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The Brittanys

by Brittany Ackerman
Vintage. Jun. 2021. 272p. ISBN 9780593311738. pap. $16. F
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DEBUT Filled with self-doubt and anxiety, 14-year-old Brittany navigates the social intricacies of her south Florida prep school. Her clique of affluent friends, consisting of four other Brittanys, a Mackenzie, and a Leigh, spends time hanging out at one another’s houses, going to the mall, and obsessing over boys. But Brittany and her best friend, Brittany Jensen, are slowly growing apart, as interests change, jealousy arises, and a forgotten birthday causes a rift. Brittany falls for a different boy every other month and faces growing depression and anxiety about not being perfect. She finds it hard to talk to anyone—not her mother, not the other Brittanys, and especially not Brittany Jensen.
VERDICT Ackerman’s debut deftly captures turmoil in the teenage mind as the desire to become an adult competes with the longing to stay a child. It can fall flat with random insertions of the adult perspective that interrupt the flow of scenes. Angst and insecurity abound in this decent first effort; for fans of coming-of-age stories.
Reviewed by Joy Gunn, Paseo Verde Lib., Henderson, NV , Jun 01, 2021
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