Airhead

Teenager Em Watts is more into playing video games with her best friend Christopher than she is into makeup and clothes. She really has nothing but disdain for women who prioritize their outward appearance and for anyone who conforms to the "random standard of beauty dictated by" people such as (cough), Nikki Howard, the current queen of fashion.

But when a freak accident occurs, Em Watts finds out a little bit about what it means to be someone such as Nikki Howard, and it's a lot harder than she first surmised. Getting Christopher to think of her as more than a friend is only one of the new obstacles that Em has to overcome on her personal trip to superstardom.

I tell you what, Meg Cabot can write a story. Even with such an unrealistic premise to base the book upon (or is it, hmmmm?), I couldn't put the silly thing down. I honestly wanted to hate this book and declare, "This time she has gone too far!" But no, I must surrender any shred of dignity I may tenuously hold with my "literary" friends and confess that I loved this book. Not only that, I can't wait for the sequel.

Yeah, there was some funny paragraphing and the usual teenage angst, but the characters are enduring and stereotypes are shattered. You know, Cabot. Gotta love her.

Armchair Interviews says: Highly recommended.

Review by Brad Williamson

Emerson Watts is not a stereotypical girl. She prefers a simple ponytail to primping, and she would rather play video games with her best friend Chris than go shopping with the girls. She is often teased about the traits by her fashionista little sister, Frida. When Emerson takes Frida to the opening of the brand new Stark Megastore to meet the celebrities in Frida's gossip magazines, her life is changed forever.

A tragic accident places Emerson in a world she never wanted: a supermodel world. Most of the plot revolves around learning exactly what happened to her and why everyone keeps mistaking her for Nikki Howard, a teenage supermodel. She also spends a lot of time learning how to adapt to her new life and balancing Nikki's boyfriends while struggling with feelings she didn't know she had for Chris.

While certain story elements (including the plot device) are a bit far-fetched, the book does provide an entertaining look at the world of modeling from a skeptic's perspective. The characters are fun to follow, and educational moments abound as Emerson learns that being beautiful is not as easy as she thought. It is a quick read and would be a good choice for any girl that enjoys made-for-Disney-Channel movies.

Emerson Watts is on the run.

Everyone she loves is mad at her because of something she can't explain, and doesn't totally understand herself. All she has to look forward to is the Stark Angel fashion show on New Year's Eve.

Christopher has discovered something bad. Project Phoenix. And even though he isn't positive on what it is about, he has a feeling it has everything to do with Em.

I have enjoyed the AIRHEAD series so very much. I'm sad to see it come to an end, but this ending was great. This book was the kind that you hate to put down because you want so badly to know what is going to happen. The chemistry between Em and Christopher is fabulous. All of the characters have been interesting in their own special way, and you can see the changes in Em and especially the changes in Nikki.

The only problem I had with the book is the ending. It all happened so fast; almost too fast! But, overall, RUNAWAY was a wonderful ending to the AIRHEAD series, and if you haven't read both AIRHEAD and BEING NIKKI, you definitely should check them out!

Reviewed by: Ashley B

Emerson Watts (Em) is a tomboyish gamer, not a party girl. She begrudgingly accompanies her younger sister to the grand opening of the Stark Megastore so that her sister can see her celebrity crush, Gabriel Luna and her idol supermodel Nikki Howard. While waiting in line for Gabriel's autograph, a flat-screen TV falls from the ceiling and lands on Em. She wakes up from a coma a month later and learns that her life has been forever changed.

The back cover of this book is really vague (like my description above) so I had no idea what to expect from this book. I just picked up it because I'm on a personal mission to read/listen to all of Meg Cabot's books. I was surprised to discover as I listened to this book that this book is partly science fiction. It's definitely not hard science fiction but if you don't think about how unrealistic it is and just go with it then it's a very fun read. I don't want to give too much away - part of the fun is not knowing what happens ahead of time.

This book is the first of the Airhead series - I'm looking forward to listening to the rest of the books in the series.

