Kendra (pg.120-220)

Summary
At this point in the novel Kendra by Coe Booth she is beginning to get a lot of attention from guys from her school; with all this attention she does not know what to do with it because she never received so much before. Even though Kendra is getting all the attention she has to be careful because her aunt is beginning a relationship with one of the boys and it can cause a bad situation if things don't go as planned. Not only but with these boys liking Kendra she seems almost confused about who she is interested in either Darnell or Nashawn. Both of these guys are fine young men but at the same time they each look at Kendra for different reasons.With Kendra making her own decisions she begins to become jealous of her aunts relationship with Nashawn and she feels like she is betrayed and was used. With all the drama going on between Kendra and the young boys she is sent to live with her mother. Throughout the entire novel Kendra has been eager to live with her mother but since she has been there she felt as if things are becoming even more distant between them. Kendra is going through a lot and it seems like nothing good is coming out.

Quote
"My own mother, you're supposed to want me no matter what. But for you, everything and everybody else is more important than me. Well, I need somebody, too. And when I tell you that I'm trying to change, you don't believe me. I mean, that doctor don't know me, but you, you're supposed to be on my side, You're supposed to get me. And you don't. You don't know me at all"(Booth 220).

Reaction
This quote generalizes everything that is occurring with Kendra. In the quote it explains Kendra is sexually active, alone, and she needs her mother in her life. I feel like since Kendra is only fourteen life is becoming very complex going into her teen years because she doesn't have stabilized parents to talk her through her problems. Life is hard growing up and not not have someone support you through the choices that are made or help make them then it puts more responsibility upon you when you can't handle all of it. Reading this book i feel like every girl can relate to how Kendra feels when it comes to guys because you can be easily drawn in by the things they say or do. The only thing that we as young ladies must understand is that being strong and doing the things we need to do are the best choices that we can make in order to ignore the bad choices.