For her senior capstone project, Pip researches the disappearance of former Fairview High student Andie, last seen on April 18, 2014, by her younger sister, Becca. Pip has known and liked Sal since childhood he’d supported her when she was being bullied in middle school. There’s not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn’s head.Įveryone believes that Salil Singh killed his girlfriend, Andrea Bell, five years ago-except Pippa Fitz-Amobi. Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations.
Autumn’s coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on.
In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. Major characters are Black.Ĭompelling Jackson excels in writing books steeped in social commentary. The novel shines light on biases against young Black women and the victim-blaming that so often occurs when a predator has power, fame, and money. The narrative unfolds in nonchronological order, and toward the end, as the timelines merge, it feels a bit clunky, but the storytelling overall is captivating. As the relationship turns abusive, Enchanted must find the courage to escape.
Enchanted is a naïve protagonist, but the decisions she makes in order to launch her career are plausible. When Enchanted catches the eye of a 28-year-old music superstar at a singing competition, she pushes doubt and her parents’ misgivings aside and goes on tour with him. However, she does join the school swim team, and water is used as a powerful metaphor throughout the book. Now, neither her new neighborhood nor her new private school is diverse, and she has to spend her free time watching her siblings. Although her Grandma’s apartment was cramped with everyone all together, Enchanted got to do the things she loves the most-swimming in the ocean, hanging out with her Grandma, and singing. Since moving to the suburbs from Queens, 17-year-old Enchanted has been suffering. An aspiring singer is taken advantage of by a superstar.
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