She has a very different communication style - albeit a pretty normal one for women where we are conditioned to suggest what we want rather than outright saying it. Michael has come a long way from his early days, but he still has a lot of self-reflecting to do (as do most of us in any case! Like wow, I'm sad let's make me even more sad and lay on my bed in the dark stare at the ceiling and put on my projector with raining thunderstorms in the back ground and blast music like I'm somewhere in Forks, WA. What I loved most about Savvy is that she could see beyond that and was able to stand up to her mom.

To Be Honest: A Memoir by Michael Leviton | Goodreads To Be Honest: A Memoir by Michael Leviton | Goodreads

I was the only black girl making white girl money,” she boasts, telling a vibrant story about sex and struggle in a bygone era. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys a cute contemporary read, but especially to anyone who’s looking for a little body positivity in their life.Unmistakably, this story brought a powerful and positive fat representation in YA that every one of us deserves to have. From being fat to openly and happily living as gay, the story immensely surrounds itself with an attitude of acceptance and gave readers a strong message on self-love and importance.

TBH Series by Lisa Greenwald - Goodreads TBH Series by Lisa Greenwald - Goodreads

I love how they started off as friends like how real romance sparks and thankfully that family’s summer cookout with the Morenos happened. They felt that there was never a reason to not tell the truth, to hold back the truth, to soften the truth. I found his dad's parenting extremely amusing and actually agreed with most of what Michael had said and done as I would have done the same if in those circumstances. Ashley is described as being tall, slender, and a beauty by Savvy herself but never does Ashley make Savvy feel anything less than a beauty herself. Sometimes poetry is just what one needs to reflect on their thoughts and emotions and to remember that in the end you're not alone.I couldn’t bear it then and suggested that we push off any sad or mushy conversations to the very last minute. To this family, honesty not only meant not telling lies, but also not withholding any thoughts that crossed their minds. My only complaint is that I wish it had been longer, but I think that’s a pretty good “complaint” to have, since it just means I loved the story so much, I wanted even more of it.