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Leaving Fishers
Dorry is unbearably lonely at her new high school until she meets Angela and her circle of friends. She soon discovers they all belong to a religious group, the Fishers of Men. At first, as Dorry becomes involved with the Fishers, she is eager to fit in and flattered by her new friends' attention.But the Fishers make harsh demands of their members, and Dorry must make grea...more
Hardcover, 262 pages
Published
May 25th 2004
by Turtleback Books
(first published November 1st 1997)
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This is one of my very favorite books. It's definitely one of Haddix's creepiest works, and not for the reason you'd think. The heroine is a girl named Dorry, who after years of living in the country just moved to a big city. She thinks she's going to be totally alone all of junior year... until she meets Angela. Angela's friends are the nicest people Dorry's ever met. She soons learns that they're part of a religious group called the Fishers of Men. Desperate to fit in, Dorry willingly goes to...more
Leaving Fishers by Margaret Peterson Haddix follows Dorry who is feeling unliked and alone after her family moves to a new town. After meeting Angela and her group of friends she finally feels accepted. She then agrees to attend a church party with her new friends and then she slowly becomes wrapped up in their religion, the Fishers. While things at the beginning seem bright and wonderful they soon get harsher and more demanding of Dorry's time and energy to the point where she is putting her ac...more
Margaret Peterson Haddix delievers another harrowing, thought-provoking, chilling book. It is much too real and believable for comfort. In fact, it may serve as a warning for what some of it's readers will encounter in their lives. Dorry, an averagely unpopular, average-looking, smart, hard-working tenth-grader moves to a new town with her averagely busy and lazy parents. Slowly but surely, she gets sweeped into a cult. It starts off as fun, with any unease quickly frosted with the shining, glos...more
This book was extraordinary. It had to do a lot with religion; well the whole book was about religion, the fisher's religion. They don't just want to you to be baptized they want your whole life to turn to their "true" religion. Dory is a middle school girl that moved to Indianapolis because of her dad's job. Her whole life was back in Bryden, even though she didn't have a lot of friends she at least had a friend. On Dory's first week of school she acts super confident and in almost all her peri...more
Feb 17, 2012
Jenni French
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
age-4-grades-6-8,
topic-religious-fiction
Dorry has just moved to Indianapolis from a small town in Ohio. She is new at school and hasn't found a group to hang out with yet. When she is invited to eat with some classmates at lunch one day, she is so excited to finally be accepted and wanted. Later, she finds out that these classmates are all part of a religious group called the Fishers. She attends a few Fisher events and is so excited to discover love, acceptance, and happiness. She accepts the Fishers' message of faith without hesitat...more
Have you ever felt like you are being forced to do things you dont want to by your friends? Well the book called Leaving Fishers is pretty much all about "friends" pushing her into doing things she doesn't want to do. The author had a good strategy to keep readers hooked to the book. What I did and didn't like about this book. I would recommend this book to youth or people still in high school.
"Do I really have to do this?" Dorry thought. Dorry didnt want to do a lot things her "friends" were h...more
"Do I really have to do this?" Dorry thought. Dorry didnt want to do a lot things her "friends" were h...more
This is a realistic fiction for YA about Dorry, a slightly overweight, average, uninteresting teen who has just moved to Indy from a small town in Ohio. Having been at her new school for several weeks and not making any progress in the friendship department, she is adopted into a group of friends who are all part of a new church in the area, "Fishers of Men."
Dorry should probably recognize some warning signs, but doesn't and is soon swept into a cult.
At first she is honored guest at Fishers par...more
Dorry should probably recognize some warning signs, but doesn't and is soon swept into a cult.
At first she is honored guest at Fishers par...more
I gave this book 4 stars becuase of the mysteries that it has. I liked the beging and the end, but the middle of the book wasn't as exciting becuase there wasn't as much suspence as the begging and end. My favorite part was when Dorry had to fall back into Angela and Brad's arms. That was exciting becuase I didn't know if she was going to do it or not. I also liked the part when Angela and Laura were fighting and Dorry was listening. She only caught a little of the conversation so that was a sup...more
Jan 25, 2012
Kailey
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
y-adult,
eng-356-goodreads
Leaving Fisher's is about an insecure girl in a new town looking for friends. She is welcomed by a group of seemingly happy, friendly students and she feels she has finally made some new friends. Turns out those happy friendly kids were apart of a cult called The Fisher's of Men and she finds herself trying to escape the harsh controlling life she has found herself in.
