This is by the author of Speak - which many of you read your freshman year
"After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts. " ~Kentucky Book Award
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The Kentucky book award is chosen by students within the state of Kentucky.I beleive that the book "Twisted", by Laurie Halse Anderson definatly deserves to win the KBA.It should win this award because it displays a common moral and lesson for teens and students everywhere. The book allows teens to really relate to Tylers life by making his personality a physical one rather than a talkative one. Which is much like the personalities of most teens who act out instead of speaking of what they feel. I agree with the first reviewer of the book who beleives the book brings insight, power ,and hope to teenagers. I do not agree with the second reviewer who thinks the author is twisted and that the story is cruel and teaches tens the wrong lesson about life.
The book "Twisted" written by Laurie Halse Anderson was defiantly worthy of winning the Kentucky book award. It is about a boy who experiences things in his life he never expected to happen. He had one bad thing go wrong and from there it went down hill. He goes through life facing many problems teens today go through. The theme of the story is "Ignoring your problems wont make them go away. You have to start by eliminating the first problem and slowly but surely things will get better." That is exactly what Tyler did towards the end of the book. This book could really teach a teen the right way to deal with these type situations that Tyler Mille went through. It teaches readers that there is a better way out than giving up. This book explains the positives and the negatives of many situations and proves there is a better way.
Laurie Halse Anderson does a fantastic job at putting herself into the mind of a 17-year-old boy in “Twisted”. My favorite part of the book was when Bethany and Tyler started dating, because I am always rooting for the underdog. And in this case, Tyler is obviously the underdog because Bethany’s twin brother, Chip, hated Tyler. This book should definitely win the Kentucky Book Award. Anderson covers important issues like bullying, teen-age drinking, thoughts of suicide, dysfunctional families, and other key problems that teen boys, and even girls, experience throughout their life. Male, teenage readers are able to relate to Tyler. I agree with the first review when it says, “Twisted is so insightful and powerful that it's a book that any adult who works with teenage boys should require themselves to read.” I agree because if people, adults and teens, knew more about a day in the life of a teenage boy then maybe we as a society could reduce the problems of bullying, drinking, suicide- the problems that Tyler Miller is facing. Our society would be more aware of the more hidden problems that aren’t so obvious. I agree with the third review when he/she talks about how the book doesn’t do a great job at expressing reality. I mean, if I would threaten my Dad with a baseball bat, I don’t think he would apologize and everything would be okay. I think he’d get enraged that I was “acting out”. However, I like that Tyler was standing up for himself. “Twisted” is a wonderful book and teaches a lesson of standing up for yourself, and face your problems. And I think every reader will learn that, if they read this book.
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