in Iraq, Arden is anything but your average teen. Being a
military brat, she's never lived in one place for more
than two years. However, she feels like her roots lie in
the little house in Sardinia. When her mother decides to
sell her only home, Arden plans a trip to say goodbye to
her vacation house. On the way, she meets a group of fun-
loving college girls who convince her to join them on
their adventure to Europe. Trying to forget the danger
her mother constantly faces, she accepts and has a very
eye-opening trip with her new friends. This is a
fictional novel, but is based off of very real and very
serious events. Arden is faced with old memories and new
friendships on her mental and physical journey.
High
Dive is a moving book based on serious issues. The
emotion in the book was present, but not as strong as I
had hoped for. It was a fairly slow paced read but had an
interesting story line that always kept me alert. There
was a huge amount of description however; it did become
somewhat dull in certain passages. The story was unique
and the characters were well defined and easy to connect
with. Although most of the story was sad, I was very
pleased with every way the author tied off the book. I
enjoyed this book and would recommend it to someone who
wants an eye-opening book set in modern day
issues.
Reviewer Age:14
Reviewer City, State and
Country: Richmond, Virginia USA
