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Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks

by Lauren Myracle

     

Fifteen year old Carly has always been close to her younger sister, Anna. But their relationship changes drastically when, over the course of the summer, Anna develops into a beauty, with breasts that catch everyone's attention. Suddenly Anna gets all the attention that Carly craves.  Their sheltered lives in a world of wealth and privilege are portrayed with great insight by Myracle.  When Carly's world as she knows it crumbles, especially her relationship with her little sister, she must learn to deal with the reality of who each of them is and the fact that life is not what she thought it would be.

Myracle is able to show us the humor in the abrasive relationship that develops between these sisters as they grow and change, and learn again how much they mean to each other.  The characters are easy to visualize, and might even remind us of our own sibling relationships. The complicated and fast paced plot kept me reading from start to satisfying finish. This unvarnished story is moving and realistic as Carly and Anna learn to support each other.

The Book

Dutton Juvenile
May 14, 2009
Hardcover (Reviewed from the Advance Readers Copy)
0525477438 / 978-0525477433
Young Adult Fiction
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The Reviewer

Beverly J. Rowe
Reviewed 2009
NOTE: Reviewer Beverly J. Rowe is Myshelf.com's "Babes to Teens" columnist, covering topics related to reading ideas for the youth in the family.
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