Frost is a book written by Marianna Baer that tells the story of how a teen, Leena, is attending her last year of high school at Barcroft Academy. She shares a house with three other people: Abby, Liv, and Celeste. They live in Frost House which used to be the only boys' home until they renovated it into a girls' home. During their senior year, they went through a lot of trials and tribulations before they reached the end of their journey. At the beginning of the book, the writing was alright. However, when I got to the middle of the book and the end of the book, I found the writing to be all over the place. In Marianna Baer's book “Frost” the book makes it clear that the people you surround yourself with could make or break your life, regardless of who you are. The tension in the story comes from Abby and Celeste not being able to get along with each other. This makes it a challenge for Leena because she is stuck between someone, she just became cool with and a long-term best friend. On entering the house, Leena felt the bad energy flowing through the halls as it came from Viv, Abby, and Celeste as she walked through the hallways. Celeste said to Leena, “I came from the studio and found Annie standing here with the vase in pieces on the floor” (Baer 98). The reason she believes that Abby broke her vase is …show more content…
When Leena is around David, she feels somewhat safe. David is Celeste's older brother, who has been transferred to Barcroft because of Celeste's illness. They may not be getting along but Leena says she feels "warmth, comfort” (Baer 75) when she is around him. Chubby is a stuffed animal that she tends to confine herself to when she wants to feel safe or have anyone to talk to. Chubby tells Leena that “All I want is to protect you. If you can’t do it yourself.” (Baer 264). Even though it is a stuffed animal Leena believes that it is a real