Dear Adam
by Kelsie Stelting
What is it about:
What happens when the bad boy takes over the school advice column?
The last thing Emerick should be doing is giving anyone advice. His dad’s in prison. His mom’s buried under credit card debt. And he’s one step from failing. After everything his mom’s been through, she can’t take another disappointment. So when the guidance counselor gives him a choice, anonymously write the school’s advice column or drop out, what choice does he really have?
Student body president Nora Wilson has the perfect life. At least, that’s what everyone thinks. And with her dad running for governor . . . reputation is everything. She can’t let anyone know she’s drowning under the pressure. Except for an anonymous advice columnist.
Nora and Emerick can’t stand each other in real life. But online? They may have more in common than they ever thought possible.
What did I think of it:
This sounded like a really fun read, so when I had the opportunity to read an Advance Reader Copy I jumped at it.
And this is a fun read indeed.
Emerick seems like a bad boy: missing classes, barely getting passing grades, and nobody really looks further to see the reasons. When he is offered the choice to write the advice column or drop out he sees it as just one more burden on his already overloaded plate, but soon he discovers that the column just might be a blessing.
Nora on the other hand is seen as the perfect student. Nobody sees how she is trying to handle more than she can and is steering towards a burn out. When she writes to the anonymous columnist Adam for advice a conversation between the two starts up. Neither of them knows who they're really talking to, but both enjoy the emails they send each other.
I loved seeing Emerick and Nora connect in their emails and to see the two of them find someone they can talk to about their problems. Their interactions in real life are very different, but it just might be that their emails might lead them to see the world and each other differently.
This is a sweet story about two teens connecting and finding out that they have more in common than is clear on the outside. But it's not all sweetness. There are hard truths to deal with, jealousy, and difficult choices have to made. All in all this is a really engaging read. I can advice it to anyone who loves a good Contemporary YA read.
Why should you read it:
It's a fun and sweet YA read.
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