Sean Griswold's Head

Author: Lindsey Leavitt
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages: 288
Age Group: Young Adult
Source: Publisher
Interest: None
Other Titles in Series: NA

According to her guidance counselor, fifteen-year-old Payton Gritas needs a focus object-an item to concentrate her emotions on. It's supposed to be something inanimate, but Payton decides to use the thing she stares at during class: Sean Griswold's head. They've been linked since third grade (Griswold-Gritas-it's an alphabetical order thing), but she's never really known him.

The focus object is intended to help Payton deal with her father's newly diagnosed multiple sclerosis. And it's working. With the help of her boy-crazy best friend Jac, Payton starts stalking-er, focusing on-Sean Griswold . . . all of him! He's cute, he shares her Seinfeld obsession (nobody else gets it!) and he may have a secret or two of his own.

In this sweet story of first love, Lindsey Leavitt seamlessly balances heartfelt family moments, spot-on sarcastic humor, and a budding young romance.

 

I just knew this was going to be a good read! It sounded amazing, and extremely cute. Once I started to read this I didn't do anything else but read! I fell in love with the plot, and the characters. This was a very cute realistic fiction read!

Payton was a character that you can't help but feel attached to.  She was so believable, and I love that in a character. She wasn't perfect. She made a lot of mistakes and she learned from them. She had me laughing one moment, then crying the next. She was just a normal teenage girl in a rut. Sean and his big head are still in my mind! He is the perfect guy. He's genuine, sweet, funny, and so much more! I loved his character. He was so cute, and the things he did for Payton only made me love him more!

This had some cute witty humor to it! Even with the sarcasm and love, this book delivered a  great message. It makes you appreciate what you have, and not take little things for granted. Their was some great father daughter bonding in this, and thats all I'm going to say!

This was the first book I have read by Lindsey, and will not be the last! I loved this book! It had everything you could want in a romance read!

Plot: 19/20

Characters: 18/20

Creativity: 19/20

Writing: 18/20

Cover: 9/10

Ending: 10/10

Total: 93/100