Critical Thinking Reading Response on What Happened to Goodbye

Critical thinking question: How does this text address the points of view of other groups, especially who usually don't get to tell their sides of the story? 

In "What Happened to Goodbye" by Sarah Dessen they show a side of a divorce that isn't regularly heard at the time that is being explained. When Mclean's parents divorced 3 years before the time that the story is set it was strange, sudden and extremely tough on the family. Divorce has such a big effect on everyone in a family and all books seem to focus on is the parents but this book focuses on the child (teen) and how it is still affecting her 3 years after. The examples that support this is that Mclean is in complete narrative of her point of view of the divorce and just her, Mclean in this is telling her view of not only how she felt when it happened but how she feels after the divorce. This is why in the book you get a reference of Mclean's point of view and her perspectives of the divorce.
"What Happened to Goodbye" gives a peek into a different perspective because it's in Mclean's point of view and we're getting a look at how it affected her and just her as the kid. Normally you only get to see how it affected a family as a whole but in this book you really get to see how the kid feels afterwards and how her life has changed and is still changing. For example, in the book Mclean states that she is sick of her mom putting herself first and doesn't want anything to change custody wise, this gives people a peek into what kids would say/do if they really had a say in divorce. We really see that even though divorce may bring up sensitive and big issues with the 2 spouses against each other, it brings up issues against the parents from the kid. This is one example of seeing a different point of view in the book.
Another way that the book shows Mclean's perspective is that she's not only telling us about how she felt when it was happening but also afterwards and how it is still affecting her. The book is set 3 years after the divorce and now Mclean has gone from living with her mom and dad in the same place for her whole life to moving around with her dad every year. Within this we see how she has taken to making friends, settling in and even who she decides to be in each different place. When she explains what she's going through, it's all about her life and how she decides to adapt, which is a really rare thing as usually we only really get to see how kids are coping with the divorces as it's happening, and most of their time we don't get any idea of  their view on it. This is another way that Mclean shows an unusual perspective of a situation.
In conclusion, Mclean shows a different point of view because we get to see how she adjusts rather than her parents and we also get to see how her life changes after the divorce. This is a perspective we don't usually get to take a look at and a group that doesn't usually have much of a voice. This is how and why "What Happened to Goodbye" by Sarah Dessen shows a point of view from a group that don't usually get to tell their side.