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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Bounce is a book about a girl moving in with her step mom, and brothers and sisters.Her mother died when she was young so her father has decided to get re-married and she is not happy about it.She has to fit in to a life style that she is not used to and meet new people but she doesnt want to she...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“this book is interesting in a wierd way but is also confusing because you don't really know half the characters that are mentioned”
Rachelle N 11 wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Amazing book! I really loved it!”
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“Story about bouncing back when things go wrong; funny, but more middle school level than elementary because of content.”
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“A nice coming of age story.”
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“Natasha Friend keeps coming up with great ways to solve teenage drama!!”
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“Strong voice, good plot starts right away. Clean language. Can recommend.”
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“Book: Bounce
Jess V. wrote this review Wednesday, March 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Author: Natasha Friend
Rating: 4/5
Summary:
I read Bounce by Natasha Friend. It’s about a girl named Evyn. She has a dad and a brother. Her mom died when she was only one. Evyn is thirteen and her brother Mackey is fifteen. Evyn calls her dad Birdie. All of the sudden, Birdie tells Evyn and Mackey that he is getting married and that they’re moving to her house with six kids. This is a lot to take in. Evyn doesn’t understand who he could be getting married when they have only dated for two months. Evyn doesn’t want to leave her school, where she fits in, and her friends. She will especially miss her best friend, Jules. They move to Boston. They live in this big house because there are six kids. There are four girls and two boys. Evyn has to start a new private school. She hates it. Evyn makes no friends and has to deal with the It Girls. But suddenly, they start talking to her because they like her soon to be brother, Ajax. They want to know whom he likes. She doesn’t find out because he won’t tell. Evyn makes up that he likes Andrea, the head of the group. She is so happy. But it’s not true. Evyn is starting to hate her life. People keep changing. Her dad has changed. He is wearing fancier clothes and acting differently. They aren’t as close anymore. Then Mackey, who is a geek, gets the lead in the school play. Then Jules starts going to parties and has a boyfriend.
Analysis/judgments of the book:
I thought this was a good book. It was short and quick. The author knows the mind of a thirteen-year-old girl. Maybe she has one. This book had suspense, relationships, and change. I recommend this book to any thirteen-year-old or older. They can relate to it. It has the insecurities of Evyn and people can relate. Natasha Friend is a good author. I gave it a four because it had the same kinds of things that the other book I read by her had. For example, if the character doesn’t know who someone is yet, she calls him or her maybe Soccer Guy. It’s weird.
Conclusion:
I recommend this book to any teenaged girl. They can relate. It is short and a quick read. It had a lot of things that I liked. I liked the theme that people change. Also how it can be hard and it takes some time to adjust to it. She is only thirteen. It was hard because she thought that he shouldn’t have gotten married so quickly. It had been two months. She didn’t get how he could have gotten over her mom so fast. Anyway, this was a great book.”
“good, relateable”
Annie Schlesinger wrote this review Wednesday, March 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i could really relate to this book being a teen from a broken home but this type of broken home is to the extreme. it really moving and enjoyable toealbe to read about a teen going though what im sort of going though. this book makesn
B.tinder wrote this review Tuesday, April 24, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
me thankful for what i have and shows me that, yeah there are hard times but there are people going though the same thing. so it ensures me that im not alone ”
“I'mm reading this right now it's ok! It was ok.”
bball, Vball, and Softball luver wrote this review Wednesday, March 28, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
