Kindness for Weakness
by:
Shawn Goodman (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00A9ET4M2
Publish date: May 14th 2013
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Teen,
Realistic Fiction,
Mystery,
Family,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
Sociology,
Crime,
Abuse,
Young Adult Contemporary
dnf @ 48%i wanted to like this book a lot, i really, really did but for some reason, i was just bored as hell. maybe it's because i've been reading too many adult books for the mindset of a fifteen year-old boy with no life experience whatsoever to do much more than irritate/bore me, but everything ...
Turn your cheek. Yes, we have all heard the saying but who can actually do that when the chips are down. I thought of this saying a lot when I read this book as fifteen-year old James tries to do that many times but it’s ole’ so hard. James lives with his mother and his stepfather, I guess you cal...
I was really rooting for this one. I loved the beginning, it's very strong and exciting. It starts with a flashback and then we learn about where it sort of began.But after awhile, James's story starts to get boring and at many times, he feels like a brick wall, only relying on books and other peopl...
Initial reaction: Probably somewhere between 4 and 4.5 stars. I'm not sure, I don't think I've quite recovered from the ending and how the book really took a dark turn after some time, though it was dark to begin with in this story of a boy who was caught in a very tough lifestyle, made terrible ch...
11 years ago
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