This book is centered around two girls
whose lives are completely different. The story is written from two points of view, Jill's and Mandy's.
Jill grows up with heart warming parents, but when her
dad passes away her life is turned upside down. To make it worse, her mom's
thinking about adopting a baby. Jill pushes away everyone who cares about her.
It’s not until she reunites with a friend from school that she realizes she
doesn’t have to push people away, she opens up about her fathers death.
Mandy’s life
is different. She didn’t grow up with such loving parents like Jill. Mandy
becomes pregnant and makes a promise that her baby won’t end up living like
this. She decides on putting the baby up for adoption. Here in the midst of
looking for a baby to adopt and in the process of giving up her baby for it to
have a chance in life, Jill's and Mandy’s life collide.
Jill's mother
decides to adopt Mandy's baby. Mandy soon comes to live with Jill and her
family for the last months of her pregnancy. Months go by and Mandy starts to
think about her life after she has the baby. She hopes that she too can find a
home as welcoming as Jill's.
Find it in YA FIC ZARR, S.
Reviewed by Aisha
