Stealing Parker by Miranda Kenneally

Stealing Parker

by Miranda Kenneally

"A hero who will melt your heart."—Jennifer Echols, national award-winning author of Such a Rush
Parker Shelton pretty much has the perfect life. She's on her way to becoming valedictorian at Hundred Oaks High, she's made the all-star softball team, and she has plenty of friends. Then her mother's scandal rocks their small town and suddenly no one will talk to her.
Now Parker wants a new life.
So she quits softball. Drops twenty pounds. And she figures why kiss one guy when she can kiss three. Or four. Why limit herself to high school boys when the majorly cute new baseball coach seems especially flirty?
But how far is too far before she loses herself completely?
Praise for Catching Jordan:
"A must-read for teens! I couldn't put it down!"—Simon Elkeles, New York Times bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series
"With a clever, authentic voice, Kenneally proves once and for all that when it comes to making life's toughest calls-on and off the field-girls rule!"—Sara Ockler, bestselling author of Fixing Delilah

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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Rating: 3.5 Stars

I was happy to revisit Hundred Oak, this time with Parker. This book was a little deeper than Catching Jordan. It dealt with bigger types of identity issues and issues of faith. Kenneally was respectful, and I appreciated the way she handled the situation. I liked that Parker was self aware and doing her best to struggle through some serious stuff. She was superwoman, and she made mistakes. She also owned her mistakes, and didn't expect to be relieved of her responsibility. She also had a group of great friends. Drew, Corndog, Tate -- they were all there for her when she least expected it, and again, they were not perfect. There were missteps, but that idea that we can make mistakes, and not lose everything, is so important. Overall - charming read.

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