SWEETHEARTS BY SARA ZARR
Jennifer Harris and Cameron Quick were absolute bestfriends when they were young children. They were eachothers only friends. Both of them being outcasts. One day Cameron dissapears and Jennifer is left alone and afraid. A cruel childs prank, or the kids that always teased Jennifer told her Cameron was dead. and being nine years old she believes them. Then later Jennifer who is chubby and shy morphs into popular and confident Jenna. Jenna is doing great until her 17th birthday when Cameron shows up again. then things start to spiral out of control.
This book, as i was reading it, i thought was the best book in the world. One of the best books i've read. and really it is. the writing is absolutely amazing but Jenna's voice makes it a little painful at times. Jenna's voice rings true through out the book. She is a troubled but likeable character, and i loved her from the beginning. Sometimes you wanted to scream at her...but that was just her character. i loved how Jenna would have sudden flashbacks that brought you into her past, and how things were for her. it made you understand her and her situation better. it also brought on a lot of suspence. i fell in love with Cameron Quick from the very first sentence he spoke. his character was true and kind to the very end. Jenna's mother i found very UNlikeable. She didnt see what her daughter had to go through and looked past her younger years of neglect. Although Jenna's stepfather Alan makes up for that in being kind and good to Jenna. Unlike how many stepparents are portrayed. This books i found a bit heavy but worth your time. I thought the ending was perfect for the story and how things were supposed to be. Although it was a little dark. This story will stay with you long after you've turned the last page.
