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    <body><![CDATA[<em>What They Always Tell Us</em> is a very simple, quiet story told from the perspective of two brothers who live in Alabama.  James is a high school senior.  Even though he’s smart, has lots of friends, and is on the tennis team, the only thing he wants is to go to college and leave Alabama.  Alex, a jun...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68669353">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[ This is a great book dealing with depression, suicide attempts, and sexuality. However, it deals with so much more like compassion, relationships between brothers, social expectations, rumors, fear, and social posturing. I am not sure I can really describe exactly how well this books delves into a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20312937">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is probably the best book I have every read about growing up--at least the most similar to how I grew up. It is a story of two brothers who both have to deal with repercussions of one night and the trickle effect it has on their entire life from high school to the family to themselves.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35466176">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a story about a kid struggling to discover his sexual orientation along with his place in his universe.  The book opens with the aftermath of an attempted suicide, and things unfold from there.  The suicide is not a result of his realizing that he is gay - that happens through the story. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51235383">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[While I'm not sure how the title of this book relates to the story, this was an engrossing and emotionally satisfying read about how sibling relationships change as kids become adults. The main characters, Alex and James, take turns as the protagonist in alternating chapters written from a limited t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80554875">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's always a treat for me when I find a book like this one. <em>What They Always Tell Us</em> is a strong, moving story about growing up. James and Alex are brothers living in Alabama, James just wants to get out of the state, while Alex just wants his life to be normal again. The book begins in James' seni...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61763565">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What They Always Tell Us<br/>Martin Wilson<br/>Delacorte Press, c2008, 291 pages, $15.99  <br/>Social Issues in homosexuality for YAL<br/>ISBN 978-0-385-73507-0<br/><br/>	In What They Always Tell Us, Martin Wilson illustrates the unique relationship that exists between two brothers. James and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51903885">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a disappointment!  The concept and characters of this book sounded promising: two brothers alternate chapters, the older one perfect, the younger depressed, suicidal, and gay.  The problem wasn't the story but the writing.  There was far too much explication, and the voice for both boys was unr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32474872">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Set in current day Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this is a strong coming-of-age YA story. The novel opens with Alex, a high school junior, recovering at home from an attempted suicide. At a boisterous party he goes into a bathroom and drinks a liquid cleanser. Why? Now ostracized by his former friends becaus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53915981">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was ok-- I ended up skimming it, but I think I was in a non-reading mood, so I don't think I did it justice. Honest look at the life of two teen brothers, without being too &quot;social commentary&quot;, which is good because I hate the overly-dramatic stuff about the life of teens today. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[James and Alex are brothers with almost nothing in common.  James is a popular senior who is smart and athletic, and is focusing on getting accepted to college far away from Alabama; Alex is now a loner after a suicide attempt caused his friends to abandon him.  Things begin to change for both broth...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40076369">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book reminded me of Are We There Yet? by David Levithan (a book I LOVE). I could relate to the sibling rivalry/drifting apart bit. They didn't feel comfortable around each other. If you can't be yourself around your family, who supposedly know you best, who can you be yourself with? The author ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76593490">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just read this book, &quot;what they always tell us&quot;,   and it feels incomplete.<br/>Wilson really sugar coated this story about two teen bros from the south, Alabama to be specific. Wilson is a good writer and very sensitive when it comes to some deep family -friends-lovers values. But his ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75104048">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book deals with so many things that teenagers can relate too. This book covers everything from suicide, sexuality, and depression, but it also shows a lot of compassion-which I think makes this not such an ordinary and great book. Also, this book really focuses in on the social aspects of growi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51738893">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasn't sure what to think about this book, and I'm still not. My friend suggested I read it, and from the book jacket, I was thinking, okay...sounds nice. Am I the only one who flips to the title page and reads the summary behind it? Anyway, all of the subjects appealed to me, except homosexuality...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54826663">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Randstostipher &quot;tallnlankyrn&quot; Nguyen for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>We all have read stories about two siblings who at first get along and then quickly drift apart... with their outcome up to the author. WHAT THEY ALWAYS TELL US has that similar outline; however, Martin Wilson...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69058775">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What They Always Tell us is told from two point of views. Alex, the younger brother, who is a social outcast after he makes a mistake at a party and James, the older brother, who is mister popularity. The boys used to be close when they were younger, but ever since Alex's mistake, they've grown apar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67799051">more...</a>]]></body>
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