Slant

Being adopted isn't easy. And for Korean-American adoptee, Lauren, life isn't quite easy either. Her mother has just died from an unexciting fall in her kitchen, and a hit on the head that costed her life. Lauren's father is overprotective and depressed, but he won't admit it. Lauren's also-adopted little sister, Maia, doesn't seem to care about anything but Barbie dolls and watching PBS kids. Lauren is the kind of person who puts other people's problems before her own, and the only person who will listen to Lauren's problems is her best friend, Julie. 

Lauren knows that she would be the happiest girl in the world if her major crush, Sean, would just notice her at school. And, if she had an extra wish to waste, she could do without the nicknames. 

Slant.

People call her "slant" because of her eye shape. Lauren is too shy to speak up, but Julie isn't. Julie tells her that she needs to do something about the nicknames. Something big and fast. But Julie doesn't expect that Lauren will go so far as operate on her eyes. 

Lauren's grandmother helps her set up an appointment to get her eyes operated on, but after a huge secret slips out, will Lauren go through with the operation?

Lauren doesn't speak up for herself because she doesn't have the self esteem. She can't seem to get any confidence or support from her father, who is too busy with his newest girlfriend, Shelley, and his Shakespeare performances. Lauren knows that she can't take any more of this teasing because it begins to get into her brain and her dreams. 

Slant.

Slant. 

Slant. 

Will Lauren have the courage to go behind her father's back and have the operation, or will the biggest secret that she can imagine stop her from doing something that will change her life forever, for good or for bad?

Slant by Laura E. Williams is a teen drama about expressing yourself, speaking up, and either accepting the way you are, or dealing with them and your unhappiness.