Of course their outside circumstances were some of the most horrendous, evil things possible, yet those unfortunate things are mercilessly real.

The characters felt real and alive in a way that I could connect with, even though their world was different from mine. By chapter three, I was still convinced that this would turn out to be an unrealistic, superficial, Anita Stansfield-esque book, (no offense, I'm sure she works hard to do a good job, but her stuff just isn't for me.) Yet as I continued reading, no matter how much I mentally denied it, I was sucked in. Finally, boredom forced me to, reluctantly, start reading. I instantly closed myself off, assuming this book would just be another cheesy, mediocre LDS-authored type of a read. It looked like a fluffy, boring, chick-flick of a story my every instinct was against actually reading it.

When this book was given to me, I have to admit, I wasn't exactly ecstatic. I think that the theme of this book is a true friend will accept you for who you are and look past your faults, because even though Travis knew that Sara was pregnant he still wanted to be her friend and he accepted her for who she was. I also love that Jack Weyland puts some religion and shows the process that both girls take in order to get their lives 'back in order.' I think that the author wrote this book to show that a true friend looks past your mistakes and your physical disabilities and they accept you for who you are. Both books really struck home for me because they were just in high school when all of this happened. With Sara we don't know if she wanted to keep her baby, all we know is that she is put into a foster home. Megan becomes pregnant and has to go through figuring out if she wants to keep her baby, or put him up for adoption. This book also reminded me of another book that Jack Weyland has written, Megan. In my opinion it was really brave and loving of Sara to give up her baby so that she could be given a better home. When Sara had her baby she gave her up for adoption.

She was so brave to do all of that and still go on with a smile on her face. When Sara does go back people are mean and cruel to her. Sara explains that she loves school and wants to go back to high school but has to wait until after she has her baby. You find out the back stories and then you move on. I loved this book because it is so well written. Travis helps Sara get through her pregnancy and develop a strong friendship. When Travis finds out that Sara was raped by her step father he is thrown into a world of confusion. She is beautiful but she doesn't seem to want to have anything to do with Travis. Sara, Whenever I Here Your Name by Jack Weyland is a book about friendship and acceptance When a new girl moves in next door to Travis, he starts to wonder who she is.

Charly by jack weyland