Ms. Vela
Synopsis
08 November 2016
Book Synopsis
In the novel “Saint Anything,” by Sarah Dessen, the main character Sydney is going through a family crisis with her older brother Peyton. The novel starts off with Sydney’s family in a court house. Sydney’s brother Peyton was a good kid, but as he got older and went into high school, he went down the wrong path and started getting into a lot of trouble. Sydney and Peyton both went to the same school, Perkins Day, Peyton was always the popular one, but he was always in and out of school most of the time. Peyton kept getting into trouble, but as soon as everyone thought that he had learned his lesson by doing community service, he gets into more trouble. His friend Ames has tried to lead him the right way and to try to avoid the things that he had done in the past. One night, Peyton decides to go out and drink with his …show more content…
Sydney had told her mom that she wanted to switch schools, but when her mom thought about her, she wasn’t sure whether she liked that idea or not. Sydney then decides that she wants to move schools. Sydney has transferred to Jackson High School, a public school where no one knows her or her family. The first day at her school she goes out to Antonella’s, a pizza place, to relax.
Sydney didn’t want to go home because every time Sydney goes home her mom tries to convince her to talk to Peyton on the phone and Ames is always there at her house, but ever since Peyton has gone into prison she didn’t have the same relationship with him as she did before. She will always try to avoid going home if she can. While going back to Antonella’s, she meets this guy and his sister Layla. They became friends and Layla took Sydney under her wing and started hanging out with her at school and introduced Sydney to all of Layla’s friends, so that she wouldn’t be