How to Save a Life

Sara Zarr is an author I always like to read. In this novel, the story is told from Mandy and Jill's point of view. Mandy is a pregnant teenager who is looking to give her baby up for adoption. She has been abused by her mother's boyfriend and doesn't know who the father is . Jill has just lost her father and her mother is looking to fill the void by adopting a baby. Mandy finds Jill's mom online and starts the process. She moves in with Jill and her mom and that's when all her lies start to unravel. Jill doesn't trust her and lets her know, often. Jill is still grieving over the loss of her father and has pushed everyone away from her. She is angry and alone and lashes out at everyone. (Yet you still like her!) Mandy is a lost soul, trying to figure out why no one loves her. She isn't sure she even want to give up her baby. This is a heartbreaker of a book. But not to worry- it has a happy ending. Mandy and Jill both take a journey through grief and rebirth to find their way back to themselves. Don't worry- there's a little love story on the way that help Jill realize who she wants to be. I enjoyed reading a book without zombies, supernatural powers, or the apocalypse for a change. I know the girls in my classes will really like this book and I will recommend it wholeheartedly to them. Off to the Archangel Academy for book two- I know- supernatural again- but what's a girl gonna do, the vampires call. Happy reading my friends.