I loved the novel, but the aspects of the cult tended to scare me and catch me off guard. This was mainly because in high school...more
I loved the novel, but the aspects of the cult tended to scare me and catch me off guard. This was mainly because in high school...more
Although I've become a big fan of Margaret Peterson Haddix, I was a little disappointed with this book. It just wasn't as fast paced and exciting as her other stories. Usually in her books you finish a chapter and HAVE TO go on because of suspense. This one seemed to drag on a bit. The concept of the book was good but not very original, and originality is something I think this author excels at. The book jacket says that "a final outrageous act forces [the main character] to step back and examin...more
Dorry is your typical new student at a high school. She fails to make friends, and she is incredibly lonely- until she meets Angela. She is introduced to her circle of friends, and then she learns that they are all in a cult. The religious cult is called Fishers of Men. Dorry becomes a classic cult follower, and soon is found that she cannot even voice her own opinion. She can not do what she wants. She has to follow certain rules- like denounce her own parents.
I was pretty intrigued by the plo...more
I was pretty intrigued by the plo...more
I was afraid to like this book. After all, it's about a girl who gets drawn into a cult, and near the beginning of the story, my own religion is mentioned as one filled with "religious fanatics," so I could see where it was heading. But it turns out, the boy who uses that phrase is a religious fanatic of epic proportions, so I don't care much for his opinion.
I was also afraid it was going to be a bashing of Christianity and/or religion in general. But again, I was surprised. In the final analysi...more
I was also afraid it was going to be a bashing of Christianity and/or religion in general. But again, I was surprised. In the final analysi...more
I heard Margaret Peterson Haddix talk about this book at a recent book signing and I was intrigued. It's one of her first books (she's written more than 30!) and she mentioned that it was the most difficult to write, probably because it has to do with religion.
I picked it up and found that it was an absorbing account of a girl's journey into a weird religious cult. Dorry's new in a big city suburban school and the only friendly people are kids that belong to a group called the Fishers. Totally...more
I picked it up and found that it was an absorbing account of a girl's journey into a weird religious cult. Dorry's new in a big city suburban school and the only friendly people are kids that belong to a group called the Fishers. Totally...more
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Dorry is a teenager at Crestwood High. She just came from a little town called Bryden, Ohio. While Dorry is eating lunch at school, she met a girl named Angela. Angela told her to sit with her friends. That's when Dorry heard about a group called the "Fishers of Men". Dorry thought that they were religious fanatics. After a few weeks, she got baptized and became a Fisher. Now she was a level one Fisher and learning more about this group. She learned about their rules and later became a level two...more
And so begins my summer reading series of reviews. The first review of this wonderful time will be of Leaving Fishers by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Haddix is one of my favorite authors, and her series The Shadow Children is a must read for all you Science fiction-action lovers out there. Haddix does a good job of plot twists and pageturners, you just simply can't put her books down easily. Well, Leaving Fishers is very debatable, it depends all on religion and where you come from in that perspect...more
Apr 16, 2013
Lynette
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
need-to-review,
religious
This book was... fascinating. At first, I thought it would merely be an anti-Christian book, but I was relieved to discover that wasn't the purpose. The ending of this book was phenomenal. Most of all, though, I must tip my hat to Haddix for being able to so thourougly delve into the mind of Dorry and really help you to understand what she was going through. I *literally* read it in one sitting. I never put this book down (other than for dinner) or even put a bookmark in it. I would look up at t...more
A teenager named Dorry gets sucked into a religious cult, and eventually leaves. (That's not a spoiler, given the title of the book.) It was reasonably interesting, but the cult wasn't very believable. It starts as something akin to Campus Crusade for Christ and then suddenly it's all fake and dangerous and even criminal. There's too little build-up, and too little frank discussion of religion. I suppose the author was trying not to offend anyone, but the tip-toeing around certain passages of sc...more
Nov 11, 2012
Jennifer Wardrip
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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trt-posted-reviews,
trt-gold-star-award-winner
Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com
This book was truly phenomenal! This is one of those books that you can't put down and can't wait to see what happens next! No matter what religion you are, I think that you can really enjoy this and can fully appreciate the meaning of it.
Dorry is a character that you want to be happy, because in the beginning of the book she isn't! She is a new student at her school because her dad's factory closed down and they had to move so he could get a new jo...more
This book was truly phenomenal! This is one of those books that you can't put down and can't wait to see what happens next! No matter what religion you are, I think that you can really enjoy this and can fully appreciate the meaning of it.
