“I was such a Goody Two-Shoes as a kid…My biggest indiscretion was hiding a failed math quiz or watching TV past my bedtime. Once, when I was really acting out, I [lied] so that I could go to the library and read Judy Blume books.”
Sound familiar? It does to me!
Why Can’t I Be You is a story of growing up and finding yourself…or someone who looks like you who you can pretend to be.
When Jenny is mistaken for Jessie, a girl with a very different past than her own, it seems like a great opportunity. It would be an easy out from her failed romance, her difficult parental relationship, and a job that’s more of a job than a career, and an entrance into friendships, self-confidence, and experiences that she has never known. But we all know that won’t work forever.
Sound familiar? It does to me!
Why Can’t I Be You is a story of growing up and finding yourself…or someone who looks like you who you can pretend to be.
When Jenny is mistaken for Jessie, a girl with a very different past than her own, it seems like a great opportunity. It would be an easy out from her failed romance, her difficult parental relationship, and a job that’s more of a job than a career, and an entrance into friendships, self-confidence, and experiences that she has never known. But we all know that won’t work forever.
Why Can’t I Be You is the story of Jenny finding out who she is and who she wants to be, which friends are real and which are (quite literally) fake. It’s a great story about self-realization, with the perfect balance of depth and levity.
Allie Larkin’s characters are so relatable; I can see my friends in each of them. These realistic relationships make the story believable and enjoyable.
{Special thanks to my kids who were so enchanted by their first flight, that I was able to read half of this on the way there, and half on the way home ;)}
Why Can’t I Be You was written by Allie Larkin and published by Plume, February 2013.
Also check out my review of Allie's first title, Stay.
Allie Larkin’s characters are so relatable; I can see my friends in each of them. These realistic relationships make the story believable and enjoyable.
{Special thanks to my kids who were so enchanted by their first flight, that I was able to read half of this on the way there, and half on the way home ;)}
Why Can’t I Be You was written by Allie Larkin and published by Plume, February 2013.
Also check out my review of Allie's first title, Stay.
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