Saturday, January 27

The Opposite of Chocolate - Julie Bertagna

I found this, along with a small swag of other interesting books that I probably wouldn't otherwise have picked up, at a remaindered book store.
For Sapphire Dean and her best friend Emma, living in the town of Hungry, the popular girls are chocolate - smooth, sleek and delicious. This is the summer when Sapphire begins to become chocolate herself - her boyfriend Jay is desirable and sexy, and her emotions are echoing the excitement of the fires being lit by the town arsonist. Until, like the actions of the arsonist, Sapphire finds herself with a consequence she can't manage on her own - she's pregnant.
This YA novel beautifully conveys the feelings of confusion, pressure, denial, abandonment, shame and conflict of unplanned teen pregnancy, as Sapphire is smothered with conflicting, unwanted and coercive advice. - Alex

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Just read the book. It was beautifully written. Anyone can step into Sapphire's shoes and almost feel the series of events... Wish I'd read it as a teen.