Laurel: The Year I Turned 16 #3

by Diane Schwemm

Laurel thought that nothing could go wrong--until her older sister Daisy died. Without Daisy, the family was falling apart--and Laurel needed somewhere to turn. Luckily, there was Jack. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671004425
• ISBN13: 9780671004422
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Simon Pulse
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

Laurel May Walker

This is the third book of a 4-book series. There are 4 sisters, and there is a book for each sister for the year they turned 16. Each book is written in first-person by that particular sister. The sisters, in order from oldest to youngest, are: Rose, Daisy, Laurel, and Lily. This book is about the third sister, Laurel May Walker. Laurel's interest is animals. She has lots of pets; she loves to rescue and save animals; and she works at the Wildlife Rescue Center. Laurel is shy and likes to wear overalls. She is better with animals than with people. She is not good at speaking in front of a crowd. Will she start dating her best guyfriend? Is he the one for her? But there is also a guy who works at the Wildlife Rescue Center that she thinks is wonderful. (But he already has a girlfriend - shucks.) The 4 sisters have a wonderful relationship with each other. Their mother Maggie is the best and most wonderful mother in the world. She deeply and truly loves her daughters unconditionally. The whole family loves and appreciates each other. This book is not just about a girl turning 16. It is about family. The important bonds of family love, linking the past, present, and future. If you don't get anything else out of this book, the book will have been worth reading just for that. You don't have to necessarily read each book, but I would highly recommend that you do. You will enjoy the books a lot more if you read them all, and read them in order. More of the events and characters will be familiar and will be more meaningful if you've read the previous books.

this was the best book ever

This was my favorite book of all times. It was very realistic, and some of the stuff in this book reminded me of some people i've known. It is a very true story. And I recommend this book to anyone.

Laurel's 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was such a great book.Whoevers looking to read it It shares moments of happiness, mourning, exitement.It shows there is nothing greater than true love.There are mixed emotions.If you are looking for a great readRead THE YEAR I TURNED SIXTEEN LAUREL

AwEsOmE BOOKS!!!!! I LUVED THEM!!!!!

I have read the whole series and I luved them all!! I requestedthe series to all of my friends and they all loved them as much as Idid!!! I would like it if Diane Schwemm were to write more books like this!!!

This is the saddest book

I'm not very book on this "girl type" books, but I decided to pick up "The Year I Turned Sixteen" books at my local bookstore. After book two, I eventually started to think of these characters as living people (and that's the mark of a darn good story). When Daisy died, I kept thinking "No no no, it's not her, it's got to be somebody else." I think I cried about seventeen times when I read this book. I recommend it to any reader.