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Becoming Chloe
by
Catherine Ryan Hyde (Goodreads Author)
Meet Jordy. He’s on his own in New York City. Nobody to depend on; nobody depending on him. And it’s been working fine.
Until this girl comes along. She’s 18 and blond and pretty–her world should be perfect. But she’s seen things no one should ever see in their whole life–the kind of things that break a person. She doesn’t seem broken, though. She seems . . . innocent. Like...more
Until this girl comes along. She’s 18 and blond and pretty–her world should be perfect. But she’s seen things no one should ever see in their whole life–the kind of things that break a person. She doesn’t seem broken, though. She seems . . . innocent. Like...more
Hardcover, 224 pages
Published
March 28th 2006
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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I got this book after winning a giveaway here on Tumblr.
I think the book is good, considering the author was also the one who wrote Pay it Forward. I was a Junior in High School when I first saw the movie adaptation of the same title, and I never forgot it after that.
Becoming Chloe is different in a way that it’s about suicide but it’s not just about the characters, it’s also about the readers. I said this because I can name a hand full of people I’d like to recommend this book too, because I k...more
I think the book is good, considering the author was also the one who wrote Pay it Forward. I was a Junior in High School when I first saw the movie adaptation of the same title, and I never forgot it after that.
Becoming Chloe is different in a way that it’s about suicide but it’s not just about the characters, it’s also about the readers. I said this because I can name a hand full of people I’d like to recommend this book too, because I k...more
I am really starting to like the YA books that are being told from the guys point of view. Becoming Chloe was an impulse pickup from the library based solely on the cover ( I know I shouldn't do that), but I am so glad that I grabbed it. We meet Jordan "Jordy" at the beginning while he is listening to someone having sex; he soon realizes that it really isn't consensual and that there is a rape keeping him awake.
Enter Wanda"Chloe" Johnston, she was the girl being raped and as she drops into the c...more
Enter Wanda"Chloe" Johnston, she was the girl being raped and as she drops into the c...more
Catherine Ryan Hyde is best known for her big hit as a book and a film, "Pay It Forward."
"Becoming Chloe" also focuses on making the world a better place. In this book, seeing that there is beauty in the world is a matter of life and death.
Jordan, homeless, takes a chance and yells for help when a girl is being raped. The girl, Wanda Johnston, has lived a life in which rape is the least of her problems, so she says. She has no knowledge of a loving family or of the necessity of medical care for...more
"Becoming Chloe" also focuses on making the world a better place. In this book, seeing that there is beauty in the world is a matter of life and death.
Jordan, homeless, takes a chance and yells for help when a girl is being raped. The girl, Wanda Johnston, has lived a life in which rape is the least of her problems, so she says. She has no knowledge of a loving family or of the necessity of medical care for...more
17 year old Jordy, who was abused by his parents because he's gay, left his home in Conneticut to start over in New York City where he's currently living in an abandoned cellar. His third night living in this cellar, he witnesses a girl being raped and stops it by scaring the rapists off. The girl slips into the cellar and Jordy finds out her name is Chloe and she has been living in that cellar as well. Jordy becomes the unspoken gaurdian of this 19 year old girl, who is so naive and starngely i...more
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This is not what I usually read but I thought I'd try something new and different and I'm glad I did.
This book made a whole lot of difference to me. It's one of those books that make you see the world differently like you've never seen it before. Even if slightly. There are so many beautiful things in our world, not just from the exterior but from the interior that we take for granted or not really 'look' at them carefully.
Jordy and Chloe are very unique yet relatable characters. I loved how spe...more
This book made a whole lot of difference to me. It's one of those books that make you see the world differently like you've never seen it before. Even if slightly. There are so many beautiful things in our world, not just from the exterior but from the interior that we take for granted or not really 'look' at them carefully.
Jordy and Chloe are very unique yet relatable characters. I loved how spe...more
"Becoming Chloe" is a Young Adult novel ,by Catherine Ryan Hyde, about Jordan (Jordy) and Chloe and their journey as they search for the beauty in the world. As the story begins Jordan is alone in the world. Cast out by his family for being gay, he is living in the basement of a deserted building in New York, NY. One night he hears noises coming from outside the one window, that looks out in to a usually abandoned alley. But on this night he looks out his tiny window, to see a group of men surro...more
This five-star rating is probably the most fitting out of all the books I've marked five stars for on Goodreads. This book is easily one of my new favorite books of all time, and I'll explain why.
