About Girl Unmoored
Girl Unmoored, by Jennifer Gooch Hummer
Apron Bramhall has come unmoored. It’s 1985 and her mom has passed away, her evil stepmother is pregnant, and her best friend has traded her in for a newer model. Fortunately, she’s about to be saved by Jesus. Not that Jesus—the actor who plays him in Jesus Christ, Superstar. Apron is desperate to avoid the look-alike Mike (no one should look that much like Jesus unless they can perform a miracle or two), but suddenly he’s everywhere. Until one day, she’s stuck in church with him—of all places. And then something happens; Apron’s broken teenage heart blinks on for the first time since she’s been adrift.Mike and his grumpy boyfriend, Chad, offer her a summer job in their flower store, Apron’s world seems to calm. But when she uncovers Chad’s secret, coming of age becomes almost too much bear. She’s forced to see things the adults around her fail to—like what love really means and who is paying too much for it.
Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You, comments, “Love, loss, and the coming of age of one remarkable girl blaze through this haunting debut like a shooting star you’d wish upon. It’s tough and tender, funny and smart, and it frankly took my breath away. I loved it.”
Jennifer Gooch Hummer is the author of Girl Unmoored which has won more than a dozen awards for Young Adult, Teen and Cross-Genre fiction, including a Bronze for YA Fiction-Mature Issues from the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards. Girl Unmoored was named a Finalist in the 2013 Maine Literary Awards. Jennifer has worked as a script analyst for various agencies and major film studios. Her short stories have been published in Miranda Magazine, Our Stories, Glimmer Train and Fish. Jennifer lives in Southern California and Maine with her husband and their three daughters. My review:
Overall I thought this book was ok but not great. I had high expectations for the book but it didnt meet them and I was dissapointed. I love YA but this book was a little flawed for me as I did not like the main character. It was a unique plot which is why I gave it an ok (because I like reading new and different things) and it was funny at times too which made the book ok as well. Overall I would say that I would recommend this novel because it is an ok read.
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