What My Mother Doesn't Know

by Sonya Sones

Summary: Fourteen year old Sophie thinks she's in love with Dylan, her sexy new boyfriend who says all the right things and wears all the right clothes. He's what she's always dreamed of. But there's someone else. Someone not quite so cool, not quite so cute, but when they talk, she feels the connection in her soul. Slowly Sophie falls in love with the guy she can never tell her friends she's falling in love with, and has to make an important choice about what's more important--what others think, or what she feels in her heart. Along this journey, Sophie also deals with familiar issues with friends, family, and school, making this story all the more relatable.

My thoughts: Have you noticed lots of books written in poetry form lately? If you love it, thank Sonya Sones. This is an amazingly realistic portrayal of what it's like to be a teenaged girl. If you're living it now, you'll nod your head and smile. If you're a grown-up teenaged girl, you'll cringe, then nod and smile! What My Mother Doesn't Know is controversial--it often makes the ALA's list of top 100 banned books.