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Everything I Was
Everything I Was | Corinne Demas
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“My walls were stripped, and all that was left in the room was a pile of boxes and my mattress propped against the wall.” So begins Irene’s journey from an Upper West Side penthouse to—well, she’s not entirely sure where. Irene’s father, a corporate VP, is “downsized” when his company merges with another. When he can’t find work, her family’s lifestyle—and her mother’s spending—quickly catches up with them. Eventually, they’re forced to move in with Irene’s grandfather in the family farmhouse upstate. But what begins as the most disastrous summer of Irene’s life takes a surprising turn, and Irene must decide what she wants for herself after losing everything she was.
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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
Everything I Was | Corinne Demas
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Mehso-so

A good realistic portrait of how job loss and financial instability can shake the confidence and self-identity of teens. Irene's behavior vacillates and she doesn't quite know why she acts as she does. Good ambiguity on why half-sis Jenna lived with dad instead of with the family. Just wish the message wasn't so obvious and the secondary chars were more well-rounded.
For children's lit class.
#PopSugar Reading Challenge 2019: a book about a family