LitPick Review
Departures, by Robin Jones Gunn consists of two novellas. The first one called "Now Boarding at Gate 10," is about a girl named Christy Miller. Christy is on her way to Wisconsin for her grandparents 50th anniversary. There her childhood crush finally starts noticing her. She likes this guy, but is still thinking of her previous boyfriend Todd. Christy Miller learns many things in "Now Boarding at Gate 10," and so will you. Now flipping to the second novella, "In the event of a water landing," 15 year old Sierra Jensen and her friend Jana along with Jana's brother Gregg and his friend Tim. They are on their way to Jana and Gregg's summer cabin for the weekend. Sierra and Jana have always been competetive, but haven't been very interested in guys...until now. Though Sierra and Jana don't announce that they are competing for the same guy, it is apparent throughout the book. The girls decide that although they may like guys, they aren't sure they are "ready to blossom" as Sierra would put it. Sierra decides that one day she'll stop being a tomboy and act like a woman, but not today.
Opinion:
Departures is a well written book, but is kind of a letdown compared to some of Gunn's other books. This book uncovers lies about dating and I would reccommend it to others. This book is short, sweet and clean, therefore I would reccommend it for ages 12 and up. Although this book was pretty good, it went a little slow and I found myself daydreaming at some points. All in all I think that this book is definitely worth reading and I would encourage you to give it a try.
