Counting to Perfect
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Beschreibung
Cassie, competitive swimmer and rising seventh grader, plans to spend her summer at the pool with her friends. That way she won't be stuck at home with her sister and her sister's baby.
Julia used to be the perfect big sister: she played great games and took good care of Cassie. Now life at home revolves around Julia and her daughter, Addie. No one pays much attention to Cassie--not to her swimming, and not to what's gone wrong with her friends.
When Julia confides in Cassie that she'll be leaving with Addie--without telling their parents--Cassie jumps in the car, too. As the days of lumberjack breakfasts and hotel pools start to add up, Cassie has to wonder: Could the sister who seems to be the source of all her problems also be the friend she's missed the most?
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I'm not a fan of road trip books or movies, so after a really engaging start I was bummed to see the story going in that direction. I would have loved to rather see the family and friendship dynamics in Cassie'ss life develop more, not her and her sister's. I actually think her and Julia are unrealistically close for two teenagers, one of whom being a teen mother. It is also hard to believe that the girls' parents would just go along with their daughters and baby granddaughter just leaving without a note and being fobbed off (learned a new phrase there) with a phone call. Some things I did enjoy: - The counting thing is really wholesome - Addie's father being in her life and giving a shit - I didn't have a hard time going through this. It's a fairly enjoyable read if you don't think about it too much
Beschreibung
Cassie, competitive swimmer and rising seventh grader, plans to spend her summer at the pool with her friends. That way she won't be stuck at home with her sister and her sister's baby.
Julia used to be the perfect big sister: she played great games and took good care of Cassie. Now life at home revolves around Julia and her daughter, Addie. No one pays much attention to Cassie--not to her swimming, and not to what's gone wrong with her friends.
When Julia confides in Cassie that she'll be leaving with Addie--without telling their parents--Cassie jumps in the car, too. As the days of lumberjack breakfasts and hotel pools start to add up, Cassie has to wonder: Could the sister who seems to be the source of all her problems also be the friend she's missed the most?
Buchinformationen
Beiträge
I'm not a fan of road trip books or movies, so after a really engaging start I was bummed to see the story going in that direction. I would have loved to rather see the family and friendship dynamics in Cassie'ss life develop more, not her and her sister's. I actually think her and Julia are unrealistically close for two teenagers, one of whom being a teen mother. It is also hard to believe that the girls' parents would just go along with their daughters and baby granddaughter just leaving without a note and being fobbed off (learned a new phrase there) with a phone call. Some things I did enjoy: - The counting thing is really wholesome - Addie's father being in her life and giving a shit - I didn't have a hard time going through this. It's a fairly enjoyable read if you don't think about it too much