Jordy is a kid living on his own in New York City. He has no one to depend on and has nobody to depend on him; and he likes it that way.
Enter Chloe. She's a pretty girl whose world should be perfect. But she's seen things in the world that could break a person. She doesn't seem broken, though. She see...more
Jordy is a kid living on his own in New York City. He has no one to depend on and has nobody to depend on him; and he likes it that way.
Enter Chloe. She's a pretty girl whose world should be perfect. But she's seen things in the world that could break a person. She doesn't seem broken, though. She see...more
A very sensitive, poignant read....it was a great break from senseless YA romances with a girl who love TWO guys:-P
It's a story about a guy called Jordan who has left home and is living on the streets. He doesn't have a care in life until one day he rescues a girl from being harrassed. The girl, Wanda who doesn't like her name and on Jordy's suggestion changes it to Chloe, seems very innocent, she doesn't know what's happening to her and yet sometimes she surprises Jordy with displays of extraor...more
It's a story about a guy called Jordan who has left home and is living on the streets. He doesn't have a care in life until one day he rescues a girl from being harrassed. The girl, Wanda who doesn't like her name and on Jordy's suggestion changes it to Chloe, seems very innocent, she doesn't know what's happening to her and yet sometimes she surprises Jordy with displays of extraor...more
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GoodReads has been my book-buddy since I started my reading habit. I can't choose a book without it. But then one day, I went to a bookstore. As I hunt for a good book, my eyes suddenly saw this title. Then I read the synopsis and first chapter. I was magnetized. Bought it that day and read it at home.
Catherine Ryan Hyde's Becoming Chloe made me see the places I've never been before, made me meet the people I've never met before and made me feel and taste...more
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GoodReads has been my book-buddy since I started my reading habit. I can't choose a book without it. But then one day, I went to a bookstore. As I hunt for a good book, my eyes suddenly saw this title. Then I read the synopsis and first chapter. I was magnetized. Bought it that day and read it at home.
Catherine Ryan Hyde's Becoming Chloe made me see the places I've never been before, made me meet the people I've never met before and made me feel and taste...more
Wow. I don't even know where to start. I read this book in just 2 days and it was the longest yet the shortest vacation I've ever had.
This book is just simply amazing.
This is the first book I've shed a tear for which doesn't involve someone dying. It's just so beautiful.
The author really made me attached to the characters in the book. Throughout the whole book, I admired Jordan as he cared so much for Chloe. I felt like they were my friends.
And the storyline was really inspiring. The book tau...more
This book is just simply amazing.
This is the first book I've shed a tear for which doesn't involve someone dying. It's just so beautiful.
The author really made me attached to the characters in the book. Throughout the whole book, I admired Jordan as he cared so much for Chloe. I felt like they were my friends.
And the storyline was really inspiring. The book tau...more
I was intrigued to read a book by the author of Pay It Forward. Here, we are introduced to Jordy, a teen who was thrown out of his house and is living in abandoned buildings. He witnesses a rape and is able to scare off the attackers and rescue the girl. Her name is Wanda, but she becomes Chloe in an act of reinventing herself. Chloe is odd. Clearly the victim of some deep trauma, she is almost childlike in the way she acts.
Jordy realizes that Chloe sees the world as an ugly place and he is det...more
Jordy realizes that Chloe sees the world as an ugly place and he is det...more
May 17, 2011
Lindsey Wasserman
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Teenagers, no younger than 8th grade. Boys and Girls
Recommended to Lindsey by:
Ari Goldwasser
I thought this book was very interesting. I had never read anything like it. I think the fact that Jordy is so kind and giving and would do anything for Chloe when he doesn't even know her is beautiful. Jordy and Chloe become like siblings. They are both homeless and travel from place to place getting all of the help they can. Surprisingly, a ton of people help them. They begin to have a type of routine that they follow, and Chloe becomes better each day. Jordy wants to prove to Chloe that there...more
Here is a wonderful story about a really awkward subject matter, a lost and lonely rape victim, befriended by a confused gay boy in a slum in Manhattan, and how they endeavour to discover and reinvent themselves on a cross-country odyssey conducted on the very barest shoestring. You will pull for them every inch of the way.
