About the book: Liza attends a private school and it is her senior year. She is student council president. Her life changes the day she meets Annie at a museum in New York. They become fast friends and inseparable. The two girls come to realize they have intimate feelings for each other. They both struggle with what it means to be gay and their relationship. They have the opportunity to explore their relationship over spring break while Eliza is watching two teacher’s cats. The girls spend lots of time together and explore each other intimately. They also discover that the two teachers happen to be gay also. They are discovered by Ms. Baxter in the act of being intimate and a scandal at Foster’s Academy ensues. In the end both girls separate after the incident not realizing how to move forward or if they want to. They move their separate ways to college. At the end of the story Eliza discovers she loves Annie and does not care about what others think. She finally calls her after such a long isolation. Both girls are on the same page and cannot wait to move forward.
Readers Response: The theme of coming of age and exploring one’s sexuality is explored in Annie on My Mind. The story falls under the realistic fiction genre. The story allowed Liza to gradually make discoveries about herself. By the end of the story she is starting to make lasting decisions but she still has a lot of life to live. People may be opposed to this book because of their personal beliefs. I think it is a wonderful resource for young adults who are struggling with their place in the world and in relationships. The book was written from an innocent perspective. It does not push homosexuality on others. It just expresses how it was for two girls discovering themselves. I found the book very enlightening.
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