High School Fiction
G/M Halpern,
Julie. The F*** It List. Feiwel, 2013. 247p.
978-1-250-02565-4. 16.99.
It’s Alex’s senior year of high school and after
a rough summer where her father died and her best friend slept with her
boyfriend, she’s ready to forgive and forget. But on the first day of school,
she finds out that Becca (the best friend) has been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s
Lymphoma. Becca convinces Alex to help her fulfill her bucket list, since she
won’t be able to complete everything on it herself. The whole year turns into
doing crazy things off the bucket list, falling in love with a boy and dealing
with a sick best friend all while coping with the major loss in her own family.
Not a lot happens in this novel, but the major messages of learning to grieve,
coping with the unexpected and first love make it a decent realistic fiction
option. The multiple pop culture references, bad language and graphic sexuality
make this book for older teens only. Loren Spector, LAPL, Memorial Branch
Library
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