I confess I have a fondess for novels about self-reinvention, such as 'Gatsby' and my own 'Deirdre' (for which this book was bought as research/inspiration) and 'Chloe' is as...more
I confess I have a fondess for novels about self-reinvention, such as 'Gatsby' and my own 'Deirdre' (for which this book was bought as research/inspiration) and 'Chloe' is as...more
This book was beautiful. The idea is that these two homeless kids who've been beat up by life (literally) get together and end up going on a road trip to try to decide if there is enough beauty in life to want to keep living. I was impressed by the author's portrayal of the beauty of nature, the kindness of strangers, and also the carelessness of people and the deliberate cruelty of people to one another: she puts them all in, and doesn't try to make it all good or all bad. I loved the character...more
Apr 13, 2011
Grace.707
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Becoming Chloe is a really moving book. Since it's told from the point of view of Jordan, a young adult who finds a strange girl named Chloe, you never really know what Chloe's full story is. The mystery of it is interesting. Chloe seems very innocent, even though she's been through a lo. She also seems sad and wistful. Later on in the book, you find out about Chloe's depression. She's convinced that the world is an ugly place, so Jordan takes her across the country to beautiful places to show...more
well it keep me intrusted for the first part of it, because what all was happening..Jordy selling himself and the whole jacket or deal but once the were on the road trip it got boring! i wish it told more in depth about both of their pasts. i know it kinda tells some what of what happens with Jordy and his father but not much.
but like i said at the beginning of the novel i didn't want to put it down but towards the end it lost my intrust. i get the whole beauty thing and him wanting to help Chl...more
but like i said at the beginning of the novel i didn't want to put it down but towards the end it lost my intrust. i get the whole beauty thing and him wanting to help Chl...more
17- year-old Jordan "Jordy" is homeless after coming out to his homophobic parents. His life changes one night when he saves a girl from being raped. Her name is Chloe, and she is extremely childlike, although she has seen horrible things growing up. She is also strangely determined and strong willed, and Jordy witnesses this firsthand when he becomes sick and Chloe sits outside the hospital for hours to get him medicine. Events change for them, and result in the two of them taking a road trip t...more
Age: 10th-12th grade
This novel opens to Jordan (first-person narrative) listening to the sounds of sex in the alley outside where he's sleeping. At first annoyed, he realizes that the woman is being raped and scares the guys off. This 17-year-old girl pops through Jordan's window, seemingly undeterred by the previous event, and falls asleep draped over Jordan. The reader soon finds out that both teens are runaways, living in an abandoned room. Both escaping something from their past, they strive...more
This novel opens to Jordan (first-person narrative) listening to the sounds of sex in the alley outside where he's sleeping. At first annoyed, he realizes that the woman is being raped and scares the guys off. This 17-year-old girl pops through Jordan's window, seemingly undeterred by the previous event, and falls asleep draped over Jordan. The reader soon finds out that both teens are runaways, living in an abandoned room. Both escaping something from their past, they strive...more
This book taught me how to see the beauty in even the most smallest of things and it just captured me from the start.
Chloe made me smile. He attitude towards life was so simple but held so much insight. Even though the book wasn't told from her point of view I still connected with her.
Jordy was so caring and loving towards Chloe even though she was a total stranger. I think he was just one example of how kind people can be.
The thing about this book is that everything just flowed beautifully a...more
Chloe made me smile. He attitude towards life was so simple but held so much insight. Even though the book wasn't told from her point of view I still connected with her.
Jordy was so caring and loving towards Chloe even though she was a total stranger. I think he was just one example of how kind people can be.
The thing about this book is that everything just flowed beautifully a...more
This was an interesting story. The description was pretty vague, so there were some themes that were surprising. Basically, Jordan is am 18 year old boy who finds himself homeless in New York due to major family issues back in Connecticut. The reason for him leaving home is that he is gay. His family doesn't support him in this and he finds himself disowned. While in the city, living in a cellar, he crosses paths with Wanda (who renames herself Chloe). Chloe has a very traumatic and disturbing p...more
This is not my usual type of book at all but I am so glad I took a chance on it. The strength demonstrated in this book is inspiring, as well is the loyolty. Jordan takes Chloe under his wing and once he sees a slip of Chloe underneath her childlike defense, he never once considers abandoning her. Its as if they adopt each other. They go across country to look at all the beautiful things the world has to offer, the beautiful things not many people appreciate anymore. This could be one of those b...more
Sep 24, 2011
John Egbert
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
EVERY LIVING BREATHING CREATURE ON THIS EARTH
Recommended to John by:
I had to find this gem the hard way -- by myself.
