I love Walk Two Moons. I thought it was so well done. If you liked it, you should also read "Special Topic in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl. It is not a young adult or middle school book but is VERY good.
I really liked Walk Two Moons, but I was disappointed by No Laughter Here. I thought it lost actual connection to the topic. Did David read out the essay excerpt from the teenager who actually went through it? That was intense.
I just realized I hit post before I explained "lost actual connection" - what I meant that because it was narrated by someone who hadn't experienced it first hand it lost some intensity for me. Mia
Well, I think a first person narrative might have been overwhelming, particularly for a young reader. Also, Victoria is in shock and then angry and chooses silence as her means of protest. I think that is a very honest and realistic reaction, and would be a hard place from which to narrate a book.
Also, I don't think it is Rita Williams- Garcia's story to tell in the first person. Yes, it is fiction, but, like Luna, I think she is just blazing the trail so that other voices can tell their own stories and be published.
The first person accounts of actual victims are powerful and are all the more powerful because they are nonfiction. I think there is room for both.
I love Walk Two Moons. I thought it was so well done. If you liked it, you should also read "Special Topic in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl. It is not a young adult or middle school book but is VERY good.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I always love a good recommendation.
ReplyDeleteI really liked Walk Two Moons, but I was disappointed by No Laughter Here. I thought it lost actual connection to the topic. Did David read out the essay excerpt from the teenager who actually went through it? That was intense.
ReplyDeleteI just realized I hit post before I explained "lost actual connection" - what I meant that because it was narrated by someone who hadn't experienced it first hand it lost some intensity for me.
ReplyDeleteMia
Well, I think a first person narrative might have been overwhelming, particularly for a young reader. Also, Victoria is in shock and then angry and chooses silence as her means of protest. I think that is a very honest and realistic reaction, and would be a hard place from which to narrate a book.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I don't think it is Rita Williams- Garcia's story to tell in the first person. Yes, it is fiction, but, like Luna, I think she is just blazing the trail so that other voices can tell their own stories and be published.
The first person accounts of actual victims are powerful and are all the more powerful because they are nonfiction. I think there is room for both.