Deal with It

The Carver High School junior varsity dance team no longer has a captain, so a new one must be chosen. Indigo just knows she's the very best dancer and believes Miss Martin could not possibly choose anyone other than her. But Indigo's ego is seriously deflated when her best friend, Jade, becomes the new captain. All of a sudden, Jade isn't her best friend anymore. Looks like Indigo needs to do a little self-examination and learn what it means to be a true friend. What will it take for Indigo to let go of the jealousy and treat her girl right? Tameka wants to go to college mostly because her mother didn't have a chance to. Tameka's boyfriend, Vance, is expected to attended college, expected to follow in his father's footsteps. These two young people have their plans for the future, but then one choice is made that changes everything. Will Vance stand by Tameka in her time of need? Or will he abandon her? I really liked Tameka and the close relationship she had with her mother. Her dad was a workaholic and that was unfortunate, but he did care about his family. Now, I didn't agree with the choice he and his wife made in Chapter 14. And the family secret that was revealed - Tameka's mom made a good decision but the victim should have been taken straight to the police station so she could press charges because there was somebody who definitely needed to be dragged away in handcuffs. I liked Vance sometimes and sometimes I didn't. Well, I didn't like some of his choices. I loved the conversation he had with his mother in Chapter 35 and I'm glad he learned from what she had to say to him. This was an entertaining, thought provoking read. The author shows how two people dealing with the same situation can see things so differently, can be affected so differently. I learned from Tameka and Vance's points of view. Most teenagers seem to think they're more mature than they truly are. It's not until they're forced to deal with certain issues that they realize just how much more growing up they have to do. The whole teen sex/teen pregnancy aspect in the story rings true - good job, Miss McKayhan. I also appreciate how the author deals with the issue of abortion. This is the first book in the Indigo Summer series I've read. Not often, but at times characters didn't speak naturally and how they were dressed was described quite a bit (young women with a love for fashion would probably appreciate this); tiny flaws in my opinion. I can't say I really know the characters and I certainly don't know all they've been through since Book One. In this book the author does mention things that happened before this story - which helped me to "get" certain things - so a person doesn't really need to read the first four to enjoy this one. Still, I plan to read Indigo Summer, Trouble Follows, The Pact and Jaded. Why? Mostly to find out about this Jeff Donaldson Tameka mentioned, to better understand Indigo (This girl seemed pretty conceited to me, but maybe I'm wrong), an