Research the author.

I did some research on the author of  The List.

The author is Siobhan Vivian. Vivian has also written the novels A Little Friendly Advice, Same Difference, Not That Kind of Girl, and The List. She teaches creative writing at The University of Pittsburgh. She was formerly a book editor and a screenwriter for children's television. 

Analyze conflicts

In the book The List, the author uses both internal and external conflict. I think there's more internal conflict throughout the book only because each chapter talks about one of the eight girls' lives. The external conflict is the list itself. The list ruins some people's lives and just flat out complicates others.

For example, in the pages a just read, the ugliest sophmore, Candace, isn't actual ugly. She's actually really beautiful but has an ugly personality. The list makes people, aka her friends, realize the kind of person she actually is. Candace is having trouble accepting the fact that she was named the ugliest sophmore. The only thing that matters to her is being pretty. The book said, "List or no list, Candace Kincaid is pretty. She knows it. Everyone knows it. And that's all that matters."

Characters are introduced

     So far in the book, Abby, Fern, Lisa, Danielle, Hope, Andrew, Candace, and Lauren have been introduced. Abby, Danielle, Candace, and Lauren are all on the list.

     Abby was named the prettiest freshman. The list said, "Bonus points awarded for overcoming family genetics!" Who ever wrote the list was talking about Abby's sister, Fern, who is nothing like her. Lisa is Abby's best friend.

     Danielle, aka "Dan the Man" was named the ugliest freshman. She's the ugliest freshman not because she's really ugly, but because she isn't as feminine as most girls. She's a tomboy and gets made fun of because of it. Hope is Danielle's best friend and Andrew is Danielle's boyfriend who she met at summer camp.

     Candace is far from ugly-the complete opposite actually. Since she's ugly on the inside, she ended up being named the ugliest sophomore. The list said, "Beauty isn't just skin-deep, btw".

      Lauren was named the prettiest sophomore. This is her first year not being homeschooled therefore she's not well known. My guess is the list is going to bring her instant popularity-more than she can handle.