WHAT IF...ALL THE BOYS WANTED YOU by Liz Ruckdeschel & Sara James
    Category:  Contemporary
    Age Recommendation:  Grades 9+
    Release Date:  9/26/06
    Publisher:  Delacorte
    Reviewed by:  Allison M. Rotonda
    Rating:  4 Stars


    Haley may be the luckiest girl at Hillsdale High, even if she doesn't know it. She is the new girl. After moving across
    the country she has a new haircut and a chance to start over. The only problem is that there are a ton of decisions to
    make and each one will affect the way her new high school career turns out. Luckily for her, other people get to make
    them for her! In this "choose your destiny" book, readers get to make important social decisions for Haley. Each
    decision changes the ending in some way.

    There are a variety of characters that remain the same in each version, but the endings are all different. Should Haley
    take one of her new friends back to California, or will that spell disaster by mixing her old life with the new one that is
    going so well for her? Sasha, the soccer star, is suddenly acting strange. Should Haley tell her parents or try to
    investigate it herself? Along the way there are a variety of gorgeous boys of all types to choose from. Haley will end
    up with a boyfriend, but is one better for her than another?

    On the whole, the book seems to move really quickly and moves from one decision to the next; at others the reader
    may feel like they missed a step, but it is easy to catch up and is likely a result of multiple ways of ending up in the
    same place. After reading all of the endings, some are a little more satisfying than others. In my first reading, I made
    decisions for Haley as I would have made them in my life. That ending ended up being my favorite, but will that be the
    same for every reader? It's all part of the fun of choosing your own path.
What If...All the Boys Wanted You
by Liz Ruckdeshel & Sara James