A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson
322 pages
I very much enjoyed A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty. It took me a bit to get into it, but once I did, I read it in just a few days.
The story focuses on three women in different stages of their lives. Ginny, a 45-year-old grandmother who is taking care of Liza, her 30-year-old daughter who recently had a stroke and is regaining her ability to communicate, and Mosey, the 15-year old granddaughter whose sole mission in life is to not be a mother by 16 like her two elders before her.
Part of Liza's rehabilitation is to get her into the pool for physical therapy. Ginny decides to cut down a tree in the yard to put in a pool for daily use for Liza. As the tree is coming down, a box is discovered to be buried near it -- a box of baby toys and baby bones. The questions that come with this undiscovered box are ones that only Liza can truly answer, but her struggle to communicate leads to surprises and discoveries in strange ways.
I loved Roger, a supporting character who is Mosey's best bud -- he reminded me of some of the guy friends I had in high school.
I will definitely check out more of Joshilyn Jackson's work.
Next Up: The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen (yes, I love Sarah Dessen and still haven't read this!!)
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