by Melody Carlson

Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Multnomah Books (February 17, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1601421184
ISBN-13: 978-1601421180

It's been a long time since I read a book written for Young Adults, and I have to tell you that I was pleasantly surprised. This was a really fun book and I thought really hit to the heart of some really important issues without evolving into being preachy about it. I enjoyed the characters in the book although I did think that maybe they were a bit cliched, but not horribly so. I did wish that I'd been as enlightened and together as Maya when I was in High School! All of this though, did not stop me from enjoying the daylights out of this book. I'd encourage all of you to pick it up for those teens on your list.