Saturday, September 8, 2012

Book Talk - You Know Where to Find Me

Cohn, Rachel. You Know Where to Find Me. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young People, 2008.
ISBN 9780689878596; hardback; 204 pgs; $15.99.

Annotation:
After the suicide of her seemingly perfect cousin, Miles spirals out of control and finds herself caught up in drugs and a dangerous lifestyle.  Recommended for high school readers.

Awards:
NYPL "Books for the Teen Age"

Book Talk:
 - Miles vs. Laura - overweight, anti-social, less privileged than perfect Laura
 - Escapism leads to drugs
 - Laura's suicide
 - Mom leaves, Jamal too?
 - Overdose
 - Spiraling effect of these problems

No comments:

Post a Comment