The Year of Living Awkwardly: Sophomore Year

Gr 9 Up—In this sequel to Confessions of a High School Disaster: Chloe Snow's Diary, the title character is now entering her sophomore year. There is more spot-on teenage angst. Chloe acknowledges her privileged life, even in the middle of her problems. Chloe's parents are in the process of getting a divorce. Her mother is still in Mexico and is deliberately making it difficult to be contacted. Chloe has missed her chance with Grady because of her recent flirtation with Mac. And to top it all off, her dad and her language arts teacher, who is also the director of the musical, seem to be having a thing. The mean girls, however, are also having problems. Noelle's summer in Paris has turned her into quite a beautiful young woman, and Reese is not going to stand for any competition. As Chloe observes Noelle getting the same treatment she endured the year before, she steps up and befriends Noelle. Interspersed throughout her diary-type entries are bits of advice, text messages, emails, and more.