false 1037532 3 Alice Silvers has a lot of reasons to hate her life. Her abusive father left the family long ago and hasn't been in contact with her since. Her mother is a flighty stage designer who treats Alice more like a chummy girlfriend than a daughter. And while she is a talented songwriter, Alice is constantly frustrated by the fact that she has a "Frankenstein voice, all cracked, scratched and broken," and can't sing her own lyrics--all because of the abuse she suffered at the hands of her father when she was a child. But when Alice discovers that her hated father is dying in a hospital only two hours away, she is forced to look forgiveness in the face for the first time and decide whether she has the power within herself to turn the other cheek.<p> A cynical 17-year-old of the '90s, Alice holds many strongly negative opinions about both her parents and her world in general. But teens will learn from Alice's struggle that hatred always ends up hurting the hater the most. Young adults will also admire Alice's independence in coming to this realization on her own by using her songwriting as a tool to work through her anger. Graham McNamee's novel is an engaging read that speaks plainly to teens about forgiveness and acceptance, offering them a gift to take back to their own realities. (Ages 13 and older) <I>--Jennifer Hubert</I> 1023880 1999 Hate You total:22|5:5|4:3|3:6|2:7|1:1| 22 70 37 4 3 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Apr 25 06:01:46 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 05:04:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Nov 12 14:48:32 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 14:49:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 11:00:41 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 06:15:22 -0700 2008 here.]]> 5 0 false false Tue Dec 04 08:46:57 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 08:47:29 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 10:40:27 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:40:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 22 13:29:08 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 13:29:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 15 15:32:28 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 15:32:28 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jul 05 18:03:02 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 18:03:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 03 01:01:59 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 01:02:13 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jul 02 19:02:32 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 19:02:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 30 08:59:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 08:59:40 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 16 18:31:32 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 18:31:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 07 17:26:08 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 06:08:39 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:26:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Apr 24 15:15:36 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 15:15:36 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Mar 27 14:02:47 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 05:15:14 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 14:02:47 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Feb 18 18:16:25 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 18:16:25 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 15 22:10:13 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 22:10:34 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Nov 07 10:49:10 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 10:49:10 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 17 16:04:05 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 16:04:05 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Oct 16 21:33:14 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 21:33:14 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1037532