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Title: Stay True: Short Stories for Strong Girls by Marilyn Singer ISBN: 0-590-36033-7 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Sad in a Good Way
Comment: Have you ever been looking to become one with the stars and ended up saying good-bye to a horse who would have the chance to reach them? Then you are amazingly like Consuela, a young teen (from the story "The Pale Mare") who lives in a Latin American community on the outskirts of Los Angeles California. Conseula dreams of being an astronomer. But in her family such an idea is frowned upon. Her parents' idea is to have her work for them at the "Charreada" (an event where people rope horses and pull them to the ground hurting them.) and then to marry a "nice boy" and have children. Well Consuela thinks that the nice boy and astronomy should go hand in hand.
I really enjoyed the book. Most of the stories in this collection are heart wrenching and sad, in a good kind of way. The endings touch the heart and make the soul truly feel for the protagonist. Also most of the stories had such great detail that you felt as if you could actually be at the protagonist's side at that exact time. There were a few stories that were so realistic that you could almost feel the pain and anguish that the main character felt. Like the story "The Transformations of Cindy R." The detail gives you such a sense of how Cindy felt and the atmosphere that she was in. Although the book was amazingly written there were a few stories with absolutely no detail at all. Like the story "Crazy as a Daisy", it says that Daisy is unique and special but doesn't tell you how she is either of these. I think that all around this collection was an awesome book that is a must read for those who love sad stories.
Rating: 4
Summary: This book can give you a big impact!
Comment: I feel that by reading this book it has made me stronger. There was alot of differnt side stories that got kind of confusing. But I think over all it was a really good book. I don't see myself reading it again though. The book started with a story about this girl that lived her her mom and dad in a pretty ok neighborhood, exept for her family. The Dad was an alcoholic and the Mom wasnt much better so the girl had no one to turn to. One day the police came and took her parents away so she was forced to a new family... The book mostly talked about how she came to adjust to the new life style. This book really made me realize as the reader about whats going on in this world. A lot of people dont realize it because there familes arent bad, but I think this book was a really big eye opener!
Rating: 4
Summary: Better when you read them all.
Comment: Each story in this collections seems to represent a facet of a girl's youth, whether it be dealing with her self imagine, or standing up and fighting for her dreams. When read as a collection, I think these stories pull together to present a realistic picture of the trials faced by teen girls.
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Title: No Easy Answers : Short Stories About Teenagers Making Tough Choices by Donald R. Gallo ISBN: 0440413052 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 12 January, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: 33 Things Every Girl Should Know : Stories, Songs, poems, and Smart Talk by 33 Extraordinary Women by Tonya Bolden ISBN: 0517709368 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 17 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, Kathryn Hewitt ISBN: 0152480099 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 26 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion by Marilyn Singer ISBN: 006028398X Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.89 |
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Title: Twelve Shots by Harry Mazer ISBN: 0440220025 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 10 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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