
So glad things are so black and white here. The mom sometimes wonders if she is doing the right thing (duh!), but consoles herself that because she fought so much with her own mom when she was a teenager and never really reconciled that this must be the right course to take. As a result, Josie is closer to her dad, and the Mom no longer really has any place whether it be good, bad or indifferent. Teachers are supportive and love what they do! Love seeing what is going on in everyone's lives and what they are thinking/feeling and what the consequences for the actions will be down the road-cool narrative device.Ĭons: The mom has backed out of Josie's life in a misguided attempt to "be friends" with her daughter she is so un-involved that Josie sometimes wonders if she is even there. Her friends are loving and supportive and if they have flaws, they acknowledge them.


Pros: Josie is incredibly strong in herself and not scared to be herself she has a loving and strong family with supportive relationships. So many of the characters in this book have sex as teens and get hurt, very badly. No, fifteen-just-turning-sixteen wasn't that long ago for me I got my first kiss then and was incredibly into boys, but I knew that there were limits and purity and deciding to be a virgin till marriage could save me from some heartbreak. Call it "I will flip out and go bat-crazy if my daughter turns does this!!!" Her television and film credits include Michael Clayton, Law & Order : Criminal Intent, Spin City, and One Life to Live.I should have known from the first page when the heroine talked about wanting a boy to feel her up that this wasn't the book for me. Gibson has played major roles in productions such as The Seagull, Angels in America, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She has appeared on Broadway and other major stages in New York, as well as regional theaters from Dallas to San Francisco, Chicago, Philadelphia, and more. Julia Gibson received an MFA from New York University. Voiced commercials, video games, documentaries, and websites. On stages in London, Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York and has numerous filmĪnd television credits. Shakespeare at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

She received her BFA in acting from Boston University and studied Since narrating her first audiobook in 2002, she has received praise for her work in all genres, including her portrayal of Sookie Stackhouse in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampireīooks. Johanna Parker is an Audie and Earphone Award–winning actress living and working in