In the book Airhead, by Meg Cabot, Emerson Watts is just a soon to be sixteen year old tomboy, who is crushing on her best friend Christopher. She is absolutely annoyed with her younger sister Frida, who idolizes the, "walking dead" as Em explains it, and teen supermodel extraordinaire, Nikki Howard, also the face of Stark Megastores. As Em is forced to take her sister to the Stark Megastore Grand Opening, all her best friend Christopher can do is stare at Nikki Howard, she experiences I life-threatening accident. When she finally awakens in the hospital she realizes that she is not herself anymore and it doesn't matter what's on the inside, it's what's on the outside. As she tries to adapt to her new lifestyle she learns that some things are easier said than done, but she can't give up because she has to get through it.
The characters in Airhead are all unique in their own way. Emerson Watts, also known as Em, is a high school student who likes to play videogames and doesn't try to be anyone but herself. She doesn't wear make up or wear the clothes that are "in," which is why Whitney Robertson and other members of the walking dead despise her. Not to mention her best friend Christopher Maloney, Em and him love to play Journeyquest. Like Em, Christopher doesn't care about what anybody else thinks. Frida on the other hand is the exact opposite. Frida is nothing like her older sister Em, she wears make-up and wants to be a cheerleader. She also follows the "walking dead" and her idol is teen supermodel Nikki Howard. Unlike many ordinary seventeen year olds, Nikki Howard has traveled the world and has billions of dollars. She can't do anything for herself and is just you regular backstabbing, boyfriend-stealing teenage supermodel. Emerson Watts will find this out soon enough.
I enjoyed reading Airhead, I would give it a 4 out of 5 stars. I like the plot of the book and the way it was written. I also liked the settings in the book because it showed the type of life the main character had. The only thing I didn't like about the book was the ending. I thought it just ended and there wasn't any point to the last chapter, I was expecting it to be a lot different. To me the book was a good length, not to long and not to short. I would recommend this book to girls in seventh and eighth grade because it has a connection with school and things girls would talk about. I think Meg Cabot did a wonderful job writing this book and I hope I get a chance to read the other books from the series.

Meg Cabot is one of the most prolific writers out there today. Not only does she contribute to both the YA and adult market, but she also blogs daily! She is, of course, best known as the author of The Princess Diaries which was turned into a movie with Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.

Her newest series, AIRHEAD, is the story of a teenage girl, Em Watts, who is tragically hurt in a record store opening accident. Her brain is transplanted into the body of a teenage supermodel, Nikki Howard. The book is fast-paced, hilarious and very compelling.

Haven't we all wondered at one time or another what it would be like to be a completely different person? What would it be like to be instantly famous? Meg does a fantastic job of showing both the positive and negative aspects of this instant shot to fame. The sequel to AIRHEAD, entitled BEING NIKKI, was released earlier this year and has received tremendous praise. This book is the beginning of a new series for Meg and one you can tell is going to be very successful.

The situation in this book made me feel so frustrated it was stressful! Why? Because the `heroine' is stuck in another body,and her best friend, her grandmother, in fact pretty much everyone but her sister and parents, think she's dead! If she tells anyone she's not the supermodel whose body her brain's been transplanted into, her parents have to pay millions of dollars for the surgery that saved her life!
The premise of the book is totally ridicules - that a girl has to keep the contracts the dead person whose body she got made, and that, if your body's dead, you're legally dead. In America, someone is legally dead when their brain is! So this story could never happen and was just depressing.
The heroine is just like all the other girls in Cabot's books, who are a little obsessed with boys and lack self-confidence.

I really liked this book, but it was really really strange. I mean, brains into another person's body? Sci-fi and modeling is a strange combination. If you think about it at least. And this book makes you think a lot about the weirdness of science AND modeling. Like I said, really strange. When Meg Cabot decides that she wants to do science fiction or fantasy, the end result reminds me a lot of Scott Westerfield's novels (quirky and strange, yet fascinating).

