The Best and Hardest Thing
Fifteen-year-old Molly Biden has always been studious, dependable, some might even say saintly. And she?s sick of herself. So when she spots mysterious bad boy Grady Dillon, she devises a plan to make herself over into someone new, someone who will attract Grady?s attention. She succeeds?but a...
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Fifteen-year-old Molly Biden has always been studious, dependable, some might even say saintly. And she?s sick of herself. So when she spots mysterious bad boy Grady Dillon, she devises a plan to make herself over into someone new, someone who will attract Grady?s attention. She succeeds?but a little too well. When Molly discovers she?s pregnant, she?s forced to make the hardest choice of her life. This addictively readable portrayal of Molly?s struggle to accept her pregnancy and the fact that her life will never be the same is told entirely in poetry, from sonnets to haiku.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780670011667 (0670011665)
Publish date: May 13th 2010
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
There wasn't enough character development for this to be a good book (in my opinion)
This book is written in verse from the point of view of fifteen year old Molly. She hates being considered a goody two shoes so she starts dressing differently and attracts the attention of the school bad boy Grady. When she finds out she is pregnant she struggles with the decisions she has to make....
It's rare that a book features a protagonist that I want to shake some sense into, while keeping it entirely realistic that she would think and act that way. The whole time Molly is chasing Grady, I'm wondering why, what she sees in this boy who is so obviously no good (the only person surprised by ...
I'm certain anyone who actually reads the title, would be able to figure out what decision Molly makes in the end. However, just in case, I won't say what she decides.Pat Brisson does a wonderful job of hooking you in, straight from the beginning. The very first poem walks you through the event that...
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