The List of Things That Will Not Change

This was a sweet, realistic fiction story written by Rebecca Stead, award-winning author of When You Reach Me.  The main character is Bea, who is struggling with some anger and guilt issues from a previous incident with her cousin.  She is also living between her parents houses, as they recently divorced.  Even though she knows there are things that will not change, like the fact that they will always love her, she still worries.  She is excited about her Dad's upcoming wedding to Jesse, who has a daughter, and so she will finally have a sister.  But the wedding is clouded by the fact that Jesse's brother will not accept the fact that he is gay and marrying a man.  I enjoyed the normalization in this story of gay marriage, blended families, and mental health therapy.  (FIC STE)