Shug

Shug
by Jenny Han
248 Pages

Shug is about a young girl, Ann Marie, who is experiencing many changes in her life. She is starting Jr. High, her parents always fight, her moms a drunk, her sister is popular, and her relationship with her best friend Mark is now different. She believes she is in love with Mark. However, Mark is all about being cool now and is always leaving Ann Marie out. All of her girl friends now have boyfriends and life seems complicated. She starts tutoring bad boy Jack and realizes he is not as bad as she thought. They start forming a close friendship and towards the end of the story she realizes that maybe she likes Jack as more than a friend.

Personal Rating-5

I loved this book! I think this book is so great because every “preteen” can relate to this story. It is scary to start a new school and make all new friends. It’s also hard to learn that the friends you thought were your true friends really aren’t your true friends after all. The book also talks about relationships and how complicated they seem when you are in Jr. High. I just really liked this book and I think those who read it will too.