Ask Amy Green: Boy Trouble by Sarah Webb

Boy Trouble (Ask AMy Green) by Sarah Weeks, 288 pages. Candlewick Press, 2010. 

Language: G, Violence: G, Sexual Content: PG

EL (4-6), MS. ADVISABLE

13yo Amy has a lot on her plate. Her parents are divorced and are moving on with their new families. Stuck watching her new baby siblings from her blended families, she doesn’t get to be a teenager as much as she would like.Of course, if being a teenager means being tormented or shunned by the snobby cliques at school, maybe she’s better off. Confused with life and love, things start to look up for her 17yo, Clover gets a jobs as an advice columnist. Happy to help in anyway she can, Amy gets enlisted to help her aunt solve hands-on her client’s problems. When Amy starts liking a boy in her art class and her own friends start snubbing her, Amy might just have to figure out for herself how to solve her relationship issues. Can Amy get a grasp on life and love and still help her aunt with her column?

A cute , clean, chick-lit read for any girls who like romances. The characters are well-developed. The plot is well-developed. The story is cute and fun to read. Readers who like realistic fiction, chick-lit, and romance will love reading this book. 

Reviewer: Kira M, Youth Services Librarian, WHI Public Library.