start a new life as a different Anna, and she moved to LA, she met a guy named Ben she met on the plane who liked her. She also developed a semi- different attitude towards the Beverly Hills girls. She was more confident than she was back in New York and she was actually living her life. Overall, The A- List was a wonderful book. It was extremely fun and very hard to put down.
S.Brown
The A-list 2007-03-30
"Like oh my gosh Becky, look at that prada purse," in the area code of 90210 you'll find just about every girl saying that. Ana is a girl from New York that comes from a family in the six digit income. Ana is perfect, but when she's almost eighteen in her senior year she decides she wants to live off the edge like her best friend Cynthia. The day of New Years Eve Ana moves with her father to Beverly Hills to do an internship so she won't have to finish high school. Living on the edge, Ana manages to meet a hot guy named Ben on the plane. She becomes his guest to a famous actors wedding, and things start to go down hill. She's tortured by the actor's daughter Sam and her snoby, plastic surgery, and over the top friends who all happen to like Ben. That night Ben ditches her and when she doesn't get the internship she is stuck at Beverly Hills High School with Sam, Dee, and Cammie. When Ben tries to aoplogize she realizes the old Ana would jump into his arms, but the new Ana has changed. She is finally free. THIS BOOK WAS SO TOTALY AWESOME!! I reccomend it to any girl in grades 7 - 12. Thiis book is filled with humor, drama, and takes you into the life of the rich.
The A-list is filled with lots of humor. The girls in the 90210 area code are very halarious. Even if they're snobby........very snobby, their endless scemes never stop being filled with humor. Like when Cammie decided she was going to step on Ana's dress to embrarass her at the wedding because she came with Ben. Another funny part in the A-list was when Ana was on the plane and a older man was trying to hit on her, when Ben saved her the man became angry and when he spoted them lying to Sam about how they met he busted them in their lie being that he was there.
Of coure all the snobby, rich girls in Beverly Hill could not live without drama. All through out this book there is drama, drama, drama, over boys, boys, boys. The main boy in this book being Ben. The two of Sams friends, even herself have all been in love with Ben at some point of time, but neither of ther the other girls know about their secret love. More drama fumes when they find out he doesn't want them, he wants Ana.
In the A-list it takes you deep into the life of the rich. In the book known as the six didgit people. Almost every teenage girl in this book has had some kind of placstic surgery. They are also stuck in the worl of being thin. All of them have high class cars and luxury houses with pools and jacizzis in the backyard. They have personal designers come to their homes with trunks of clothing from stores like chanel, mark jacovs, and prada. The most important thing they do in the life of the rich is rank you based on your soscial ststus. The best one being the title of the book, The A-list.
Becky, did you think think this book was good or what?, like totally yea...of course. The a-list was amazing girly book. Any girly girl in grades 7-12 would really enjoy this. It was filled with lots of humor, drama, and gave you a small glimpse of how the rich people live.
Good Book 
2007-02-19
The A-list is the first book of the A-list series, and this book is basically about rich teens living the high life in Beverly Hills, California. The Book starts off with a well-bred, 17 year old, High school senior named Anna Percy, who has decided to add some excitement to her life by moving from her mother's posh townhouse in New York City's Upper East Side, to her father's mansion in Beverly Hills, California. Anna, whom is Polite, Well-Mannered,and Educated is tired of living in the shadow of her best friend Cynthia Baltres, who is Wild, Care-free, and Daring, and has decided that Los Angeles is the perfect place to start her new wild life. Not to mention that it's New Years eve and what better way to start off her new life in the New Year. On her way to L.A. Anna meets Ben Birnbaum, an 18 year old, college student who attends Princeton, and are immediately attracted to each other. After the plane ride Ben wants to continue seeing Anna and invites her to a famous actors wedding, named Jackson Sharpe, but not all is fun and games for Anna when she is forced to meet: Samantha Sharpe, Jackson Sharpe's 17 year old daughter, who is witty, smart,but with serious body image issues, and has the hots for Ben. Cammie Sheppard, One of Sam's best friends, who is beautiful, seductive, and cold-hearted, and happens to be Ben's Ex. Dee Young, Sam and Cammie's other best friend, who is ditzy, air-headed, and Waify, and also happens to like Ben.
