comment on structure

The novel is divided into Mia's journal entries, so it is by dates, times and places. Each journal entry ranges from a few lines to 10 pages long. The journal entries tell the story primarily in exposition and with some dialogue. The narrator injects her own voice and thoughts throughout the book, providing her opinions and feelings of the events unfolding in the novel.

The novel contains one main plot and several subplots. The main plot is that of human relationships—friendship and romantic. One subplot is the coming of age of the characters, primarily Mia. Another subplot is family relationships.