All You
Never Wanted
By Adele Griffin
Alex and
Thea have been thrown into wealth by the marriage of their mother to a
multimillionaire after years of living on the edge of poverty with their mother
as a single parent raising them. Overnight they've gone from mac and cheese to sushi. But it's not necessarily all that one would think it might be. This YA novel is written in the alternating
voices of the two teens as they grapple with the new world they’ve been thrust
into and the host of issues both from their past and their present situation
that they are dealing with as individuals and as a family. While the story as a whole is a little
far-fetched since most teens don’t have parents marrying multimillionaires (although many may secretly wish for it...), the
issues the girls themselves are dealing with are very real to today’s
teens. Jealousy, eating disorders,
reaching out for attention, and teen choices are strong prevalent themes. In addition, Griffin packs everything
into an enjoyable teen read that will hold many teens attention, especially
reluctant readers. It gets a
thumbs up from me for that!
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