Fifteen
Love, by Robert Corbet is a novel about Mia, and her crush, Will.
At first, Mia is head over heels in love with Will, and he doesn't really like
her. But as the novel progresses, the two realize they have more in
common than they think. Will finds out that Mia's father is cheating on
her mother, and Mia finds out that Will is an excellent tennis player.
The two become close, and throughout the novel it's like they're on a roller
coaster ride, because their relationship is filled with ups and downs.
I thought this was an excellent novel, and very surprising as well. When I
finished the novel, I was surprised to discover the author is a man.
Throughout the story I kept thinking that it was a little one-sided, leaning
mostly towards Mia's feelings, so it was shocking to see that a man wrote the
story, because you would think it would be the other way around. The
novel was very well written, and some of the situations were very unexpected.
I also think that this novel was very easy to relate to, and thus a very
enjoyable read. I would recommend this novel to anyone in middle or high
school.
~Jennifer Pisanksky, 9th
grade, Springfield Local High School.