Em was a likeable character but sometimes I felt that she was too narrow-minded about things. The Walking Dead? Her sister? Appearance? She was way too "whatever" about everything and that kind of irked me. Nobody wants to have a heroine that's unlikeable. Nikki was just obnoxious. She was spoiled, rude, and vain. I didn't really like either of them.

That was the weirdest idea for a book though. I found it strange that a "paintball gun" was used in the accident and Nikki just "happened" to have a brain disease (which is later explained in the following books). I read Being Nikki first because I thought that it was the first one and I liked it better. I can't say that this is one of my favorite books, but it is overall pretty good.

I liked the setting. Stark Industries seemed like it was ripping off everything else so I don't get how it could have been so popular and less quality ("Angels"?). I liked Christopher but he came off as slightly crazy to me. Her family's reactions to the situation were puzzling. I wouldn't expect to have any family agree to a risky surgery like that or enjoy having their sibling/daughter trapped in another girl's body.

And strangely, this book was actually pretty good. Although I do think that Meg Cabot is better at writing realistic fiction than sci-fi or fantasy.

Recommended for anybody who loves: Model Spy; Across the Universe; Ultraviolet; Scott Westerfield novels; modeling books; Maximum Ride; etc.

Possible book club questions:

Why do you think Em is so opposed to popularity and fitting in?
If you were Nikki, would you have represented Stark?
Why do you think Em's family did not tell Christopher?
Would you make the same decisions that Em did? Discuss.

I was pleasently surprised by these books. I am not a fan of the Clique books or the Gossip Girl series, and I was afraid that these books would be the same type. But they were completly different. Insead of being about popular, georgeous (shallow) girls, they followed the story of Em Watts, a normal, un-popular girl trying to get through high school, who is shoved under the spotlight. And I fell in LOVE with Christopher. I loved that he's sometimes brutally honest, but still just so sweet and cute! After I read the second book, I begged my mom to take me immediately to buy the next. I don't know how anyone could've standed waiting for the third to come out. Extremely good, highly entertaining, and positively unique!

~Kit ([...])

You wouldn't think that I, who generally looks down on chick lit and romance novels, would be a big fan of Meg Cabot. But I really am, because she has such a funny and engaging style and also makes sure that the main plot of her books is more than a girl in love with a guy. And such is the case with Airhead.

I was actually very excited for this book, so excited that I sat down and listened to the book on tape (the actual book itself being unavailable to me from my local library at the moment) in one day, not being able to stop. Normally this doesn't happen with books on tape, as I use them as "background noise" while completing other tasks. But once I heard Airhead was a SCI-FI chick lit, I had to read it, and I found Em's story a hilarious and fascinating journey.

Until, of course, I got to the end, when I felt like I'd been dropped on my head. I'm very used to the basic layout of a Meg Cabot novel: they nearly always end with the main girl getting together with the guy. *SPOILER* Of course, this one DIDN'T. Rather, it ended with her bringing pizza to her parents, which, while a nice enough ending, wasn't quite what I was expecting. *END SPOILER* I personally liked Em's crush/best friend Christopher far more than any of the other guys in the book (yes, even the English singer-songwriter Gabriel) and I was really rooting for her to finally be able to be with him. Alas, it wasn't to be...at least not in THIS book. Word is, this is actually going to be a series, which is why I'm not giving it a lower rating.

In short, this is a fun book to read, especially if you are a nerd of the sort Em is and can easily identify with her and her new predicament. However, beware: this isn't exactly a stereotypical Meg Cabot novel. I await the next installment of Em's story with great impatience.

