Clara Wilson has a lot on her mind. Her best friend, Gerri, has started moving in circles that will never in a million years include Clara and her ...
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Nov 06, 2007
Jackie "the Librarian"
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Very good teen fiction, with an interesting mix of family drama and scary thug thriller. Great characters, with all the details of school friendships and family dynamics done right. I loved how smart and tough Clara was. She didn't try to be friends with Gerri anymore after the mocking phone call, she stood up for herself when she was alone with Eddie, the tough guy, and later at the big climax, even when she was paralyzed with fear, she kept thinking instead of giving up. I wish Amos, her count
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May 19, 2008
Sarah
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Jul 29, 2011
Reading this one as a possible choice for a friend's teen reading festival, but it fell short. Good insight into teen angst, at least as far as a 57 year old who has raised two can tell. Gets a little over-complicated, but the authors can see the good in all their characters, or at least the reasons for their behavior. This is more than most teens can! The two main characters are attractive and have life issues that increase their attraction to one another (and their constant tendency toward
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Mar 16, 2008
Sophie
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A wonderful book about a complicated crush and even more complicated events to follow. this book held my attention from beggining to end and ultimatley (?) satisfied my hunger for a good book that was mystery/teenage drama/ who knows?.
i highly reccomend it.
i highly reccomend it.
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May 30, 2007
Rachel
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I found this at a discount book store and picked it up because of the cover. I was surprised to find that I really liked this book. But, I read it so long ago that I can't remember what I like about it.
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Nov 23, 2007
Lesley
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Some kids might like the two points-of-view--one a guy's, one a girl's--but some might have preferred just one POV in a shorter book. Does help to have rare guy's POV of romance.
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Jul 08, 2007
Angela
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I liked it, but not as much as Crushed. The McNeals seem to have a formula: sweet-but-not-hip-main character, misunderstood boy, thugs, betrayal, missing parents.
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Mar 29, 2010
Laura
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Um, I read this book twice because I didn't remember reading it the first time. I read it the entire way through without realizing I'd read it before.
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Jul 11, 2008
Erika
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This book was good from what I remember, but it wasn't as powerful as I had hoped for... =(
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Sep 21, 2010
Bjorn
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This was a summer reading book I had in high school. Once again the mindset is different and it has changed because it is not being read for pleasure. The teen life is always changing, and this novel was specially selected because of the age I was. Reading novels that relate to your age, and or problems can help with the flow of ideas. This novel didn't relate to my life but being of the same age as the characters, one thinks how they would react in a similar situation. This book helped me becom
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Jan 02, 2009
Melissa
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Crooked
By Laura and Tom McNeal
346 pp. New York
Dell Laurel-Leaf $5.50
ISBN 0-440-22946-4
Clara Wilson, a girl with a crooked nose which everyone makes fun of, parents divorced, and some boy trouble. Her best friend Gerri ditches her and now she has no friends. Clara Wilson likes a boy named Amos Mackenzie but does not know what to do, now that he’s famous. She faces danger by the Tripp brothers because of Amos. Eddie Tripp is the same age as Clara and Amos and More...
By Laura and Tom McNeal
346 pp. New York
Dell Laurel-Leaf $5.50
ISBN 0-440-22946-4
Clara Wilson, a girl with a crooked nose which everyone makes fun of, parents divorced, and some boy trouble. Her best friend Gerri ditches her and now she has no friends. Clara Wilson likes a boy named Amos Mackenzie but does not know what to do, now that he’s famous. She faces danger by the Tripp brothers because of Amos. Eddie Tripp is the same age as Clara and Amos and More...
Aug 30, 2011
Mikitara (Raychal)
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Apr 15, 2010
Cassie
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Okay, so I just have to talk about this book, because it was interesting. It was somewhat random, and sort of freaky and I was reading it late at night, which probably wasn't the best idea. Anyway, it was a pretty good book, but the Tripp brothers just ruined it for me. It was sad enough, and then there was the whole freaky thing with them. It was just dumb, I hate characters like that. So I liked it, but it would probably never be on my "books to re-read" list. I dunno...
Feb 23, 2009
Panda
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I Really liked it this book, with the Different POV you got see what they each felt for each other. it was very deep and at some points dark. and the trip bothers are so disturbing that its hard to not want to know what they will come up with next.
I also think it was interesting how both the authors worked together really well (must be why their married ><)
I also think it was interesting how both the authors worked together really well (must be why their married ><)
Sep 01, 2010
Amber
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I really can't give a complete answer on how good this book was because I read it along time ago. But all I remember is that it was actually a very good book and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a nice simple book for the summer they don't have to keep tabs on. XD
Dec 27, 2009
Jaquelyn
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Feb 19, 2011
Kailyn
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I really liked this book. IT was really entertaining. I couldnt stop reading it until my parents had to take it away from me. It was interesting, It had suspense in it.It was very unique. It had it own little twist to it.
Apr 30, 2009
nicole
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I remember LOVING this book and trying to get my best friend to love it too. But aside from that all I remember are the names Amos and Clara, thinking Amos was really sweet, and some lethal shit goin' down in an attic.
Dec 29, 2008
Melissa
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Maybe even a four-star. This kind-of-depressing YA novel covers bullying and the world of "adult human beings" as viewed from the teen perspective. I liked it, but I didn't love it.
Aug 04, 2011
Mrs. Fuller
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Lovely, funny book about 2 teenagers trying to find a place in which they belong in life. A little mystery and suspense building up to a climactic ending make it a page turner as well.
Jun 14, 2009
Bomoh
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Very nice, straightforward book dealing with teenage angst that seems unlikely but is quite entertaining. The joy I derive from it is on par with Twilight, but without the vampires.
Apr 04, 2009
Angeolyn
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i'm not really sure it matched up to well with the summary.
it mainly seemed like a string of events that didnt flow together that well.
the problems seemed a bit out of the book's world.
it mainly seemed like a string of events that didnt flow together that well.
the problems seemed a bit out of the book's world.
Jun 06, 2011
Amazing Book.
Reality is not expressed in a more equistite way.
Hahah.. I sound like a british tea dude.
#Swagg - I spelled exquistite wrong.
Reality is not expressed in a more equistite way.
Hahah.. I sound like a british tea dude.
#Swagg - I spelled exquistite wrong.
Apr 07, 2010
Lady Celtic
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This was a slooooooow book and I still can't decide if I'm glad I stuck with it or not. It's definitely mature, though.
Jul 21, 2011
I don't remember much of this story, though at the time I remember not being wonderfully impressed.
Mar 18, 2009
I really liked this book.I recommened this book to everyone.This book really connects to the world because alot of kids when they go into a different environment they change.This also connects to other texts because theirs always someone that gets traded or left behind.
Nov 29, 2010
Myra
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A fantastic young adult novel with an action-packed ending and very real characters.
Dec 23, 2009
Liz
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12/23/09 It was ok. I had to read it for school over summer of ninth gread.
2.5
2.5
Aug 09, 2010
Heather
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All Clara wants to do is have her crooked nose fixed, raise enough money to attend horse camp, and play with her dog Ham. Instead, Clara's life is falling apart. Her best friend, Gerri, has ditched her for the most popular girl in school. Something is wrong with her parents' relationship. She has started talking to her crush and it is not going well. On top of all that, Eddie, the town hoodlum, has taken a liking to her and is following her around.
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May 04, 2009
Katherine
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Probably closer to 4 and 1/2 stars. This is my favorite of the Mcneals' books by far; suspenseful and quirky—and told in alternating voices that complement each other beautifully.
