My Invented Life

by Lauren Bjorkman

This is a book I got from the library for Katie to read. It had a cute cover, and looked like a good book. It was, but it wasn't anything like what I expected. The main character, Roz, thinks that her perfect sister might be a lesbian. While trying to get her sister to tell her the truth, she tells people on a blog that she has a girlfriend. This results in a lot of interesting situations. In the end, Roz learns a lot about herself, her friends, and eventually, her sister.

The characters in this book are very likable. Roz, especially makes me laugh, she consults an on-line ouija board for major decisions in her life.

Quotes I like:

" A devious mind is a terrible thing to waste."

"I don't respond well when people strip me of my delusions. Like the time when my best friend in the 2nd grade informed me that there wasn't a tooth fairly. I hid under her bed and cut off the pink mane of her My Little Pony."

"Mom suffers from classical bad timing. I wonder if showing up at the wrong moment is an innate talent or a skill she's been developing."

"The difference between a prince and a toad is overrated because they are both just boys under the glitter and warts."

"You know how some people have a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other? Well...your angel hangs out around your heart, but your devil is in charge of your tongue."

"The self-help book I'd write: I love Myself.....almost."

"Teens are often self-destructive, and feelings aren't always logical," she says. "You'll understand when you are a mother."....'at this comment, My anger builds to violence, the hair-pulling, nail scratching, and shin-kicking kind. I storm off to stew behind the speaker. When I have a daughter, a million years from now, I will accept her for who she is. More than that, I will encourage her to follow her heart, to embrace herself. I hope she turns out to be even crazier than I am.'