The Whole Stupid Way We Are

The Whole Stupid Way We Are by N. Griffin, 352 pages

Dinah and Skint are partners in crime and have been since sixth grade. They are in high school now and are still best friends. They actually became friends when they were 6, but Skint moved away and didn’t come back until sixth grade, when they immediately resumed their friendship. Dinah and Skint do almost everything together, except hang out at Skint’s house. His father is in the middle stages of dementia and his mother doesn’t want anyone to know how bad it is so no one comes to their house. Dinah sees that Skint is unhappy. He seems angry at all of the injustices of the world but she doesn’t know what the real problems are until Skint’s world comes crashing down in one blow. Written for teens, this book was a really good story about struggling with growing up and problems in adolescent lives. I really liked it all the way through, except that I didn’t feel like the end was resolved and it kind of spoiled the story for me.