Review by Brynn Haley, grade 10
Inferno is a novel about a teen girl named Dante (born Emily, as her mother constantly reminds her, but she changed her name on her sixteenth birthday). Dante is going through a really difficult year. She's at odds with her mother, she despises high school, is a social outcast, and is coming to terms with her sexuality. During this chaotic period of her life, she meets an odd girl named Parker, who's passing out anti-institution flyers at her high school one day.
Dante is intrigued by Parker, and so she becomes involved with her and her gang of activists. Because of her strong feelings for Parker, Dante allows herself to get sucked into the gang's increasingly dangerous plans.
Dante is a quirky, very relatable character. She loves the Divine Comedy (of which Dante's Inferno is a part of) and she compares her life to the hell portrayed in Dante's Inferno, and many of her experiences with the nine circles of hell.
I recommend this to any teen because it deals with many issues that most teens face, such as worries about school and their future, family difficulties, sexual identity, social problems, and rebellion. I really, really loved this book and felt very connected to Dante.
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