Short and sweet review:A poor high school girl experiences the overtaking emotions of first love, has a fall-out with her best friends over religion, and watches her mom date a new man all while trying to better herself in the attempt to go to college. It is the second book in the Make Lemonade Trilogy, but it works as a stand-alone novel as well.
Longer review:
A poor high school girl experiences the overtaking emotions of first love, has a fall-out with her best friends over religion, and watches her mom date a new man all while trying to better herself in the attempt to go to college. It is the second book in the Make Lemonade Trilogy, but it works as a stand-alone novel as well.
Positives: Written in free verse, it is a very fast read. It is engrossing, and the characters are developed well. I easily related to LaVaughn's feelings of her head-over-heals crush on Jody. Which girl can't relate to this strong emotion? LaVaughn is a forgiving character, and one who values her friendships. There are a couple of instances when she is rude to her friends, but she comes to them and apologizes. I liked that a lot.
Negatives: This book shows a distorted view of Christianity. LaVaughn's best girl friends have joined a Christian club to specifically help them keep their virginity. As the book progresses, the reader learns more and more about the club which amazon.com calls "hyper religious." LaVaughn (and the author) see the very conservative side of Christianity (eg. They believe in Creation as opposed to evolution) as negative, something that is ruining her friends. LaVaughn herself does some research on Christianity and makes her own decisions on what it means to be "true believer." Here's a clue: her decision has nothing to do with accepting the divinity of Jesus Christ. As a conservative Christian, I strongly disliked this thread of the plot and would not recommend the book to anyone.
Heather
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