It's "optional", so she's not reading any of those books, but is instead reading two other quality books of her choosing. She felt their suggestions were too realistic, with too much romance and too much of an emphasis on "gritty" realism. So instead she's going with Summer of the Mariposas and Not Your Sidekick.
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