Sweet 15

By Emily Adler and Alex Echevarria

There’s nothing objectionable about this book, told from the perspective of a Puerto-Rican American girl caught between her parents’ desire for her to have a traditional quinceanera (Sweet 15), her sister’s belief that such ceremonies are sexist and degrading, and her friends’ lack of understanding of her cultural traditions. But it’s kind of a boring, predictable book. I had to make myself keep reading it.