Hating Alison Ashley is an Australian novel, published in 1985, by children’s author Robin Klein. Addressed as an early-teen comedy, the book has a moral theme about the longing for happiness, the pressures of growing up and awkward and inexperienced social interactions. There are conflicts between students, an embarrassing family and social insecurities. Erica Yurken is an egotistical girl who considers herself to be above everyone else at Barringa east. Whilst Alison Ashley is elegant, wealthy and intelligent, everything that Erica aspires to be. Alison arrives at Barringa east during the school year and takes a seat next to Erica. Erica is immediately astonished at her style and organisation, therefore, she attempts to impress her. Quickly Erica realises that Alison shows no acknowledgment towards her, as a result, she stubbornly pushes her away out of hatred and jealousy. Throughout the whole story, this aggravated behaviour continues …show more content…
between the two girls. My favourite character in the book was, of course, Erica Yurken. I found that she was the most humorous character because all the rest of the characters were so serious about everything, so in comparison, she is playful and outgoing. I also like how Erica is characterised to be self-centred, this means that she expresses herself in such a way that people find hard to compromise with her, hence the reason why she doesn’t get along with many people. Another thing I appreciate about this book is how the characters feel like real people. The main characters all have realistic personalities which is great for the reader because it gives you something to relate to. The situations and emotions that the characters go through are all written in a realistic way so that the reader has something to identify with, therefore making the charters seem like real people. The author wrote the scenes with a lot of tension and anger very well.
For example, whenever Alison and Erica would have some sort of dispute the irritation and strain would be expressed through the author’s words. I did not like the ending of the story. I found that the ending was very predictable and anticlimactic, especially when all the tension was being built up throughout the rest of the book. When I was nearing the end of the book I was already starting to envision the ending of the book and when I got to the end I was disappointed to see that I was correct. I would have preferred if the ending was more of a cliff-hanger and ended completely different than anyone would have expected. In conclusion, I would highly recommend this book to early teens who are fans of drama and comedy because they could probably relate to most of the issues discussed to a certain extent. Girls my age, especially, would enjoy this book as they could relate to the issues discussed and they have probably already experienced similar
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I think that this book sends a very important message, it tells the reader about the dangers that adolescent girls face and survive every day. It also gives many different perspectives on issues that teens face because she gives us her own opinion and also those of her patients and their parents. I think that the reason this book is so eye-opening is because it gives you the honest truth, it's not candy coated. She tells stories that really happened, and the reality of the book is one of its best qualities.
I would recommend this book to a friend because this book is a great book all around. This book has good suspense even though it might seem like a kids book.
...Maybe is an extraordinary novel. For middle-aged men and women, the setting of the story would bring back memories of their childhoods and cause feelings of nostalgia, showing that life passes almost too quickly. Honestly, any reader between the ages of 16 to 80 would be able to read this book. The vocabulary is easy, the diction is accurate and the book structure, for the most part, keeps the book flowing smoothly. The characters have a timeless quality to them, causing anybody to be able to relate to at least one or two of them, and each aspect of the book is so realistic that I could have been convinced that the story was based on real life events. This book was beautifully written and so if it was not out of print and unbelievably hard to get a hold of, I would recommend it to anyone in need of a captivating book to read.
My overall opinion of this book is good I really liked it and recommend it to anyone. It is a good book to read and it keep you interested throughout the whole book.
...ple friends who are or have been pregnant in the last year. One had to do home school after the baby was born, and one now has a tutor who comes to her house weekly since she cannot go to school until the baby is born, but all have received encouragement and love and are finishing school. A girl who does not have the support of friends and family will quit school and will not go back and finish their degree, and will end up homeless or living on welfare. I think this book should be required reading for every middle and high school student. Not only will it show what teen pregnancy is truly like, it will show adolescents what impact rumors and stereotypes can have on an individual. I will definitely recommend it to others. My 16 year old has seen the movie, but I will have her read the book, and I will tell other young girls I know that they should read it too.
I think my favorite thing about this novel was the realistic ending. Some books try to just give you a fairy tale but this book had an ending that mad you think in the end if I was in the same position would I do the same thing. I didn’t like the fact that the novel portrayed mental illness in a way to say that it needed to be hidden and protected. I thought this novel was very believable for the time period that it was set in. I think the ending to this novel was perfect it was an accurate ending to this
Certainly this book is written for adults. The authour uses profanity and racial remarks, but it is necessary to tell the story in that manner. The bad language used by the characters shows their hate and anger, but also shows that some are willing to change their ways.
If you are interested in mysteric, relatable, drama-involved, realistic stories, you should give this book a try! One thing I enjoyed about this book is how after almost every chapter, the author foreshadows about what will happen later in the story. I think it is really cool how the last sentence in nearly every chapter gives sneak peak about an event that will happen in the future chapters. Another thing I was fond of in this book is how it was relatable and encouraging to others. Since this book is about a typical young teen’s life and shows how Elise was bullied, it is relatable to many who have been bullied and it encourages children and teens to open up and express themselves. Eight Keys is a suspenseful, emotional, moving book but I do wish it was more challenging. For example, there are certain places where there could be a better synonym, even something simple like cheerful instead of happy; even the overall book is a simple read, and I would like it to be a stronger novel. But because of the lower-leveled reading skills, I would recommend this book to older children or younger teens. I believe one of the themes is to cherish the time you spend with your family. This theme is shown in the book by memories on time spent with Elise’s parents. She wishes she could make more memories with them, even now that they’re gone. Another theme could be
The ending is not expected at readers do not think that Winston would have been captured. Readers feel pity during the ending. However, there is a very strong voice throughout - creates intensity and creates impartiality
... Finally, the book’s abrupt ending kept me wanting to continue reading the series. The dramatic structure of the book was planned excellently and as soon as the rising action section of the novel met the climax, the book ended, leaving me hungry for more. The only negative I could hold against this great book was the large amount of affection the author portrayed and described between Beatrice and Tobias.
The ending? Oh man, I loved the ending! I wish I could talk about it without leaving any spoilers. That ending left me feeling as if I’d just seen a very good movie. I hope this book would be adapted into a movie.
This is a story about a girl named Abigail who has been homeschooled for three years and is finally going to a public school and gets bullied for it. Abigail gets bullied by two girls named Elena and Natalia. Abigail meets a friend named Jorge who makes a difference in her life. This story takes place in an elementary school in Florida. All of the characters are in third grade.The conflict is that Elena and Natalia bully Abigail because she has anxiety and is different.
This book is classified under the Young Adult and Fantasy genres. I recommend it for fans of fantasy series’ and those who love stories with dragons, such as myself. The story was very enjoyable, though predicable at times. It’s a classic fantasy story so it has magic, adventure, frienship, quests and good vs evil which are the main elements of this genre. Its more suitable for those 10 years old and
In the end, this text did indeed have a very interesting and twisted ending. Leaving the reader almost still engaged with the story already over and having the reader scratching their head wondering what really just happened in that story then looking back upon the story for pieces of information that may help solve the puzzle. Again the boy’s consumption with greed ultimately led to his tragic death. The mother herself was to blame for stuffing all this nonsense into a young man’s head. And finally that he could die from riding a horse too hard with a deeper meaning behind it all a dark meaning.
I would recommend this book to anyone from a freshman in high school to beyond, because in order to understand fully what Mia is going through there needs to be a more mature reader. Both males and females would enjoy this book, because it is a story about a girl who just lost everything she loved and cared for and has to decide for herself with no help is she wants to stay or