Review: Story with a Message
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2013
This is a good story about bullying and what the costs of bullying can be. Christy is bullied and experiences another devastating blow when her parents are killed in an accident.  She recovers from an attempted suicide and helps her older brother keep the family together.  Then, while her brother and her sister are away, she agrees to stay at the house in their absence.  However, her brother's friend Devin is at the house as a houseguest during that time. How Christy reacts to Devin, on whom she had a terrible crush, and how they interact together make this an interesting story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about this strong girl/woman and how she grows into herself after her bad time in high school.  I think there is a good less in Christy for all of us.  The interactions between Christy and Devin are interesting, realistic and well done. More background on the earlier years in Christy's life would have been nice but would have made the story longer and possibly detracted from what there was. I think any young person would understand and appreciate this story and its underlying themes, because they are very used to them and experience them all the time. There is a lot said and written about bullying today, but this story can make anyone more aware of the long-term consequences and effects of it in life. I received this from Library Thing to read and review.