The story: Reb longs to get away from her controlling, list-making mother, and she's planned her escape: attend a college at the opposite end of the country. The only drawback is leaving Jackson, a boy who could be her soul mate, behind. But when her dad gets an unexpected job offer in New York City, mom kick starts the family into moving mode--and it turns out they're all going to be living less than an hour away from her college dorm: plenty close for Mom to be making unexpected visits. Even worse, once the family's boxes are delivered, her father delivers some earth-shattering news: he's leaving. Now what? Betrayed by her father, separated from her best friends, and stuck in a new place with a mom who drives her crazy, Reb has to learn to cope with her new reality. Or even harder: figure out how to make herself an all-new reality.
June Cleaver’s ratings: Language PG-13; Nudity PG; Sexual Content PG; Violence G; Substance Abuse PG; Magic & the Occult PG (psychic abilities); GLBT Content G; Adult Themes (parental abandonment and infidelity)PG-13; overall rating PG-13.
Liz's comments: Justina Chen (formerly Chen-Headley) is also the author of "North of Beautiful". Both books deal with difficult issues in ways that make them very girl-friendly. Reb learns to appreciate her mother and grandparents in unexpected ways, and also learns to accept and embrace things about herself--mostly, her visions and premonitions--that she's just brushed under the rug before. Though most girls won't have unexpressed psychic abilities to master, there are lots of things here that will resonate for readers of Sarah Dessen's books.
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