Dorry is a character that you want to be happy, because in the beginning of the book she isn't! She is a new student at her school because her dad's factory closed down and they had to move so he could get a new jo...more
Dorry has just moved to Indianapolis from a small town in Ohio. She has trouble making friends until a group asks her to eat lunch with them. All of the kids say how much they like Dorry, and they ask her to events sponsored by the religious group Fishers of Men. As Dorry becomes more immersed in the cult's activities, she beings to lose touch with family and friends. She has to fight to escape the insidious control of Angela, her dicipler, and the group, before it is too late
Margaret Peterson Haddix is one of my favorite writers. I enjoyed reading her books when I was in my early teen years but they are a good because they are such a quick read for me now. I felt like certain parts of the book were unrealistic or cliche, but I thought the book itself was kind of interesting. I sort of wish the "synopsis" was different so it wouldn't have been so obvious as to what was going to happen, but then again it may still have been just as predictable.
It's really sad how Dorry could easily got brainwashed and couldn't get out of that spiral of trouble as easily. It's really sad. I mean, being alone if you're used to it can be allright. However, if you aren't used to being alone, well, that's how Dorry got sucked in. It's a great book, but I wonder what would happen if Dorry couldn't get out. There are a lot of possibilities. Still, this is a great book, and I would not hesitate to read this again. ☺☺☺☺☺
I don't really remember reading this book all too much [it's been awhile:] but I remember one thing - I DID NOT LIKE IT AT ALL .
I don't even know why I picked it! All it talked on and on about was some religious stuff [sorry to those who might feel offended:] but I guess since I'm not religious at all I guess I couldn't really understand this book.
It just droned on and on about religion. My brain was going to overload and just burst. I have no clue why I finished the book. @___@;
I don't even know why I picked it! All it talked on and on about was some religious stuff [sorry to those who might feel offended:] but I guess since I'm not religious at all I guess I couldn't really understand this book.
It just droned on and on about religion. My brain was going to overload and just burst. I have no clue why I finished the book. @___@;
This book was really well thought of. I enjoyed The uniqueness of it. I don't read many cult/religion books but it turns out it was mainly about the experience and the main character finding herself and were she fit in. It showed me how someone would get themselves caught into such a situation and how hard it is to get out. This book was recommended to me and I would defiantly recommend it to someone who is looking for something new or different to read.
The plot was very interesting, a girl who is gullible and lonely and unknowingly joins a religious fanatic cult.
It's kind of interesting to see how a cult may work and you get to see the mentality of the main character who feels conflicted between wanting to please her new "friends", thinking that what they're doing may be "good" and at the same time, knowing that there is something wrong with everything that they're doing.
It's kind of interesting to see how a cult may work and you get to see the mentality of the main character who feels conflicted between wanting to please her new "friends", thinking that what they're doing may be "good" and at the same time, knowing that there is something wrong with everything that they're doing.
I am normally a Haddix fan but this book wasn't as good as the others. A girl named Dorry moves to a new town and gets befriended by some kids in Fishers, a religious cult. At the time she doesn't realize what it is doing to her and her family and it is about her struggle with finding God and what is right and wrong. I liked that part of it but the storytelling itself was lacking and felt a little stilted.
Quick read. Purchased at Powells during our tenth anniversary splurge. Reminded me of creepy ass Chrysalis I went to on a dare in high school. Religion is scary. All of it. This is my opinion, not the author's. She actually did a good job balancing regular lazy ass religious people and overzealous cult members. Don't comment on this. It's not worth it.
Moving is miserable especially in high school. Dorry figured friends would be hard to come by, but she got a surprise. Suddenly she was drawn into a group of friends known as the Fishers. Life is looking up... until the group dictates what to think, how to dress, and insists everyone beg for money. If moving is miserable, falling into a cult is bone chilling.
The main character, Dorry, new to the high school, feels out of it. She has no friends. Then she joins a religious group called the Fishers. At first it's great: parties, new friends, places to go, things to do. Eventually, Dorry is subsumed within the cult. A well-done book. Unfortunately I read it so long ago that's all I have to say...
I've read this book many times, (well, three or four) and it's just one of those books. You know, one of those books, ones that are so good that you read them in three short hours. It's been awhile since I last read it, so I'm not really in the mindset to write a review, but I thought I'd let everyone know that it's a great read.
This was a great book and a great depiction of the danger of cults. It was a honest testimony of a girl who just wants to be surrounded by people who care. However the world is filled with dishonest and manipulative people who can not be trusted. This book serves as a warning to everyone out there to be careful.
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Margaret Peterson Haddix grew up on a farm near Washington Court House, Ohio. She graduated from Miami University (of Ohio) with degrees in English/journalism, English/creative writing and history. Before her first book was published, she worked as a newspaper copy editor in Fort Wayne, Indiana; a newspaper reporter in Indianapolis; and a community college instructor and freelance writer in Danvil...more
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