My Never Ending List

It’s all they ever needed, their life was so simple but something was pulling River. Sky and River, I was jealous of their lifestyle, alone on Island, going about their daily tasks just looking out for each and making do with what they had. For fourteen years, they knew no different, and the earth provided for them and what it didn’t, they didn’t need. When River came back after seeing the boat, I knew their life would change. There’s no Bathroom Tree on boat, and the large boxes identifying themselves as beds were just a small glimpse of the changes these teens would face as they make their way into the strange world we call California. The simplicity of their ways gave way to complications and I was overwhelmed myself at everything that was changing so fast for these two teens. As River fades away, Sky’s world opened up and she fought the complicated world that surrounded her. Her mind is set on Island and she longs to return to it but she needs River to complete the journey. Grandma enlists the help of her neighbor Ben who is torn at his responsibilities. The implications of a cute, naïve, sixteen-year girl in the hands of another male teen, I had lots of scenarios going in my own head. Sky wants River but something is happening to Ben and his feelings towards Sky. Being confused and with the constant pressure on her to conform to be “normal”, I was hoping she wouldn’t change to fit someone else’s image. The future is uncertain but her past will always remain with her. The ending just wrecked me, I should have stopped reading around page 200 but I had to know. They had it all, their life was so simple; they had each other, the Island, a friendship and a lifetime of tomorrows, they left that behind to get a boat to see what California had to offer.

Definitely a must read book!