Julie's review
The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti
Since her first panic attack at the age of 14, Jade has been trying to deal with her anxieties and calm her borderline compulsive behavior. Now a high school senior, she finds some peace in watching elephants at the zoo near her house; this leads to her involvement with Sebastian, who is a little older than her but has a toddler son. There are a lot of normal coming-of-age things that happen, like tensions with her friends and family members and college applications, but Caletti makes Jade’s story fresh and appealing, and the peripheral characters are rounded, realistic people.