Bizarre yet captivating, Airhead is a sci-fi take on two very different lives and people who experience each other's hardships. Airhead is the story of a nerdy girl, who likes to play video games, pig out on ice cream and Doritos, doesn't care what she looks like, and only has eyes for her best friend Christopher, who barely even looks at her like a girl. She is very happy and content until one day her wannabe popular sister drags her along to see British singing sensation Gabriel Luna at Stark Mega store, a huge Wal-Mart like company. After the concert Emerson and her sister wait in line to get autographs when a surprise star shows up, the supermodel of the decade Nikki Howard and Emerson's sister runs off to get an autograph. Emerson watches as she goes and sees that a T.V is about to fall on her sister's head. Emerson can't just stand there and watch her sister die and so she throws her sister out of the way, but gets hit by the T.V, starting a very odd chain of events, including Emerson Watts' brain being put into Nikki Howard's body. Now Emerson must endure the hardships of being the most popular super model, living a life with no privacy, crazy friends and boyfriends, all while trying to win the heart of her former best friend Christopher, who unfortunately for her is in love with Emerson Watts and not the one who is trapped in Nikki Howard's body. Airhead has a weird and interesting plot that thickens and keeps you wanting more. Cabot does an excellent job describing a model's life and the complications of being one of the biggest celebrities in the world, as well as making Stark feel like a real and ruthless company. Don't worry about the slow start because the book only gets better with time. Definitely worth reading, Airhead is good for girls who range from elementary to high school.

Grade: B+

TLDR version:
Writing = good
Plot = nonexistent

I'm not the sort of person to read a girly teen novel, but I saw it while working at a library and thought the premise was neat. In that regard I wasn't disappointed. Cabot's writing is fun, up-tempo and generally pretty enjoyable. So I didn't really notice when I had read the whole book in about four hours. It's a fast and easy read, but at the end of it you realize that **absolutely nothing happens**.

Entire plot summary: Emerson is a brainy girl. She hates fake plastic people. Nikki Howard, the teen supermodel that rules the fashion world, is pretty much the ultimate in what she despises. And then an accident crushes her body at the same time and at the same location that Nikki has an aneurysm and goes braindead. Nikki's corporate sponsor cares enough about her as the face of their company to transplant someone else's brain into her body to pilot it since Nikki herself won't be doing that any more, and Em is at the right place and the right time. And then we run around with capers of Em trying to understand that she's now in another woman's body -- a teen supermodel at that -- even though she herself is about the most un-girly girl around and doesn't know a thing about what she's doing. She goes to a photoshoot. She gets taken to a club. She halfway falls in love with a heartthrob musician. She kisses a couple guys. And just as she's trying to re-establish contact with her old best friend, a boy who she secretly had a crush on, the novel ends.

It's pretty obvious that Cabot didn't intend to conclude Nikki/Em's story here, and the action doesn't even reach a high point or anything resembling a conflict. There's no semblance of really anything other than set-up and more set-up. I get the impression the whole trilogy should have been released as one book (hell, it was short enough that three of them would fit in a book with smaller print,) and this could have just served as act 1 and a tiny dash of act 2.

As damning as that may seem, I enjoyed reading it. I obviously wouldn't have torn through it as quickly as I did if I wasn't enjoying the style and the pacing. There were a few laugh out loud moments for me, and the characters are interesting. Unfortunate the way it ended, but I'll be grabbing Being Nikki when I get back to the library.

TLDR version:
Writing = good
Plot = nonexistent

I'm not the sort of person to read a girly teen novel, but I saw it while working at a library and thought the premise was neat. In that regard I wasn't disappointed. Cabot's writing is fun, up-tempo and generally pretty enjoyable. So I didn't really notice when I had read the whole book in about four hours. It's a fast and easy read, but at the end of it you realize that **absolutely nothing happens**.

