“I can see why this book is contraversial. It has a certain shock value to it :O) I felt that is what is so good about it. It doesn't play around, gets to the point and is of this world... the real world. This is a YA book and certainly confronted real issues facing our youth. I would read it first before letting your teen read it, just to be sure they are at the right maturity level for it. I will say no age because i feel every teen would be different. I liked the fact that the author had several points throughout the book that delt with self esteem and you can be the person you want to be even if you have made some bad choices in the past or had bad things happen. I am encouraging my oldest to read this book and hanging on to it after that until my next oldest is ready for it. If i came across another book by this author i would most definately read it in hopes that it would be just as good. I bought this book with the intention of swapping it, but that idea is out the window, this book is a keeper for my shelf. ”
Kimmay wrote this review Saturday, February 23 2008.
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