Title: Being Sixteen
Author: Allyson Braithwaite Condie
Publisher: Deseret Book
Release Date: January 1, 2010
ISBN: 978-1606412336
Size: 248 pages, 6×9, softcover
Genre: Young Adult
The night of my sixteenth birthday, I didn’t even bother to make a wish when I blew out the candles on the cake. It was my sixteenth birthday, after all. My wishes had already come true. When you turn sixteen, you can start dating. And driving. And living. I counted the candles on my cake as the flames flickered in the summer breeze. I heard the cheers of my friends and family, and as I tasted cake and summer and the promise of good times to come, I thought, This is going to be a good year. Maybe the best year of my life. I had no idea.
Juliet Kendall has been looking forward to her sixteenth birthday for what feels like forever. At first, it seems like being sixteen will be as perfect as she dreamed—she has great friends, a cute almost-boyfriend, a spot on the varsity girls’ basketball team, and even a car of her own. But, as the year goes on, she discovers that her sister Carly is hiding a secret and realizes that, in fact, being sixteen may be her hardest year yet.
Being Sixteen is a coming-of-age story about two sisters and their different struggles. It addresses what it means to have a testimony, what it means to be a friend and a sister, and what’s involved in dealing with and overcoming an eating disorder.
I loved Her other books. This is bound to be just as wonderful of a novel.
I loved this book- so sweet and real. There were no easy solutions but I found it to be uplifting and hopeful. Highly recommended for Moms and Daughters!
I liked this teen novel. I remember feeling similar to the main character when I was in high school. I also appreciated how the story was testimony building without being very preachy. Another great book by this author.