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Title: The Yearbook Committee
Author: Sarah Ayoub
Genre: YA
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 268
Date read: June, 2016

Five teenagers. Five lives. One final year.

The school captain: Ryan has it all... or at least he did, until an accident snatched his dreams away. How will he rebuild his life and what does the future hold for him now?

The newcomer: Charlie's just moved interstate and she's determined not to fit in. She's just biding her time until Year 12 is over and she can head back to her real life and her real friends ...

The loner: At school, nobody really notices Matty. But at home, Matty is everything. He's been single-handedly holding things together since his mum's breakdown, and he's never felt so alone.

The popular girl: Well, the popular girl's best friend ... cool by association. Tammi's always bowed to peer pressure, but when the expectations become too much to handle, will she finally stand up for herself?

The politician's daughter: Gillian's dad is one of the most recognisable people in the state and she's learning the hard way that life in the spotlight comes at a very heavy price.

Five unlikely teammates thrust together against their will. Can they find a way to make their final year a memorable one or will their differences tear their world apart?


Awesome book, with a suckerpunch ending, that left me reeling.

This was basically "The Breakfast Club" for the 21st Century. 5 students are thrown together for a school activity, bicker and annoy each other at first, but slowly become friends (or at least friendly).

I had a hard time putting it down, and it could have been a straight 5 star book (even though I didn't like the twist... it was still believable) if Sarah Ayoub had added just a few more chapters. There were a few too many threads left hanging, and though people appeared to be heading in the right directions, I'd like to have it confirmed before the book ended.