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When It Happens
by Susane Colasanti (Goodreads Author)
by Susane Colasanti (Goodreads Author)
Kayla Johnson
Ms. Campanella
English 3, Period 5
February 29, 2011
Good Reads, When It Happens By Susane Colasanti
The lesson that takes experience to learn is that life is too unpredictable to live by a plan. The novel When It Happens, by Susane Colasanti takes you on the journey of a teenager that is in a situation that almost everyone goes through, attempting to be patient when waiting for their first love. I would rank this novel a 3 on a scale of 1-5 because the story has good potential based on the topic and ability to relate to the readers life but the dialogue could leave the audience feeling a bit bored. The reason I chose to read this book is because I heard how relatable and fun the story was from a friend and I liked how different the author's writing style is.
The fictional story, begins the last day of summer before, the Sara's senior year. Her only goal, other then to be accepted to her first choice college, is to fall in love. Tobey, on the other hand, isn't as worried about his future in school. The only important things in life to him are winning first place in the upcoming battle of the bands competition and making Sara fall in love with him with help from her best friend, Laila. When school time rolls around, Sara is shocked to hear one of the in-crowd's best looking guys are interested in asking her out. Dan, who she hoped to be what she had been looking for, ended up just wasting her time. When Sara finally came to her senses about him she had gotten a new partner in music class, Tobey. The two narrators realized how much they had in common and built a real connection. The story then goes into detail about their relationship and the complications that are involved when dating in high school.
The theme of this story was not hard to interpret, you could find it right in the title. The theme the author is trying to get across is that if something in your life is meant to happen, it will happen when it is supposed to. This idea is also very easy to relate to because it can give people hope that things will eventually fall into place for them like the characters in the book. I would recommend this book to individuals that enjoy reading about romance and are interested in comical stories. This book can also be enjoyable because of the author's ability to give you great insight on the character's feelings and thoughts gives the reader a great experience.
Ms. Campanella
English 3, Period 5
February 29, 2011
Good Reads, When It Happens By Susane Colasanti
The lesson that takes experience to learn is that life is too unpredictable to live by a plan. The novel When It Happens, by Susane Colasanti takes you on the journey of a teenager that is in a situation that almost everyone goes through, attempting to be patient when waiting for their first love. I would rank this novel a 3 on a scale of 1-5 because the story has good potential based on the topic and ability to relate to the readers life but the dialogue could leave the audience feeling a bit bored. The reason I chose to read this book is because I heard how relatable and fun the story was from a friend and I liked how different the author's writing style is.
The fictional story, begins the last day of summer before, the Sara's senior year. Her only goal, other then to be accepted to her first choice college, is to fall in love. Tobey, on the other hand, isn't as worried about his future in school. The only important things in life to him are winning first place in the upcoming battle of the bands competition and making Sara fall in love with him with help from her best friend, Laila. When school time rolls around, Sara is shocked to hear one of the in-crowd's best looking guys are interested in asking her out. Dan, who she hoped to be what she had been looking for, ended up just wasting her time. When Sara finally came to her senses about him she had gotten a new partner in music class, Tobey. The two narrators realized how much they had in common and built a real connection. The story then goes into detail about their relationship and the complications that are involved when dating in high school.
The theme of this story was not hard to interpret, you could find it right in the title. The theme the author is trying to get across is that if something in your life is meant to happen, it will happen when it is supposed to. This idea is also very easy to relate to because it can give people hope that things will eventually fall into place for them like the characters in the book. I would recommend this book to individuals that enjoy reading about romance and are interested in comical stories. This book can also be enjoyable because of the author's ability to give you great insight on the character's feelings and thoughts gives the reader a great experience.
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Nov 01, 2012 07:30pm
I agree with your review. I really liked this book but I also thought that it was confusing at some points. I didn’t really understand it at first when they were both talking and telling their different points of views of what happened in their day. It also does send that message of if something in your life is meant to happen it will happen when it is supposed to. I thought that right when I started to read this book that the message being sent to the reader was if something is meant to happen it will happen.
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