Entire plot summary: Emerson is a brainy girl. She hates fake plastic people. Nikki Howard, the teen supermodel that rules the fashion world, is pretty much the ultimate in what she despises. And then an accident crushes her body at the same time and at the same location that Nikki has an aneurysm and goes braindead. Nikki's corporate sponsor cares enough about her as the face of their company to transplant someone else's brain into her body to pilot it since Nikki herself won't be doing that any more, and Em is at the right place and the right time. And then we run around with capers of Em trying to understand that she's now in another woman's body -- a teen supermodel at that -- even though she herself is about the most un-girly girl around and doesn't know a thing about what she's doing. She goes to a photoshoot. She gets taken to a club. She halfway falls in love with a heartthrob musician. She kisses a couple guys. And just as she's trying to re-establish contact with her old best friend, a boy who she secretly had a crush on, the novel ends.

It's pretty obvious that Cabot didn't intend to conclude Nikki/Em's story here, and the action doesn't even reach a high point or anything resembling a conflict. There's no semblance of really anything other than set-up and more set-up. I get the impression the whole trilogy should have been released as one book (hell, it was short enough that three of them would fit in a book with smaller print,) and this could have just served as act 1 and a tiny dash of act 2.

As damning as that may seem, I enjoyed reading it. I obviously wouldn't have torn through it as quickly as I did if I wasn't enjoying the style and the pacing. There were a few laugh out loud moments for me, and the characters are interesting. Unfortunate the way it ended, but I'll be grabbing Being Nikki when I get back to the library.

Taken from my blog:

Runaway, the latest from author Meg Cabot, is a whirlwind of romance, mystery, and fabulousness.

**Before you dive into Runaway be sure to read the other novels in the series (Airhead and Being Nikki) first. Not only because they are amazing, but because you will save yourself from confusion.

First off, I adore anything that Meg Cabot writes. She has a certain kind of personality that shines through in her writing--she's hilarious, witty, and understands the teenage dialect more than anyone. With that being said, I knew before I even started reading that I was going to love this novel.

Emerson Watts, a typical plain Jane high school student, is still stuck in super gorgeous, super famous, Nikki Howard's body. Since it was previously discovered that the real Nikki Howard is alive, in another girl's body, Em is dying to find out the real reason behind this mysterious situation. Why was she put in Nikki's body in the first place? Nikki Howard knows. The real Nikki is how everyone remembers her--the kind of girl who gets what she wants. And what does Nikki Howard want? Her own body back. And it seems like she's not going to talk until she's back in her glamorous life.

There by her side to help her is Christopher, her cute kind-of boyfriend; Lulu, Nikki's former BFF; Steven, Nikki's brother; and Gabriel Luna, the singing sensation. Brandon, Em's worst nightmare and Frida, Em's little sister are also thrown into the mix.

The conclusion to this series was bittersweet and wonderful--I will miss these characters dearly. Cabot painted them so vividly that they connect with the reader like old friends. The scenes are fast-paced and enjoyable; the action never faltering. With a blend of romance and mystery, Cabot fans will surely devour this novel in record time. Themes of staying true to yourself, being yourself, and beauty are also featured.

I will miss you Emerson Watts-Nikki Howard. Just because you look different on the outside, it doesn't change the person you are on the inside.

Meg Cabot end's her latest young adult series with another hilarious and witty storyline. I have a feeling Cabot will have another hit on her hands with Runaway, the last book in the Airhead Trilogy. Everything a girl could ask for is in there: hot boys, fashion, sarcasm, and did I mention Em's ruggedly handsome best friend Christopher, who in the second book, Being Nikki, tried to revenge his best friends death only to find out that his best friend Em is now Nikki Howard, a super model for Stark Enterprises...

With writing any teenager can relate to Meg Cabot in typical Cabot fashion tied each individual plotline up with a happily ever after string that just makes any reader want to smile.

The only viewable problem I had with this series is it could have been a one book storyline. But other than that I sincerely enjoyed reading, Runaway is a fast pace, fun, read that makes you want to smile.

Title: Airhead

Author: Meg Cabot

Rating: 4/5

Good:

Once again, I have fallen in love with Meg Cabot's books! Airhead was an extremely quick read, and I adore the way that Meg Cabot takes a story that is completely unbelievable and makes it real... and at the same time makes me fall in love with the characters and sympathize with the situations. I love how hilarious and fun this novel was, while at the same time it's completely serious.

