Meet seventeen-year-old Mike, who visits his grandmother's bedside and learns a family secret.
A divorced father who discovers only ... read full description
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Jun 21, 2011
Josiah
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"I have always pondered a tragic law of adolescence. (On second thought, the law probably applies to all ages to some extent). That law: People fall in love at the same time—often at the same stunning moment—but they fall out of love at different times. One is left sadly juggling the pieces of a fractured heart while the other has danced away."
—8 Plus 1, P. 41
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—8 Plus 1, P. 41
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Jul 20, 2010
Shally
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This book of short stories is full of interesting stories told from both a parent and a teenager's point of view. They are very realistic stories, keeping the reader intrigued. Many of the stories dealt with the parent and child relationship told through a variety of circumstances. Some of the issues pertaining to the book was time, divorce, dating, fear, loneliness, drugs, friends, death and more.
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Jan 23, 2009
Niki
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I'm on my way through a Cormier fest. I guess this counts as historical fiction because the stories are set during the Great Depression, and there is a lot of detail about the French Canadian immigrant community in Massachusetts in which the narrator lives. The cool thing about these is that you get an introduction from the author for each story. It's a good choice for young writers (and old ones) and especially so because these are short stories. The stories are also tailor made for an auth
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Apr 07, 2011
Jess
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This book was interesting, I mean it's Robert Cormier. It is a book of short stories. They were all very well written. I really enjoyed reading it. Although the topics are dark I would still want to hand this book to any young adult because I feel literature is a good way for young adult would go about learning these hard topics in life. I guess the warning I would put on this book is that there are dark and serious issues make sure that the young adult trusts you enough to speak with them about
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Oct 19, 2011
Hayley
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Love. Love Love. I read this almost ten years ago and still vividly remember moments and phrases like, "a big white birthday cake of a house" and "a constellation of acne." I remember Laura Kincaid's blonde hair and Mike looking into the mirror and sadly noting the crumpled expression on his face--the same one he'd seen his father wear earlier that day. What a great writer.
Jan 31, 2012
Apreim
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This is my first time reading Robert Cormier and I can't believe what I have been missing out on. Just nine short stories and each one of them beautifully done, striking, haunting, just amazing writing.
Warning: Divorce, some stealing and some violence.
Warning: Divorce, some stealing and some violence.
Nov 24, 2011
Amy
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Very good. Short stories that make you think and feel. If you want stories that are tied up in the end with a bow, this isn't for you. I recommend it!
Jun 19, 2008
Jessica
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A bit tamer than his normal fare. Not my cuppa, but that doesn't erase the fact that he's an enormous talent.
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