One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies

This six weeks, my favorite book I read was One Of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies, and it was not only that, but also one of the best books I have ever read. This book is by Sonya Sones and it is a verse novel published in 2004 about the horrible life of a sixteen year old girl, Ruby, after her mom passes away and all the drastic changes she goes through. Personally, this book changed my perspective on things and I think anyone who is going through any type of problem should read this to help give them a different view of life.
      The author in this book decided to make it first person point of view so that the reader could really understand the depth of her sadness and give them the opportunity to look into her thoughts and feelings, and to focus on maybe less important things from other POV's that would mean a lot from hers. The audience is for teenagers and young adults, a lot of the stuff is very relatable to most of those age groups. The plot is centered on the upsetting and sick life of Ruby, while going through her mothers death also is forced to move away from her friends and her boyfriend and aunt, to live with her dad she has grown up hating. As the story goes, Ruby undergoes big changes and plot twists until she has nothing, but in the end, she finds all that time it was worth living.
     Honestly, even if you have the perfect life, I feel this story can mean something to everyone. The moral is that life is always good at the end, and I think a lot of people can learn from that.