This novel is about a sixteen-year old girl, Juliet, who thinks her entire life will be perfect after her sixteenth birthday, but complications arrive when first, her almost boyfriend decides to date her friend instead, and second, when her younger sister Carly is discovered to be suffering from bulimia. The entire family is affected by Carly's eating disorder, and it is only through her family's love, her trust in the Atonement, and the helpfulness of an eating disorder clinic that Carly is abl More...

I had read the first few pages when I first got the book, and since yesterday was a cold, rainy Sunday that I spent my entire day in PJs in, I thought I would take a crack at the book. I had started with maybe 10 pages of a head start, but managed to finish it all by 12:15 AM this morning.

What I love the most is Ally Condie's books, although geared to teens, isn't the usual saccharine-sweet LDS cutesy stuff, but actually deals with stuff that CAN happen.

Juliet Kendall is hoping on having the pe More...

The first time I saw this book on the shelf at Deseret Book I have to admit I put it back. I just wasn't sure I was ready to read another book dealing with eating disorders. Then after reading Matched I decided I wanted to delve into more of Ally's past titles. Being Sixteen resonated with me on so many levels. It hit deep within my core and it's one of my top three favorite books of the year. I found myself in tears several times while reading as the message breathes truth and hope. Allyson Con More...

This book was fantastic. One of the best LDS fiction I read.

This is a well-written book about a 16 year old dealing with some very difficult things and the author resolves them in a very real way. I loved how Juliet grew over the course of the novel, and you never find her little sister annoying or bratty, you find her real. (I also appreciated how the author didn't try to add in a bunch of references to teen culture (facebook, ipods) like some authors make the mistake of trying to do- it just m More...

My daughter read this book, and told me I'd like it. I think I loved it more than she did! It is written for teens, but I thought it was a good read for any age. It's an LDS fiction book, about a girl who is turning sixteen and is so excited to be dating and driving. Her sixteenth year turns out to be anything but roses though, with dating complications, basketball team problems, and then her younger sister begins dealing with bulimia. It's an inspiring story about getting through real-life prob More...

Wow.

I watched a movie earlier today that was pretty depressing, so I figured I should sit down and finish this book while I was still kinda down.

That sounded awful. But I'm being honest. This book was a tough pill to swallow for me. I read books to escape real life for a little while, and this one felt almost too realistic for me. A little too heavy. That's not to say that it wasn't good, because it was REALLY good. I'm glad I read it, especially since I'm working with the young women at church, More...

I loved this book, Being Sixteen. It was hard to put down!! I could really feel Juliet's pain as she struggled with her sister, her friends and her testimony of the gospel. Within this book, Juliet learns something about all of those things and, with her, I did, too.

I would compare this book because of how much I truly enjoyed it, with anything Jack Weyland. It was real and touching. It had a great spiritual message. I loved the characters to the end.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enj More...

Kudos to Allyson Condie for writing a magnificent book for teenagers! I really really enjoyed this book. I read it in 2 days. I love the Sisterhood bond that is in this book. I grew up in a family of 4 girls, same as Juliet, and my birthday was in August, same as Juliet. I also had the same facade that turning 16 would make everything better. Even though, i'm not a teenager anymore I throughly enjoyed this book. I felt like I could relate to Juliet so much. I wish this book would of come out whe More...

This is my first 5 stars to an LDS author. Most of them them tend to be light on content, heavy on spiritual clichés. I think this author has found a perfect balance in this book - it felt 'true'. Juliet is a teen, a little self-centered like most teens, but you can see the growth as she struggles to find her footing when things don't go the way she planed. Even though this is a YA book, it was not overly 'teen-ish' and I found myself empathizing with Juliet (I'm not a teen anymore), the family More...

I think I was a little disappointed in this book because I was thrown off by the title. I loved being sixteen. In this book the LDS narrator can't wait to turn sixteen so she can start "living life" with dating and driving. It turns out that her year is a lot more difficult than she anticipated and she struggles with trying to help her bulimic younger sister. It's a great book to help understand a little more about eating disorders but more the struggles of people who have loved ones who suffer More...

I haven't read LDS Teen Fiction in an LONG time. I don't remember why I put this on my list to read (someone must have recommended it but I don't know who)...but I really enjoyed it. It's not the normal LDS sappy fiction, it was real. There were a few passages (where she was quoting General Authorities) where I teared up a little. There was some really good stuff in this. While there were a few things that annoyed me a little (how she kept saying "Kendall girls do this" or "Kendall girls don't d More...

