Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Things left unsaid, Jessica Swenson


This book is fiction. I chose this book because I could relate to things that are "unsaid", Sarah (the Main Character) has things that she wishes she could say but doesnt she just keeps it all inside, and i can relate to it.
Sarah used to be the good girl. The one who always had her hand raised in class, always obeyed her parents.Until she met Robin. Once Robin comes into the picture, Sarah's life changes.Her closet begins to fill with black clothes.Good grades become something to be studiously avoided. And maintaining her other friendships doesn't seem so important anymore. Sarah thought she knew Robin.But Robin eats danger for breakfast, pushes the limits way too far, and forces Sarah to question everything in her life-everything Sarah thought she had wanted. In stunning verse, this novel slowly reveals the complexities of friendship-the power it has to define, destroy, and eventually heal again.
Why I think the title is significance... Things Left Unsaid, Sarah has alot of things that she wants to say, but cant because she's afraid that people will think she's a loser, and wont want to hang out with her.
I would ask what were the things she wanted to tell everyone. What were the things left unsaid, and why didnt she stop hanging out with Robin once Robin just left her and stopped talking to her.

1 comment:

CHS Independent Reading said...

Jessica- Remember what I said about changing voice in the summary, your voice seems to change drastically...

Be sure to edit. It is distracting for the reader to muddle through incomplete sentences, inappropiate capitalization and comma misplacement.

40/50