the darlings are forever by melissa kantor

Oftentimes fear holds many girls back, but all three girls really branched out and grew. The main theme of the novel and the motto the girls refer to is 'may you always do what you are afraid of doing.' I think this is a good message for girls at the middle school and high school level. I like the message for girls in this book.

She is super-smart and has a love connection with a 'nerd,' who was such a cutie and I was a big fan of him! All three girls are very different, but Kantor does a great job of making them relatable. Natalya is a sweet girl that is trying to adjust to attending school with a bunch of rich 'mean' girls. Victoria often feels 'not as important' in her family as she would rather bake something than watch CNN and discuss politics. Victoria comes from an ambitious family her father is in politics, her mother is successful and her sister attends Princeton. Jane is truly a drama queen and is gutsy, which I liked. I probably haven't encountered this since reading The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, which I adored. It was interesting to follow each girl and although they encounter many different problems that inevitably occur in high school, it was nice to see such strong friendships through it all. I think most teenage girls can find a little bit of themselves in at least one of these characters. Melissa Kantor's The Darlings Are Forever is a start to a new contemporary series that promises a lot of fun for three best friends in New York City. All three girls are nervous to branch out and start new chapters in their lives, but they know that they have each other after all, they are the Darlings. Jane is attending a school to pursue acting, Victoria is attending a private school, but feels like she can never live up to her sister's greatness, and finally, Natalya is attending a prestigious school, but it's filled with wealthy girls and Natalya definitely isn't wealthy as she is there on scholarship. Three best friends, Jane, Victoria, and Natalya, all are starting high school, but will be attending three different schools in New York City.

The darlings are forever by melissa kantor