This book was pretty good, although it contains swear words, but then again it is aimed at older teenagers (13/14+, I'm guessing), and most teens use that sort of language and don't care much if it's in a book (I myself have learnt to ignore those words when reading). I really liked the plot, and the way Faye Bird writes was really detailed, and helped understand how Tessie was feeling. I thought this book was really cool, and I loved Faye Bird's style, so I think I will try and read another of her books, My Second Life, which also sounds like a great book. I especially liked the fact that it wasn't completely obvious that it was _________ who had attacked Laura, but that you had to guess who it was (if you've paid attention, it becomes clear after a while, but if not it will be a complete surprise!)
Tessie has Selective Mutism, and her sister Laura was attacked, and is now in a coma. She can't speak, but she can listen. And as everyone tells her their secrets, she thinks she is close to discovering who attacked Laura...
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When I borrowed this book from the library, it was a rather random pick. I really wanted a book to read and I thought it would give my blog some variety too. At first I thought this would be the typical girl story where you happen to break with your best friend for something silly or all that, but as I kept on reading I really started to enjoy it, and from Chapter 4 onwards I just could not put this book down. It had a really important meaning; you can't let the bully win. It just showed how broken someone can be after bullying, and all through the eyes of a girl who wants to help her friend and doesn't know how. And of course the characters (well, except Kit) were fabulous, and so different from each other too. And the end was fantastic! I think this is definitely a very cool and important book, and I went from being sceptical about Cathy Cassidy books to deciding to give some different books a go: including books I would have never thought of reading before! Altogether, this book is great for 10-12 year olds, because it would mostly interest girls this age and because it is not exactly qualified as long (it's approximately 190 pages long, which right now sound like a lot, but it is actually nothing when you hold the book in your hands and start reading). Another blurb from the book: Hannah and Joey have been best friends forever- just the two of them. But when Joey's new foster brother Paul turns up, everything changes. First Joey falls for Hannah's brother, Kit. Then Paul complicates things- with some kittens, a chocolate bar and a stripy pink bicycle. Hannah's world is turning upside down. Can you rescue a friendship when it's drowning? Can you save a friend in trouble- if they don't want to be saved? It says "How far would you sail to save a friend?", the picture is really blurry though :(
This book is the wonderful story of two girls who are affected by a terrible accident. It shows the true meaning of friendship, tells us true friends will always stand by our sides, whatever happens. It's true. They always will. True friends are special. Care for them. They care about you.
This book showed me things that outstanded me. I hope that, if you read it, that it will teach you them too. Jenni is going to her usual timeshare apartment at Riverside Village with her best friend, Autumn, and their families. But one day Autumn's younger brother, Mikey, has a terrible accident, and Autumn's world is turned upside down. Jenni, meanwhile, unconciously travels forward in time, learning the terrible truth of the future that awaits their families and their friendship... Can Jenni somehow reverse the accident and save their future? |
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