As a teacher-librarian, I have the opportunity to read young adult books to share with my students. The list that I have provided will have an overview of the book and personal comments. They are on a Book-mercial style image to get a taste of the essence of the book.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Rumble by Ellen Hopkins
When Matt's younger brother commits suicide because he was bullied for being gay, Matt goes down a dark journey. Drugs, sex, alcohol and guilt make a dangerous cocktail to cope with life. It's a well crafted story but I would say for mature readers because of the content. Oh I should add there are some F bombs. Matt is a very angry person. I would say, read this book before you decide to add it to your school library. It's not an easy read.
Labels:
bully behavior,
contemporary teen,
good guy's read,
LGBT,
suicide,
teen