When Dad Killed Mom
by: Julius Lester
**** Stars
Jeremy and Jenna are the members of what it seems to be a normal family. Jeremy a mommas boy and Jenna is such a daddys girl. There parents weren't on the best of terms and had been fighting a lot but they didn't exactly hate eachother either. One day the school pulls Jenna and Jeremy out of class to tell them the most shocking news they would ever hear in their lives, their dad had killed their mom. This news was shocking to everyone. Soon after this tradgedy they look differently at what had happened and more importantly why. By figuring out the answer to one question it just branches out into two or three new questions. So will they ever figure out why their dad had done such a horrible thing? Or will it remain a mystery forever...
I loved this book that's why I gave it four stars. Some of the parts of the book were completely pointless and made me feel a little uncomfortable but for the most part it was pretty good. It alternated paragraphs between Jenna and Jeremy and how they experienced everything throughtout the book. I did not put it down until I literally had to. So if you like shocking discoveries and trying to peice things together you would love this book!
by: Julius Lester
**** Stars
Jeremy and Jenna are the members of what it seems to be a normal family. Jeremy a mommas boy and Jenna is such a daddys girl. There parents weren't on the best of terms and had been fighting a lot but they didn't exactly hate eachother either. One day the school pulls Jenna and Jeremy out of class to tell them the most shocking news they would ever hear in their lives, their dad had killed their mom. This news was shocking to everyone. Soon after this tradgedy they look differently at what had happened and more importantly why. By figuring out the answer to one question it just branches out into two or three new questions. So will they ever figure out why their dad had done such a horrible thing? Or will it remain a mystery forever...
I loved this book that's why I gave it four stars. Some of the parts of the book were completely pointless and made me feel a little uncomfortable but for the most part it was pretty good. It alternated paragraphs between Jenna and Jeremy and how they experienced everything throughtout the book. I did not put it down until I literally had to. So if you like shocking discoveries and trying to peice things together you would love this book!
11 comments:
I read this book years ago and really liked it -- was a great book club book! Glad you enjoyed it though the topic is a tough one.
I read this book a long time ago, it was pretty good. The narrator was funny at times, which lifted the mood some.
Self-detective kind of book? And will there be a "When mom killed dad"?
I repeat george's question of "When mom kiiled dad?" and this really doesn't sound capable of keeping my attention.
This doesn't sound very interesting.
This doesn't sound like it would really capture my attentions.
I will think about reading this.
this looks interesting
I think I would like to read this book.
I read this book a couple years ago. The story definitely touching, and it addresses an issue that most young adult books don't cover.
It looks interesting, I would read it.
Ciara Bazemore
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