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Silver (Sarabeth #1)
My mother is determined that I will have a wonderful life -- better than her own. I guess she can't imagine what it is like for me, a kid from a trailer park, to transfer to the junior high school where all the rich kids go -- the kind of kids who come from homes where my mother works as a cleaning woman....
But somehow, miraculously, I've become part of a little clique of
...moreMass Market Paperbound, 203 pages
Published
October 2nd 1989
by Morrow/Avon
(first published 1988)
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You're wish is my command, Laurel.
I went to my psychologist appointment yesterday. And while I was in the middle of crying about being ugly and weird, my lady doctor says "And who does that remind you of, hmmm?" And I say "Uhhh, I dont know?"
And she says, "Sounds like your mother to me."
Fuck, right?
I know my relationship with my parents is kind of bizarre, but my psychologist made me realize something that I can't stop...more
I went to my psychologist appointment yesterday. And while I was in the middle of crying about being ugly and weird, my lady doctor says "And who does that remind you of, hmmm?" And I say "Uhhh, I dont know?"
And she says, "Sounds like your mother to me."
Fuck, right?
I know my relationship with my parents is kind of bizarre, but my psychologist made me realize something that I can't stop...more
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Norma Fox Mazer's Silver is an interesting testament to a different era of young adult literature. This slim volume, and the voice of the main character, might seem very young when compared to the YA literature of today. However, this would be deceptive: Silver deals with some challenging subject matter (sexual abuse) as well as class issues with surprising maturity.
Sarabeth Silver is the teenage daughter of a working class woman. Her home life--the trailer she lives in, the way her ...more
Sarabeth Silver is the teenage daughter of a working class woman. Her home life--the trailer she lives in, the way her ...more
Picked this one up in a community honor-bar shelf just because it reminds me of being a YA myself since Norma Fox Mazer was around back then. I wish I had time to read more YA books - this one definitely isn't preachy, the characters don't all do the right things (but they also don't do anything terribly wrong); still, it's not meant simply as idle entertainment and that's obvious.
The topic was handled with sensitivity and natural context so it didn't feel like the whole book was all...more
The topic was handled with sensitivity and natural context so it didn't feel like the whole book was all...more
My best friend had talked for ages about this book she'd read over and over as a kid and loved, despite its dark subject matter. Last weekend, our powers combined, we FINALLY solved this mystery, and I ordered it for her (since thanks to my Amazon Prime membership I get free shipping) so of course I couldn't let it leave my apartment without my having read it first.
And I'm really glad I did, even though, geez, YA from the 1990s is so crazy different from YA now. Seriously, it's just wr...more
And I'm really glad I did, even though, geez, YA from the 1990s is so crazy different from YA now. Seriously, it's just wr...more
I love this book. My Aunt Becky bought it for me at a used bookstore years and years ago, and I used to read it over and over. Somewhere along the way, I lost my copy or gave it away for some other girl to enjoy. I finally found a copy at a library book sale recently and I was ECSTATIC. I read through it quickly and still love it. Sarabeth Silver is one of my favorite book characters of all time--incredibly honest.
Ugh, I love young adult novels, and this is one of the reasons why.
Ugh, I love young adult novels, and this is one of the reasons why.
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I thought this was a good young adult (and I'm thinking in the 14-15 age range) novel about a sensitive and disturbing subject. I avoided reading this because I suspected what that subject was, but in fact it had a good balance between normal teen issues and the more serious problem.
A bit old-fashioned by today's YA standards, but still well worth reading. Touching on sexual abuse and class distinctions and teenage crap and family relationships, it's a really good book, especially for its time.
Although the book deals with a tough subject material (incest) it handles it in a way that alerts teens to the dangers without overexposing them to it atrociousness.
I thought this was one of the most amazing books ever written in 6th grade. I only had a stripped copy my mom got from B. Dalton, but I kept it forever!
I read this when I was younger and happened to find it at a used book store. I can read it over and over and never get tired of it.
This book is about how a girl's life went from complete failure into being superior than everyone else. Her family is very poor, though she was lucky enough to get into a very good school. There, she met a lot of rich girls and began to change. She joined the "popular girls" group and learned all of the terrible problems and secrets that she has to keep to herself...
I *loved* this book as a kid. Planning to reread to see how well it holds up now that I see there's a sequel!
I read this book at least twice when I was a child. I just remember it being an absolutely good book.
JEAR3-Maz
This was one of my favorite books as a pre-teen person. I had to read "After the Rain" in school and hated it, but I loved "Silver." It deals with the scary subject of child sexual abuse in a pretty down to earth, nonexplicit way. I love the descriptions of Sarabeth and her mom at home in the trailer park which are real without being cliches.
One of the first YA books I read after becoming a YA librarian, by one of my favorite childhood authors (who was one of the reasons I became a YA librarian--I once got to tell that to Mazer at a Books for the Teenage reception at Donnell library in NYC).
This book was great...the true meaning of friendship...
For some reason I feel like the review I want to write is really the one from Judy Blume's Tiger Eyes. I remember reading these two books at the same time and neither of them being that memorable.
Only acceptable reading when you are actually a young adult. A friend recommended this as "a book I loved when I was younger," but it sure didn't hold up. Poor writing, boring characters--a waste of time.
I remember liking this book because the characters in it were more realistic and dimensional than the Sweet Valley High twins...
One of my favorite books as a teenager! I reviewed this on my YA book blog:
http://whatireadbackthen.blogspot.com
http://whatireadbackthen.blogspot.com
This was my FAVORITE book when I was younger...
I loved Mazer's books when I was growing up.
1 of the best books ever!!
the best book i read in young adulthood.
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Norma Fox Mazer was an American author and teacher, best known for her books for children and young adults.
She was born in New York City but grew up in Glens Falls, New York, with parents Michael and Jean Garlan Fox. Mazer graduated from Glens Falls High School, then went to Antioch College, where she met Harry Mazer, whom she married in 1950; they have four children, one of whom, Anne...more
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She was born in New York City but grew up in Glens Falls, New York, with parents Michael and Jean Garlan Fox. Mazer graduated from Glens Falls High School, then went to Antioch College, where she met Harry Mazer, whom she married in 1950; they have four children, one of whom, Anne...more
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