Blister by Susan Shreve reviewed by: Julie M.

Alyssa Reed had the perfect life. The Reeds lived in a huge farmhouse with all sorts of animals. Alyssa had a mother who was totally fun and a dad that loved her more than ever. In addition to that her father owned the coolest bowling alley ever and she got to take her friends there every weekend. Just to top it off she was going to have a new baby sister soon.
Then one day things took a turn for the worst. Her little baby sister was born dead and her mother can't seem to get over it. All her mother does now is sit around and cry. Finally her dad comes up with a solution or so he thinks. Alyssa's dad decides that they should move into an apartment. This wouldn't have been such a big deal except for the fact that she was leaving all her friends and animals behind and her dad wasn’t even going to live with Alyssa and her mom. So Alyssa decides to change her name to Blister and have a personality that everyone would love. She thought that by joining the new cheerleading squad it would get everyone’s mind off of everything that was going wrong. The only problem with her plan was the cheerleading tryouts were not about talent it was about popularity. Will Alyssa be able to become popular enough to make the squad? Read Blister to find out.