Shut Up
by:
Anne Tibbets (author)
Mary’s older sister, Gwen, has royally screwed up her life. Not only is Gwen pregnant at seventeen, but she’s also decided to marry The Creep who knocked her up. Now Mary is powerless to stop her family from imploding. Her parents are freaking out, and to top it off, The Creep has a gross...
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Mary’s older sister, Gwen, has royally screwed up her life. Not only is Gwen pregnant at seventeen, but she’s also decided to marry The Creep who knocked her up. Now Mary is powerless to stop her family from imploding. Her parents are freaking out, and to top it off, The Creep has a gross fascination with Mary while Gwen enjoys teasing her to tears for sport. Despite her brother’s advice to shut up, Mary can’t keep her trap closed and manages to piss off Mom so much it comes to blows. Mary doesn’t know what to do, and all her attempts to get help are rejected. When she finally plans her escape, she fails to consider how it could destroy them all.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781937957360 (1937957365)
Publish date: February 28th 2012
Publisher: Premier Digital Publishing
Pages no: 118
Edition language: English
My Rating: 3.5 Obtained: Through Goodreads First Reads When I first won Shut Up from a goodreads First Reads giveaway, I honestly wasn't expecting much. The summary made it seem like a twelve year old couldn't get things her way, so she just ran off to make a point. I kept putting off reading this ...
Let me tell you, going in to Shut Up I knew I was in for a pretty realistic read. What I didn't realize, was how vividly Anne Tibbets was going to share Mary's story. This is one of those books that is so raw, so real, that it hurts to read. However no matter how hard you try you just can't stop. Ma...
Anne Tibbets' Shut Up is the story of Mary whose life at home is falling to pieces. Her older sister is pregnant and marrying the guy. Her parents are freaking out about it and Mary can't seem to do anything right in their eyes.Shut Up is a quick read that I was able to finish in one sitting but thi...
Lately I have been really struggling with reading. May has been the worst reading slump ever. However, the only genres that keep to interested are realistic fiction. So when Anne contacted me to review her novel I jumped at the chance. And I am so glad I did because it was like nothing I have never ...