Love and Other Four-Letter Words

Mackler, Carolyn. Love and Other Four-Letter Words. Random House Publishing,

New York: 2006.

Annotation

Sammie handles her typical teenage life with it's twist and turns. For every bad side there is always a good one.

Justification for Nomination

Sammie's life surely is stressful. Her dad aborts the family, her mother is going through employment issues, and her best friend doesn't seem to be playing the role she used too. This book outlines the average life of a teenage girl. Sammie handles these obstacles with sincerity. Carolyn Mackler takes Sammie's tribulations and uses them as a way to harmonize the pace of the novel. Of course there is a bright side to every situation, which shows in this romance. For every friend that leaves a new one comes. For every boy that doesn't like you another does, especially when she least expects it. This is an uplifting, laugh now cry later novel that helps you appreciate the simple things in life.

Genre: Romance