outside reading 7

Bittersweet Sixteen
By: Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman

For this outside reading assignment I read the book 'Bittersweet Sixteen' by Carrie Karasyov and Jill Kargman. This book is about 2 best friends named Laura and Whitney who's lives are changed when a new girl named Sophie comes to their school. Whitney has always been the most popular girl at Tate Academy and everyone knows she is going to have the best sweet sixteen birthday party, until the new girl Sophie comes to their school from L.A. and changes everything. The characters in this book deal with the change by trying to get used to it and making the best of it. Laura and Whitney start by trying to become friends with Sophie and soon Whitney and Sophie have decided to have a combined birthday party and everything seems okay again. Then another change happens and the two girls get into a huge argument and make their parties seperate again. This event changes the entire school; suddenly people have to choose between the girls and Laura, who has become best friends with both, trys to stay in the middle until the two decide she needs to pick side. When Laura can not pick a side the whole school turns on her and she is forced to deal with this change. I think this book shows that the best way to deal with change is to let it happen and go along with it because if you don't things will get out of hand.

Karasoyv, Carrie. Kargman, Jill. "Bittersweet Sixteen." New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. 22 February, 2009.