In my opinion, I really like this book mostly because of Samantha, because she is the most real one, going through real problems that many teenage girls today seem to be having. This book is also a fun read because we get to see how the rich live in all of their excess. This book isn't really supposed to teach us anything or give us any morals or valuable lessons. It's just for a light, fun read.
A Teen's Opinion 2007-01-28
Wow.
I think this was a Veryy Good Choice.
I bought it at Wall-mart and i didnt think i was going to buy it i actually was looking for a different book but couldnt find it so i just grabbed "The A-List" and was mad because my other book i wanted wasnt there.
So when i got home i just sorta threw it in my dresser and forgot about it.
Then like 2 weeks later i was looking through my room and found it and i started to read it and boy am i glad i did.
It was Such a Good Book.
I read the whole thing in 1 night.
Then as soon as i was done i got on the computer and ordered the other 2.
And they are all Equally Great.
I am currently on the 4th one.
They are really Good.
You can Totally Relate to how Anna's feeling and what she is going through.
The First One is Also My Favorite out of the Series So Far.
They are Awesome.
u should read it and the rest of the seires.
Put a sock in it, lady!: The messiest novel she's written 
2008-06-20
Usually, I enjoy the A-list, but she's way, WAY too descriptive in this book. The writing's a bit messy too. First of all, she insists on her characters going to a new restaurant, bar, etc. in nearly every chapter. This would be okay, if she didn't launch into a multi-page monologue describing the location. I do like description, but she's taking away from the story. I had to skip over paragraphs so I could read things that actually matter to the story. Right when she started her not-so-poetic waxing, I thought "Here she goes again!"
This same issue applies to her need to describe how the person is looking. Yes, it's essential for teen novels to note how she's wearing her hair or what designer his suit is, but in short and sweet chapters it just takes away from the story. Again, I love reading about people's outfits, but it's too much!
She did other things to make the novel layout messy, like stating in paragraphs what was about to be said in character's quotes. Other things like that were done. Subtle, yes, but oh-so annoying. Kind of like a mosquito buzzing in your ear.
The plot was good, and the ending seemed right, but the thing I'll remember most about the final edition of the A-List was over-describing and other nuances. Zoey- if I wanted to read never-ending descriptions, I would have picked up a brochure, okay?
A-List#10, The : California Dreaming 2008-06-03
Great ending to the series. I was sad and happy all at once to see Anna and the gang go on with their lives. I am anxiously waiting to see what Zoey Dean comes out with next.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too 2008-01-08
Previously in The A-List: Cammie and Anna had to work together on a fashion show, against their will, after getting caught trespassing on private property. Sam was trying to keep all the pieces in her life together, while Caine and Adam ran out of luck.
Now the A-Listers are back and this time, it's every person for themselves.
Anna wants to get away and clear her head since everything unexpected that has been happening to her. And so, along with her traveling buddy, instead of going to Mexico, her and Sam are off to Anna's hometown, New York. But Sam is there with a different motive: Could her boyfriend possibly be hiding something from her? So now playing private detective is the only way to solve her problems.
Back in L.A., Cammie isn't wasting her time staying single. She needs, no wants, to move on, and since Ben and Anna aren't really a couple now, Ben is looking better by the minute. Besides, she had already warned Anna about her plans if things didn't work out with Adam.
But does Anna really need Ben, since she is trying to become more independent, and now has someone from her past back in her life, possibly for good? And will Cammie successfully snag Ben, or will Ben wait for the one who he says he loves?
Another drama-filled installment that will leave us wanting more, BEAUTIFUL STRANGER will not disappoint any fan of the series. Look out for the next one, A-List #10, The: California Dreaming: An A-List Novel (A-List), releasing in April 2008.
Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen
A great way to loose yourself 2007-10-09
Although very unrealistic this book is a great way to loose yourself. Whenever i was upset because of something or someone i would pick up this book and read. It was a wonderful distraction reading about someone else's pain/love/frendships. This book is amazing
best of them all 2007-09-16
The best book of the series! a true shocker, makes your jaw drop open, very surprising!
