Stealing Parker

by Miranda Kenneally

[Sam@WLABB]

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.