Bad:

I can't really say that there's anything really bad about this book... except for the stereotypical view on the popular crowd... it seems like the snobby, bitchy, annoying girls are all the same, and it kind of bothers me. But then again, it doesn't bother me with Meg Cabot's books, since I don't really go read Meg Cabot for deep, insightful reading... it's all fluffy and fun. Perfect for summer reading.

I am older than the target demographic for this novel. However, I am a huge fan of Meg Cabot's novels, and since she writes few adult novels these days, I have to take what I can get.

When I read one of Cabot's young adult works, I expect that I'll have to suspend reality for the duration, which is not a problem. This story was way too "out there," though, so I just kept shaking my head throughout the story. When I was 16, did I ever wish that I could wake up as the world's most famous supermodel? You bet I did. Emerson Watts is a terrible choice (although yes, much more interesting a choice than her sister, Frida). About a quarter of the way through the story, I thought I had the ending pegged, so I suffered through the remaining 3/4 just to get to it. If it had ended the way I had predicted, I could have forgiven the ridiculousness of the story. Not only was I wrong about the ending, the book ended on a note that made it clear we are to wait for a sequel. It wasn't even a really high/climactic point (like the ending of THE QUEEN OF BABBLE IN THE BIG CITY). Will I read the sequel? Well, yes. I'm a sucker. Plus, I'm expecting a great ending.

Emerson Watts is not pleased when her mother forces her to take her celeb obsessed younger sister Frida to the grand opening of the Stark Megastore. She'd much rather stay home and read or play video games with her best friend Christopher. But when she's involved in a peculiar accident, Em finds that her life is changed forever. Soon she's living a completely different life, and is being watched on all sides, by friendly and not so friendly allies.

For those of you who have longed for a novel that is right up there next to Cabot's Mediator series, this would be it! Airhead exemplifies Cabot's trademark of writing inimitable and one of a kind plot lines, but rather than come across as unbelievable, her grounded, witty, and sharp characters make this fast paced novel plausible. Although more elaboration on certain characters before Em's accident would give them more depth, Cabot's fresh twist on the modeling world and carefully constructed dialogue make this book appealing to all. It spectacularly transcends the boundaries of teen genre, combining contemporary fiction, romance, humor, and science fiction to weave together an impressive first novel of what will assuredly be a breathtaking and brilliant trilogy.

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Airhead by Meg Cabot is a young adult novel about Em, who, after a terrible accident, gets put into Nikki Howard, world-famous supermodel's, body. Then, she adjusts to what life is like as a model. Even worse, everybody except her immediate family is supposed to think she's dead.This story is sometimes funny, sometimes sad,always intriguing. I gave this book three stars because it is average. 3 stars isn't a bad rating, so I liked this book. It made me sad when Em went back to school, because her best friend wouldn't even look at her- after all, about a few pages into the book, you can tell they hate supermodels. I liked how Em seemed real, but I didn't like Nikki; she was not realistic. If you like Meg Cabot or are just looking for some time to kill, read this book. While it isn't literary gold, it's not literary crap either.

Really, I should have seen it coming. Meg Cabot is obsessed with Star Wars, watches way too much TV and has already done the psychic thing, the princess thing, the paranormal thing and the historical fiction thing. And with the popularity of Stephenie Meyer's The Host: A Novel, why shouldn't she jump on the body-snatcher bandwagon?

Emerson Watts loves to play video games, has never kissed a boy and refers to the popular crowed at her alternative college prep school in Manhattan as the Walking Dead. So when she wakes up as a $4,000-dress-wearing, boyfriend-stealing, high-school-drop-outing supermodel, she doesn't know how she can take over Nikki Howard's identity let alone walk in her stiletto shoes.

