Brave New Girl; Catcher in the Rye; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Are your teen years frustrating and getting you down? Do you feel like you don’t fit in and are you struggling to find yourself against enormous pressures? Did you like the book, Catcher in the Rye and the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn? If so, then, Brave New Girl by Louisa Luna is a book for you.

Doreen is fourteen-years-old and she is sort of a tomboy. She has a hard family life and she seems to be invisible sometimes. It seems as though, everyone wants her to be something she's not and Doreen just wants to be Doreen. Unfortunately, she is struggling to find out who that is and what that really means. Doreen, also misses her older brother, Henry, who her father kicked out of the house when Doreen was young. Doreen hopes that Henry will come back for her. Besides Doreen having to deal with all these issues, her emotions get her into a bigger mess. She finds herself having to deal with issues that no fourteen year old should ever have to deal with.

Doreen is a modern day Holden Caulfield from the book, Catcher in the Rye and a modern day Huck from the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. She goes through issues that every teenager can relate to and deal with at one point in their lives. Then, she discusses issues that are more serious just like Holden does in his story. Every reader can relate to Doreen's character in someway, just like readers relate to the characters of Holden and Huck. Doreen struggles with her search for identity just like Holden and Huck do in their tales.

This book is for any teenager who feels that they have obstacles to face and that they are struggling to find themselves with all the pressure placed on them. It will help you get through your teen years and understand that you are not alone.