Lifted

Lifted
By Wendy Toliver
Simon Pulse, 2010. 309 pgs. Young Adult

When 15-year-old Poppy Browne moves from Boulder, CO, to Pleasant Acres, TX, with her professor mother, she has to attend Calvary High even though she's not Baptist. She makes friends with the popular girls and gets caught in an ex-BFF rivalry between her friend Mary Jane and another schoolmate, Bridgette. Pretty soon Poppy starts shoplifting with Mary Jane and her friend Whitney. The first time, it's an accident. The second, it's induced by peer pressure. Subsequently, however, it's for the rush. Poppy, Mary Jane, and Whitney steal regularly, and Poppy doesn't know whether or not she can stop.

I thought this book was alright, but not spectacular. I was definitely curious to see if Poppy and her friends would be caught shoplifting. I was also interested to see how things would play out with Mary Jane and Bridgette. This isn’t a must read, but wasn’t horrible either, just sort of ok.

AMM