Author: Katrina Kittle
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Publication Date: Oct 2011
Summary (taken from Amazon):
21. Cat purr vibrating through your skin22. Jumping on a trampoline in the rain
23. Raw cookie dough
24. Getting yourself all freaked out after a scary movie
25. Dancing like an idiot when no one is watching
What happened to the girl who wrote those things? I miss that girl. She used to be bold and fun. Now she's a big chicken loser.
How could so much change so fast?
Let's see, you could be the plain Jane daughter of two gorgeous famous people, move to a new school, have no real friends, and your mom could get sick, and, oh yeah, you could have the most embarrassing secret in the world.
Yep, that about does it.
So, the real question is, how do I get that girl back?
Review:
In the beginning when Hannah first started using her “secret remedy” as she called it, I saw her as being so naïve and foolish by not coming clean, talking it out with her mom and hanging out with a group of girls that are not doing her any good. It got worse and worse for her until a she finally takes a trip to Africa with her aunt and that finally opens her eyes to what others are facing and puts everything into perspective.
Reading this book was a learning experience for me as well so its one I definitely recommend to young teen girls as I hope they can learn and take something away from reading Hannah’s story.
Rating 3.5 Stars
* Review copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review
8 comments:
Mmmm cookie dough! yes that is certainly a reason to be happy :D
Sounds insightful. Great review.
Doesn't sound like my kind of book, but I'm glad you at least liked it! :)
Hm. I tend to stay away from eating disorder books just because they're a bit heavier usually and I have to get myself in the right mood for them:) I can imagine that a trip to Africa would most definitely put some things in perspective for Hannah though!
It's good that MG readers have a chance to learn about some of these heavy issues. It really does sound like an eye-opener.
I totally agree with your thoughts. The trip to Africa really made Hannah open her eyes and realize how lucky she is. I think this one is a great book for MG readers.
An intervention like that seems kind of extreme, but I guess necessary when you are facing something like what Hannah is.
This one sounds interesting. Great review!
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