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Laurel (The Year I Turned Sixteen, Number 3)

Diane Schwemm

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Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

A Wonderful Book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

After reading this book about twice, I thought the author did a remarkable job with this book. It is a touching story about a young woman named Laurel who struggles with family trials after her sister Lily sadly dies. To find out what happens next, read the book! I would reccomend it to anyone who loves to read!

Laurel May Walker 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the third book of a 4-book series. There are 4 sisters, and there is a book for each sister for the year they turned 16. Each book is written in first-person by that particular sister. The sisters, in order from oldest to youngest, are: Rose, Daisy, Laurel, and Lily.

This book is about the third sister, Laurel May Walker. Laurel's interest is animals. She has lots of pets; she loves to rescue and save animals; and she works at the Wildlife Rescue Center.

Laurel is shy and likes to wear overalls. She is better with animals than with people. She is not good at speaking in front of a crowd. Will she start dating her best guyfriend? Is he the one for her? But there is also a guy who works at the Wildlife Rescue Center that she thinks is wonderful. (But he already has a girlfriend - shucks.)

The 4 sisters have a wonderful relationship with each other. Their mother Maggie is the best and most wonderful mother in the world. She deeply and truly loves her daughters unconditionally. The whole family loves and appreciates each other.

This book is not just about a girl turning 16. It is about family. The important bonds of family love, linking the past, present, and future. If you don't get anything else out of this book, the book will have been worth reading just for that.

You don't have to necessarily read each book, but I would highly recommend that you do. You will enjoy the books a lot more if you read them all, and read them in order. More of the events and characters will be familiar and will be more meaningful if you've read the previous books.

Editorial Review:

Laurel thought that nothing could go wrong--until her older sister Daisy died. Without Daisy, the family was falling apart--and Laurel needed somewhere to turn. Luckily, there was Jack.

Daisy (The Year I Turned Sixteen , Number 2)

Diane Schwemm

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Daisy's growing-up story 4 out of 5 stars.
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Daisy is the second of four flower-named sisters (they say every author is allowed one gimmick, so I guess Diane Schwemm can get away with this one. Plus, it's not like their names are Chrysanthemum or anything). Two years younger than the oldest sister Rose, Daisy has always been the cheerful, dependable one in her family. She's always been the one to help her little sisters, cut off fights, set the table, mow the lawn, be happy. But when she turns 16 and injures her knee, she finds it hard to continue being the perfet daughter, especially to her mother's new boyfriend Hal.

Initially it took me a while to warm up to Daisy's story; Laurel was always my favorite sister. But it's easy to understand Daisy's frustration and anger at Hal, especially since she was always closest to their father, who died in a boating accident when she was 13. That's another thing I like about Schwemm; in the first book, Rose's, we've seen the way Daisy is protective of her father's memory. The four books really blend nicely.

Peter is interesting, mainly because he's unique and it's easy to see how Daisy would be attracted to that - especially if she's trying to annoy her mother. He's also very different from the usual standard of perfection that Daisy is. Also, she doesn't just rebel for the sake of rebelling. She knows that some of the things Peter does, like stealing and breaking windows with beer bottles, is wrong. It's really good to watch her finding it within herself to do what's right.

Like the other three books, Daisy's story ends hopefully - she manages some sort of a decent conversation with Hal, tries to build a relationship with her mother, and starts playing sports again. They say a good book should see the main character change from beginning to end, and Daisy does. She sort of changes back - from perfect to alterna-goth back to perfect again - and yet she's not really perfect. Rather, she's gotten a good idea of why she wants to be the happy, cheerful, busy person she once was. And she's choosing that, rather than just going along with it.

Editorial Review:

Daisy is tired of her goodie two-shoes image and she's ready to break loose! Her new boyfriend Peter has really opened her eyes and convinced her to be more daring. The only problem is that her sisters want the old Daisy back.

Lily (The Year I Turned Sixteen, Number 4)

Diane Schwemm

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Total reviews: 15 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

This one was my favorite! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I had read all of the previous three books and enjoyed them too but not as much as this one!A lot of people probably could relate to this story because Lily's situation happens to a lot of girls her age everyday.I recommend tis book to anyone who likes to sit down to a good book(but you'll love it so much you won't want to put it down)!

Great! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Lily Lily Lily- A great character. A great ending book to the series. Boys, Jobs, complications, everything a sixteen yr old has. If youve read the other three books, dont stop there!! Continues and find what happeneds with Rose and Stephen, Laurel and Carlos. I recommend Highly!!!

I Can't Stop Reading It !!! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Once I started this book I couldn't stop.It was a great book about how a 16 year old finds her true self.Se is the baby of the family and wants to be different then her sisters so she pretends to be someone she isn't.

Editorial Review:

Lily has always felt that she doesn't measure up to her three older sisters. Each has a special talent, except Lily. But lately, Lily has discovered a way to make people--even the boy she likes--notice her.

Rose (The Year I Turned Sixteen, Number 1)

Diane Schwemm

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Rose Annabelle Walker 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the first book of a 4-book series. There are 4 sisters, and there is a book for each sister for the year they turned 16. Each book is written in first-person by that particular sister. The sisters, in order from oldest to youngest, are: Rose, Daisy, Laurel, and Lily.

This book is about the oldest sister, Rose Annabelle Walker. Rose's talent and interest is singing. She has dreams of becoming a singer.

Rose's father recently died, so the family is going through rough financial times. Rose has to suddenly grow up and help take care of her 3 younger sisters. Rose has a rich, arrogant boyfriend. She doesn't exactly feel comfortable around his richness, considering her poorness. But she is very beautiful, and that is what he sees: the outside. Will they continue to date, or will she find someone who appreciates her on the inside, too?

The 4 sisters have a wonderful relationship with each other. Their mother Maggie is the best and most wonderful mother in the world. She deeply and truly loves her daughters unconditionally. The whole family loves and appreciates each other.

This book is not just about a girl turning 16. It is about family. The important bonds of family love, linking the past, present, and future. If you don't get anything else out of this book, the book will have been worth reading just for that.

You don't have to necessarily read each book, but I would definitely recommend that you do. You will enjoy the books a lot more if you read them all, and read them in order. More of the events and characters will be familiar and will be more meaningful if you've read the previous books.

Editorial Review:

Meet the Walker sisters, Rose, Daisy, Laurel, and Lily--each girl different in personality, temperament, and talents. This first story focuses on oldest sister Rose and follows her tragedies and triumphs, even her first love, in the year following her sixteenth birthday.