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Chargement... Addie on the Inside (The Misfits)par James Howe
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Teen/middlegrade fiction; anti-bullying written in poetry. Much of this wasn't really poetry, just short, broken up sentences to keep the number of words per page down to what we deem a "digestible" amount for reluctant readers. I'm not a huge fan of the style (bad poetry? Oh NOetry!), and would prefer to just have larger print/wider spacing/smaller pages like other authors have done. I haven't read The Misfits or James Howe's (of Bunnicula fame) other book about gay Joe, so I can't comment on how well this serves as a companion to those, but on it's own I was not overly impressed. Addie is a strong character and I like how she stands up to bullying and gay-intolerance--we definitely need more characters like her in children's/YA lit, but I felt the whole novel-in-verse thing was not an effective vehicle for her story. Also, the cover's awful. ( )
This companion to The Misfits (2001) and Totally Joe (2005, both S & S) focuses on Addie Carle, an outspoken, intelligent girl who is worried about injustice and “how in the world, the world will ever be okay.” She always speaks her mind, which doesn’t endear her to her fellow classmates and leads to gossip and ridicule. She is an earnest protagonist who doesn’t see any other way to be. But seventh grade is becoming a turning point in her life. Her first boyfriend likes her for who she is but is eventually overwhelmed by her; a childhood friend returns and is now part of the popular group; she realizes that adults also have inner lives and emotions; and she loses a beloved pet. She wonders if she should pay more attention to what she wears or says, but questions whether wearing the “in” shoes would really change anything. Then when Addie participates in the National Day of Silence in support of GLBT teens, she begins to notice the students who are always silent (“while I talk and talk and the loud ones shout and shove”) and is surprised when she discovers that she can be quiet for a change. And she finds support from a surprising source. Howe completely captures what it is like to be a 13-year-old girl—the ups and downs, the emotional tightrope, the push/pull between childhood and growing up, and the power of gossip and school cliques. Addie negotiates the corridors of middle school with thoughtful determination; she’s a young woman with a lot to say. Add this fine novel to the growing list of novels in verse Appartient à la sérieThe Misfits (3) Prix et récompensesListes notables
Outspoken thirteen-year-old Addie Carle learns about love, loss, and staying true to herself as she navigates seventh grade, enjoys a visit from her grandmother, fights with her boyfriend, and endures gossip and meanness from her former best friend. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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