My Sister’s Wedding, by Hannah R. Goodman [YA Fiction]
by Melanie, entering 12th grade
Maddie is 15 years old and dealing with a very dysfunctional family and having difficulties with her friends and boyfriend. Her sister is an alcoholic about to get married, and her two best friends are going out with each other and thinking about having sex for the first time. Also her boyfriend’s father just died. So she has a lot of issues on her plate and you follow her as she tries to cope with everything.
This was a surprisingly complex book for being so short. The author puts every problem and situation imaginable into these 100 pages, including teen sex, alcoholism, verbal and physical abuse, family and friend problems, bad relationships, friendship, and meeting a new boy. Most people with dysfunctional families can probably relate to Maddie.