While this book was interesting, and Nikki's best friend Lulu is definitely a stand-out character with her philosophies on love, skin care and house-keeping, I just didn't really buy it. I mean, come on, a music mega-story paying for a body transplant so they don't have to find a new spokes-model? It's a stretch, even for the author who brought us a princess in hiding, a kick-boxing ghost shrink, Arthur reincarnated, a lighting-struck person-finder and an unlucky teenage witch. Not that it was really a bad book, just not up to par.

Plus, can we please get a completed series sometime soon? With Princess Diaries, Volume X: Forever Princess (Princess Diaries) and Queen of Babble Gets Hitched (Queen of Babble) looming in the distance, two more books promised for the Heather Wells Mystery series, the unfinished Jinx series, the unfinished Avalon High series, her new middle-grade Allie Finkle series and who knows what other series rolling around in her head, do we really need a sci-fi version of America's Next Top Model?

But if you want a light read that is classic Meg Cabot, you can't pass up this book. Her books are always filled with characters that are quirky and relatable, romance and teenaged angst that keep YA lit lovers coming back for more, and dialogue that will inevitably win you over.

Witty, humorous, and believable. Meg Cabot has done it, again! Her impressive collection of successful novels is astonishing, not to mention ah-mazing. A must-read for all Meg Cabot fans. The series is unique and hilarious, seen through the eyes of an average girl. The novel is relate-able and enjoyable. With twists and turns at every corner, who would not want to read it?

This is one of my favorite authors; Meg Cabot. She wrote other books like Princess Diaries, which are an amazing books series that differ completely from the Disney movies (don't judge by the title!). She's also written Avalon High, which I haven't seen or read yet but I've heard Disney has done a bad job of that, too. Main lesson Ms. Cabot should learn from here: don't trust Disney, for they will make your books into something much more childlike than should be.

Anyways; I started off thinking this book would be something pretty stupid; and I can tell why others would think so too. But since I know Meg's books, and I know that they are never what they seem like, I decided to give it ago. I'm not gonna deny that its chick-lit; but it's not one of those annoying Sarah Dessen chick-lits, it's better. One thing I've noticed about all of Meg's books is that they always contain a strong feminine protagonist, a girl who, whether or not she has the self-confidence she deserves in the beginning, attains it in the coming-of-age plot, and no matter what, she stands up for what she believes in.

The story starts off as Em Watts, whose a tomboy, in love with her best friend. She hates society's version of "popular", and "pretty", and is definetely not in the in-crowd. In a pretty big pandemonium, her brain gets transferred to the body of a supermodel, Nikki Howard. So Em, now the supermodel Nikki, has to deal with Nikki's supermodel life, with her supermodel friends, supermodel job, great supermodel wallet, and not so great supermodel rep. And also cope with being one of the only people who know-know that Nikki is really Em Watts, trapped in another one's body. Not only that? But everyone thinks Em's dead. And she is-from the outside.

That's all I'm going to tell; but I gotta say, this book is a must-read! It gained me a grounding from my mother for ignoring her while reading the book, that's how caught up I was. The suspenseful ending left me unbelieving that I didn't have the second book (Being Nikki) already, so I'm going to go get it now! :)

....No offense to Sarah Dessin ;)
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Airhead was a great book for teenage girls. That’s the best audience for this book. I do recommend people should read this book and the other two after. It talks about a normal teenage girls life, what they have to go through, what they wish they could become. Each chapter would end on a cliffhanger, which kept me to go on the next chapter and not wanting to put the book down. Once I finished the book, which also ended on a cliffhanger, I wanted to get the next book. It’s a great book, story and plot. I’m really glad someone recommend me to read this book. It was a great reading this book, and I’m not a reader. So I hope you read this book, and like it as much as I did.

I was really looking forward to reading this book. Although Airhead (the first book in the series) and I got off to a rough start, I found the 2nd book engaging and funny. What's more - it left readers with a major cliffhanger that kept them guessing. Although Cabot does a good job of writing an adventure story with little bits of humor, the last book in the Airhead series did not impress me. The conclusion leaves much to be said about women's body image -- a major theme of the book, but only artificially it seems.