I also read this when I had the flu. It was a book I had given one of my daughters. This tells the story of two teenage sisters, one of which is dealing with bulimia. I appreciated being able to think of life from a teen's perspective again and to consider the impact of eating disorders on families. It also gave me an opportunity to discuss the book with my daughters who have read it. I think Ally Condie does a good job of sharing some of the challenges that this disorder can present to an indiv More...

I love reading books from local authors. I especially love when I enjoy the books. Allyson Condie, another BYU grad, has written a very real and raw novel that shows a sixteen-year-old experiencing real life issues. At first it looked like another "everything's perfect" LDS book, but Condie's main character, Juliet, experiences disappointments and unfairness just like we all have. A central issue in the novel is her sister's bulimia. I thought Condie treated the subject matter fairly and honestl More...

I've read this a few times and can't stop loving the wonderful message and feeling it gives to me. It's about one girl with a life of both trials and blessings, one including her sister who has a problem with thinking she's not skinny enough. - Yeah, you know the kind I'm saying. It's very sad at parts, imagining the things people go through. But, in the end, this author paints a beautiful picture of how things can be good in the end. :) Love it, and will probably read it again before I know it! More...

I absolutely loved this book, it was so lifting and inspirational. I think this is a wonderful book for anyone who is struggling with a eating disorder or knows someone dear to them who has an eating disorder. I really lived how well this book demonstrates how Heavenly Father is always there for us if we only turn to Him he will lead us. I am so thankful that we have a loving Father in heaven who knows each of us personally, He knows ours wants, needs, and struggles and He is always there to gui More...

Juliette turns sixteen and thinks everything is going to be perfect. She can finally date and life is just going to be great because there is no way it can't be. Little does she know that nothing is going to go as she planned on it going.

I really liked this book. It was about healing and having friends. It was about sticking with your family through thick and thin. Yes, it was an easy read and can be read in a few hours (for me anyway), it is one book that I will go to when I am feeling down.

I really liked this book because it showed bulimia in a real light, but also showed how eating disorders affect families. I also like that the book shows how the main character slowly drifts away from her testimony. I think it is a good thing for teens to read about how someone can distance themselves from the church without really doing anything outrageously unrighteous; they can see that everything we say, do, think, and are affect our testimony. It also helped me remember that our testimonies More...

This was a good story that taught a lot about faith. But some of it was hard for me to read, because the main girl in the book really has a lot of problems hit her at once. I know that can happen sometimes to people, but I just felt so bad for the main character. When I read books, I almost feel like the characters are real, so it's easy to feel sad or happy for them. I think it's definitely a good story for teenage girls.

I picked up this book expecting an easy "fluff" read. Instead, I found myself reading a story that touched me on many deeper levels. While I've never dealt with the issues presented in this book, I have felt similarly to the main character.

This book was a good read, and managed to share gospel truths without being preachy. I'm glad I read it, and think it's a good one to remember for when my girls are older.

I discovered this book at the library by accident. I love Ally Condie's Matched trilogy so I was excited to read this. I found the book very comforting, but yet emotional. So many trials that the main character had to go through. I was able to relate to the girls in the story for I am also LDS myself. I am happy that I got a chance to have read this book.

When I first started this I thought "Nope, far too juvenile, too cheesy, too Mormon-y, I can't read this". But I'm glad I carried on, very very good book with an important message. I think I would have adored it if I'd read it as a young teenager. And considering that that's the audience she was writing it for I think she did it perfectly.

This book was written by my sister's high school english teacher. I thought it was a very realistic book. This story is about a girl who is waiting to turn 16 so that her life can beging. What she didn't realize is that her life is going to take some dramatic turns and her year will be memorable, but not for the reasons that she once thought.

Although written for teens, I was surprised how good this book is. One of those teenage coming of age stories, Juliet Kendall discovers her sister has a serious eating disorder that will affect not only her own health, but the entire family and school. I would recommend this for reading because of the topic.

I was already a fan of Allyson but I really liked this book. I felt like it did a good job of representing a teenagers point of view to the subject matter. I also think that it resolved everything nicely without being too cheesy. I'd totally recommend this, especially to teenage girls.

I really enjoyed this book, but I do like stories about high school girl basketball players (that are realistic) so that could be a part of it. There are so many things that I liked about this book, but to put it in a nutshell it well written and has a great message.

Yes, this is a book for teens but I really enjoyed it. I felt the voice was suthentic and I found the experiences of the character with eating disorders and her sister to be insightful. I liked that this is a "church" book without being preachy. It felt very real.

Recommended by one of the girls in our YW. 3.5 stars. Yes, it's Mormon chick-lit and I usually avoid it like the plague, but this one actually had some depth to it. It ends a little too nicely wrapped up for my taste, but I can see why teenage girls would enjoy it.