The Center of the Universe by Anita Liberty

The Center of the Universe
Anita Liberty

Overview

This is the real life journal of author, Anita Liberty, of her high school years. She actually went rummaging though her old stuff to find the perfect entries for this book.

“This is a book about being a teenager. Being a teenager sucks! Enjoy the book.” (Front cover.)

Review
It’s kind of hard for me to review this book since it’s not fiction, not really. It’s not my place to sit here and judge Anita’s life. What I will say though is that The Center of the Universe has all the elements to fit your favorite YA Chick-Lit Fiction novel.

Anita had a very interesting life. She had some tearful moments and hilarious ones too. She really enjoyed her high school years, even if it began with a slow start. She struggled with everyday crap you and I face: parents, friends, relationships, and self-knowledge. The way she tackles the problems though, are unique to her.

Things I really liked about the book.
-It wasn’t really written in any organized pattern. The format was great!
-The SAT word prep
-The Parental Infraction/Compensation charts. (Those were pretty funny; I might have to start doing one of my own.)
-The random poems
-The “Advice from Anita Liberty” segments
-Overall, the entire book.

And I always knew foreign exchanged students were bad news, especially the cute ones!