This story is one that many girls in high school can relate to. Have you ever been the tallest in your class or have your parents in the middle of a divorce, well for fifteen year old Haven she had both.
It was the summer going into her sophomore year her parents were getting a divorce and at five foot eleven she felt as thought she would never fit in. Her older sister was in the midst of planning a wedding to a man that Haven wanted nothing to do with. Nor did she want her sister to have anything to do with him. Well all of this is happening her father has decided to get remarried, and a blast from the past enters to throw a twist into the plot of the story.
This book starts off slow, but as the plot twists so does the interest level. You will find yourself at the point were you do not want to put it down just so you know who ends up with who and what happens in the end to poor Haven who had her world flipped upside down just in one summer.
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I read this book too! I think it's a good book for teen girls to read because Haven has so much to overcome and she, like a lot of teen girls, feel that she is alone in all the obstacles she is faced with. For Haven, one thing after another after another go wrong from the very beginning of the book. First her body completely betrays her and she finds herself being 5'11" tall and still growing. Not to mention her father is getting married to the woman he cheated on her mother with (and having a baby!). Also, her sister is planning a wedding with a completely predictable and "safe" man.
ReplyDeleteHaven's life is completely changing in such a short amount of time. Everyone she's known and been close to her entire life has changed. Meanwhile, Haven has to adjust herself to these changes in others and herself. It's all a big part of growing up and Haven needs some help but everyone is too busy with their own lives to realize what's happening with hers. The only person who gives Haven any sort of the attention she needs is Sumner, one of her sister's many ex-boyfriends. It is Sumner who teaches Haven to love her height and see that no one is normal. Sumner seems to be the only one who understands Haven until Sumner also proves to her that people are not always what they seem to be. To me, this book is a lesson about appearance versus reality for teens.
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ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great book! does the story focus on one issue more than another, or does it just discuss the various issues teens face in a more general way?
ReplyDeleteThe book basically centers on Haven and the issues she is overcoming such as her changing body, especially in regard to its height, and the changes occurring in her family. It seems like problem after problem keeps occurring for Haven and she can't find a way to deal with the changes. The only constant she finds is Sumner, who she believes is the only person who is still the same and will always be the same. When Haven is confronted with the truth about Sumner, she realizes everyone has their faults and changes are just part of life.
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