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The Daughters Joanna Philbin

Have you ever thought that your parents were treating you unfairly or were telling you that you couldn’t do something and you wanted them to just leave you alone? Therefore, you should read the book __The Daughters__  by Joanna Philbin. Sit down and snatch up this book and see how Lizzie and her friends have the same everyday problems as you and I. When the parents are in complete control mode do the daughters sit back and take it or stand up to their parents? What is Lizzie’s reaction when she finds out her mom was right and was only trying to protect her?  The plot of the story is that Lizzie is always getting compared to her mother who is a beautiful, almost perfect looking woman. Meanwhile Lizzie is an awkward looking girl with frizzy hair and no style. So, when Lizzie is told from a photographer that she is beautiful and should model for her Lizzie is up for the challenge but, only one problem...Lizzie’s parents are having second thoughts about this offer. One of the reasons this plot makes this book worthwhile to read is that these kinds of issues that happen in the book happen to a lot of us all the time. Also we sometimes misunderstand others actions and ideas and we miss the big picture and as a result must find out the hard way. Ultimately, we think about the unfortunate things before we think about the good things in life. Lizzie Summers is a self-conscious, awkward, and scared girl living in the shadows of her mother Katia Summers a famous model known to be “perfect.” Hudson is one of two of Lizzie’s best friends and she has amazing style sense to go with her beautiful country voice. Her mother is a well-known pop singer who attempts to push Hudson to be a pop singer but, Hudson knows that she really wants to be a country artist. The other best friends name is Carina, she’s a very outgoing, athletic girl who loves to go surfing, hiking, and hang out with friends. Carina’s dad is forcing her to take over his million-dollar business but, she completely turned him down and now he will punish her by taking her from her friends. I specifically like that all of the characters stood up to their parents and told them about how they would live their life a different way from their parents life, even though some of the parents didn’t get the memo the daughters will keep on trying. The characters make this book worthwhile to read because they show you how to stand up for what you want no matter how many obstacles there are in front of you. Some things that make this book interesting are the characters and how they all had the same problems with their parents and they all stuck together and helped each other through each crisis. For example, when Lizzie was complaining about her parents and the modeling career choice they chose for her Hudson and Carina showed briefly that they were annoyed but they still did not give up on Lizzie and they made sure she was okay in the end. Secondly, the friends never showed jealousy to each other especially when one friend would excel in sports, school, or anything else. For instance, when Lizzie got offers from many famous photographers to model for them Carina and Hudson were excited for Lizzie and cheered her on instead of bringing her down because of jealousy. No matter what all three friends stayed together through everything. Those are my reasons why the characters make this book unique. In closing, you should read this book because it shows issues between parents and children that can be similar to problems we have all the time. In addition it models how a good friend should treat you and others. That is why I believe that you should read the book __The Daughters.__