Like the title of the book that started it all implies, the Airhead series is filled with fluff and superficiality - don't read it if you're looking for any heartfelt moments (Cabot manages to awkwardly insert one such a scene between Em and her mother). It's subpar chick-lit.

A beautifully spun tale that pulls you in and continues to interest you in a magnificent storyline about a shy girl that is forced into a public life that forces her to keep her big secret without breaking down. Meg Cabot writes poetically and yet makes the story relatable to all levels and ages of readers. 10 out of 10 would recommend.

I loved the emotion these books all evoked in me. I was worried when I should be, and felt the passion and frustration of Em/Nikki. Cabot has once again succeeded! Once again, language could be a concern and some suggestive things - but nothing past kissing ever happens in all three books! Again, I recommend this for older teen girls.

Meg Cabot's "Airhead" is another amazing book to add to her list of, well, amazing books. It focuses on the life of tomboy/geek Em Watts, who, after suffering a fatal accident, has a brain transplant and is placed into the body of a famous teenage supermodel--Nikki Howard. Everything that happens afterwards is extremely interesting and impossibly hard to stop reading, as is the rest of the book. I really can honestly say that I love all of the characters Cabot made. This book was awesome, in my opinion, and I cannot WAIT until the next book, "Being Nikki", comes out!

I enjoy reading just about all of her books. They are funny, light, and well-written.

This, one, however, just went no where. It was boring, and it just didn't have the spark or fun of previous works. The ending was extremely unsatisfying, and absolutely nothing happened. Seriously.

Here is just about everything that happened: Em Watts getts into an accident, has her brain transplanted into a model. This confuses her for a while. Then she goes to live as a model with the models best friend. She is in love with her best friend who thinks she is dead now that she is in a new body.

That is all that happens. Their wasn't resolution to anything, Em wasn't a particularly funny, wise, interesting or anything character.

Also, It seemed like the book wanted to have a 'point', or try to say something, about looks, and society's judgement of people, being different, and how you have to be pretty to fit in, but at the end it just seemed like, "Yeah, being pretty is AWESOME! I'm way cooler now that I am pretty! Everyone wants to be my friend and I can have any guy I want. And now I like wearing pretty clothes, because I am pretty!" Uh, yeah, I buy that.

It was a quick read, but not satisfying in any dimension. I'll get the next one out of the library.

Really great book by Meg Cabot. Although it may seem slightly unrealistic at times, it is still a great read. Very interesting book and definitely a stray away from the typical "girly" book. I would recommend it to all teenage girls.

I really enjoyed this book. Kind of has a science fictiony twist but in an intriguing way. I think it would make a good movie. The characters were well written and I'd recommend it as a fun read for anyone.

Airhead is a book full of adventure and odd ideas! the scientific aspect gives it a unique aura, making it a fun easy read for teen girls. However, other books by Meg Cabot focusing on a teenage girl give the protaganist a similar character; not a distinguishing characteristic I look for in an author.

I was browsing the young adult section in the barnes and noble, looking for an interesting new read, when i happened upon Airhead by Meg Cabot. Started out a little slow in the beginning, but whoa I read this book in one sitting. I do not know how i am going to wait for the sequel next may!I have never really been a Meg Cabot Fan, but now shes got me hooked!

Meg Cabot has delivered another great book!
about a girl called Emerson Watts who has a traggic accident were the only way to save the girls life is to put her brain in a DEAD supermodels body(Nikki Howard) everyone thinks Em is dead and she has to keep on track with the "stark" company spying on her ever move
modeling
famous boys or the one she had always loved
while not blowing her secret!
How will she survive?

A beautifully spun tale that pulls you in and continues to interest you in a magnificent storyline about a shy girl that is forced into a public life that forces her to keep her big secret without breaking down. Meg Cabot writes poetically and yet makes the story relatable to all levels and ages of readers. 10 out of 10 would recommend.