Review by Kelley Crawford

Award-winning author Melody Carlson has written this captivating novel filled with struggle, love, and the longing to be free. Aster Flynn is a teenage girl who thinks that her life is anything but normal. She hasn’t seen her dad in years, her mom is always working, her older sister is too obsessed with her boyfriend, and her younger sister is mentally handicapped, leaving Aster to fully care for her. Since she’s so occupied with housekeeping and her sister’s needs, she hardly has a life of her own. She hasn’t even had a boyfriend, until Owen, AKA Mr. Popularity, takes an interest in her. Will Aster finally get a chance to live her own life, or will her little sister keep messing things up? Why You’ll Love It:

• It’s perfect for teenage girls of any age.
• It’s 224 pages, but the book is so interesting, you can easily read it in one sitting.
• Written by an award-winning author (if you like this book, you’ll love the other ones she wrote)!
• This book depicts how teen girls “really” live- life isn’t always perfect. Not all teenage girls live with the perfect family, have boyfriends, and own a car.
• It will definitely give a greater understanding of how to treat someone with mental disabilities.