Edit: Changing the shelves -- Chloe isn't a manic pixie. She's just childish.
Edit Edit: I wrote a really fangirlish review and saved it on my comp. I'll post it although keep in mind I wrote it after finishing the book and it will be very, very fangirlish. And since I read this book like a year ago I am also very naive and childish in it. Please no comments on some of the stuff I will say, such as my bashing of N&E's No Kiss List. I decided to post the review uncensored -- a glimpse into wha...more
Edit Edit: I wrote a really fangirlish review and saved it on my comp. I'll post it although keep in mind I wrote it after finishing the book and it will be very, very fangirlish. And since I read this book like a year ago I am also very naive and childish in it. Please no comments on some of the stuff I will say, such as my bashing of N&E's No Kiss List. I decided to post the review uncensored -- a glimpse into wha...more
This is a good book, one I would re-read. It has a good story line. I admire the strength in Jordy's personality as he and Chloe overcome many obstacles including some of Chloe's inner conflict. The book starts off slow but as Jordy realizes what he and Chloe have to do the book gets really interesting.
The conclusion that they both come to at the end is one that every individual can either agree or disagree to as Jordy and Chloe have a slightly different point of view at the end of this book.
T...more
The conclusion that they both come to at the end is one that every individual can either agree or disagree to as Jordy and Chloe have a slightly different point of view at the end of this book.
T...more
17-year-old Jordy--a runaway after coming out to his homophobic parents--didn't know it was going to change his life when he saves a beautiful blond girl from rape. Suddenly he's stuck taking care of Chloe--which is not her real name but is preferred over her real one--who is strangely childlike although incredibly smart and determined at times. Jordy's got problems of his own, too, but he can't help feeling that he must protect Chloe, that something terrible has happened to her and that she is...more
Becoming Chloe is one of those books that gives you hope in the world we live in, that even if it fells like the world is crashing down around us sometimes and we're nothing short of loosing it all, there is still beauty in it. Beauty that is endless. Beauty that gives you hope no matter what the situation.
From the first page, the reader is thrown into the world of Jordy, a boy who's just about lost it all. He's homeless and has no money to speak, as well as a big cut in his head that he doesn'...more
From the first page, the reader is thrown into the world of Jordy, a boy who's just about lost it all. He's homeless and has no money to speak, as well as a big cut in his head that he doesn'...more
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The opening scene is enough to turn anyone away since Jordy happens upon Chloe being raped in an alley. And so their friendship begins since Jordy has run away from his anti-gay wealthy parents while Chloe is placidly floating along in her simplemindedness. So, Jordy takes it upon himself to show Chloe the beauty in the world to try to rescue her.
She says, "Even if this was the only thing I ever did in my whole life, it would be worth having a life just to do this.
She says, "Even if this was the only thing I ever did in my whole life, it would be worth having a life just to do this.
If I were to teach a class on an awesome first chapter, I would use this book. The first chapter is perfection. I only gave it three stars because I didn't quite buy a pivotal moment in the book where Chloe changes. Most of the book rests on Chloe, and I needed more about why she would agree to the journey in the first place. But the writing is wonderful and the story is intriquing, but didn't quite work for me.
I didn't start reading this book with great expectations. It ended up to be really amazing. Reading from a boy's perspective was something new for me and good. Also, the book was about friendship. Like nothing about romance between the two main characters. Not many of the books I read have that. And just yeah, I don't even know what else to say. It was a good book.
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I'm the author of 18 published and forthcoming books.
My newest releases are Don’t Let Me Go, Jumpstart the World , When I Found You and Second Hand Heart. Forthcoming is and When You Were Older (Transworld UK, Spring 2012).
Newer novels are Becoming Chloe, Love in the Present Tense, The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance, Chasing Windmills The Day I Killed James, and Diary of a Witness.
Both Becom...more
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My newest releases are Don’t Let Me Go, Jumpstart the World , When I Found You and Second Hand Heart. Forthcoming is and When You Were Older (Transworld UK, Spring 2012).
Newer novels are Becoming Chloe, Love in the Present Tense, The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance, Chasing Windmills The Day I Killed James, and Diary of a Witness.
Both Becom...more
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