Weisenberg, Marit Select, 352 pages. Charlesbridge, 2017. $18.
Langauge: R (100+ swears, 23 ‘f’); Mature Content: PG-13 (implied sex,
body words); Violence: PG-13 (some blood).
Julia Jaynes has the perfect life and the perfect family –
even though she is the odd one out. She
and some of the other teens have been put to the side, however, supposedly to
stop the questions from the community in which they live. After her beautiful insider sister causes a
huge scene at the local pool, however,
Julia is blamed and is ostracized even more – forced to go to the local
high school. There she struggles to keep
her secrets from everyone around her, even her own family, as she is attracted
to normal. Julia goes back and forth
between loyalty to family and her strong feelings for John – confusing both of
them repeatedly – until the day when she finally has to make a choice that will
last forever.
Weisenberg set up a yo-yo case of cold feet and
confusion. Julia’s constant
flip-flopping on every issue became frustrating. I can’t see a boy of any age putting up with
her dizzying machinations. The supposed
magic powers of the group didn’t seem interesting or important enough to
warrant the urgent secrecy of the family group, either. The cover will probably draw fans of Matched
and Divergent, but I would wait until it is available in paperback.
HS – OPTIONAL. Cindy,
Library Teacher
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