Sunday, June 20, 2010

The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan




          Paul goes to a regular school complete with cool kids, jocks, and bullies.  He really doesn’t belong in any of those groups; just a regular kid...Until he agrees to deliver a package for the biggest, meanest, bully in the school  Once he makes that delivery he sets a chain of events in motion that will result in death and disaster.  
          This is a realistic look at how kids become involved in bullying.  It’s an honest portrayal of a regular kid and how with just a few wrong choices we could all be very different people.  The dialog reads true for the way that kids talk to each other, and the way parents and teachers interact with teens.  I recommend reading this book for guys and girls who like realistic urban teen fiction.  The cover, with it’s bloody knife, makes the book look like a thriller or a slasher story but it’s not.  

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