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223 pp.
| Zondervan |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-0-310-72078-2$15.99
(2)
YA
Fifteen-year-old Mary Rudine, nicknamed Mister, "used to be / a good Christian girl..." In a series of one- to two-page prose poems, Mister describes her fall from grace. Mister's voice is poignant and utterly genuine, but what really elevates the novel above other good-girl-gets-pregnant fare is the character of Mary, mother of Jesus, whose all-too-familiar experiences as a pregnant teenager comfort Mister.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2010