Danny Myers
Smith
Twisted
Anderson, Laurie Halse.
Twisted.Penguin Group, 2007
Heart
Borders Book, $9.99
Teenage Drama
Tyler Miller is a high school sell-out. The highlight of his life so far was in the third grade when he won the homerun contest on field day. Since then his life hasn't really been too exciting. Finally he decides he wants to be remembered, so he decided to spray paint the school with obscene words. He got so flustered he left his wallet and was busted. After being taken away by cops, kids began noticing him. After a long summer of community service and a growth spurt, the girls started to notice him too. Even Bethany Milbury, school goddess starts to be attracted to him. Bethany is his long time crush, but as well as the sister of the kid who has made his life a living hell. Also with his dad's struggle to impress his boss who is also Bethany's father, he seems to put Tyler behind him. After tragic events at a party, Tyler quickly becomes the most hated kid in school, once again.
Laurie Halse Anderson wrote in a style comfortable for a high school student. The vocabulary is not particularly challenging, and slang is used often. It really lets you see inside the life of an outcast in school. I would recommend this book to anybody in high school or even college. It made me think about how all your actions can effect what people think of you and how you make others feel about themselves. I think it is a must read, I couldn’t put the book down for three straight days. You always want to know what happens next and how Tyler is going to cope with everything in his life.
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4 comments:
This sounds very good. I think I will read this for the next quarter. The character seems relatable to us because well all just try to fit in.
This book sounds very interesting. I know a lot of people have read it, and everyone likes it. I think that we can relate to the character since he's in high school, which makes it a good read for all of us. I'll probably read this book next quarter because it seems like a good one to read, and I think we can all relate to it one way or another.
This seems like a very interesting book. We all have a need to fit in, and therefore eveyone can relate to this.
This is a good book for all high school teens because we can all relate to it, and put ourselves in the character's shoes. This is definitely an option for me.
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