It's been just over a year since I read Greg Pattridge's review of Positively Izzy, and now that I've read the book, I wish I had sooner! There's so much to love about Positively Izzy, but I'll start with how well it depicts the many facets of Brianna and Izzy's lives. But performing is harder than it looks, and, with the help of a boy named Dev (her partner in the show), Brianna must overcome her nerves and her newness to performing in order to excel onstage. When Brianna ends up as a performer in the school talent show, she thinks it could be a good opportunity to step out of the confines of her reputation. However, Brianna is less enthused about being known as a stuffy brainiac, especially in comparison to her fun-loving mother, who is the beloved drama teacher at Brianna's school. The other main character of the book, Brianna (who readers will recognize as Emmie's best friend from Invisible Emmie), is a confident, straight-A student who excels at tests and loves writing papers. However, when Izzy learns that she won't be able to perform in the show (I won't spoil why), she has to figure out, with Ashley's help, if there is any chance to fulfill her dream and act onstage. Izzy finds solace in making up/acting out stories with her slightly younger sister, Ashley, and this passion prepares her for the upcoming school talent show, in which she is excited to perform a skit. With her single mother at work every day, Izzy (one of two main characters of the book) finds herself constantly doing chores and being bossed around by her older sister, Danielle, who essentially runs the house when her mother is gone.
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