ONE OF THOSE HIDEOUS BOOKS WHERE THE MOTHER DIES by Sonya Sones

Ruby's mother died, so Ruby must leave Boston, her best friend Lizzie and her boyfriend Ray, and move to Hollywood to live with her father whom she has never really met.  Even more complicated is the fact that her father is Whip Logan, a huge movie star.  Ruby tells us her story through verse, through emails to Lizzie and Ray, and even emails to her dead mother.

A quick read, this novel in verse presents Ruby as she struggles with her grief.  She liked her old life and doesn't want to start a new one, but realizes that she has no choice in the matter.   I liked the fact that her father is presented as someone who truly loves her and wants to be a part of her life, but doesn't always know what he should do to help her.  Ruby and her father stumble a bit as they try to figure out their relationship.