One Whole and Perfect Day Themes

Let's face it: No one's family is perfect. And in One Whole and Perfect Day Lily Samson's family is no exception; so while she might think they're far from normal, then again, what exactly is norma...

Like it or not, everyone struggles with pride. Not surprisingly, it runs rampant in Lily's story in One Whole and Perfect Day, from her bossy nature to Stan's refusal to apologize to Lonnie to Clar...

Having an identity crisis may be a day-to-day struggle for most teenage girls, but when you're a high school student, the family chef, and the chief organizer of your household all rolled into one...

Nothing stands in the way of a good time like racism, right? And in One Whole and Perfect Day, Pop's propensity for insensitive and inaccurate behavior based on other people's race stands to be a m...

It's not that guys aren't important in One Whole and Perfect Day, but when it comes to gender roles here, it's all about the ladies. Throughout the story, women attempt to solidify their roles in c...

Getting a boyfriend, becoming the next Emeril, and staging a perfect family party might be vastly different goals, but the thing that unites all the young characters of One Whole and Perfect Day is...

You know the feeling: You're enjoying your day and everything seems hunky-dory… until the past rises up in your mind and replaces your contentment with anger and sadness. That's how pretty much a...

One Whole and Perfect Day might primarily be a young adult novel, but the portrayal of elderly characters trying to cope with the changes in their children and grandchildren makes its contribution...

What's my major going to be? Does he like me or not? Will Dad ever quit being a jerk? If One Whole and Perfect Day were written in the first person, there's a good chance it might sound something l...

We've all done it: You see a person looking at you as you walk by and immediately think they don't like you; you don't get a text back from a friend and assume he's mad about something; you imagine...