When a high school teacher is arrested, accused by four students of sexual misconduct on a class ski trip, his life and the lives of his family are turned completely upside down. The author transports the reader delicately into the evolving points of view of his wife, adult son, and high school-aged daughter. We see how the crisis changes relationships within and outside the family. Like his family, I kept wondering whether to believe the man or his accusers. Whittall's novel, published in 2016, evokes the #MeToo movement that has lately resonated through our society.
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Monday, January 29, 2018
The Best Kind of People
The Best Kind of People by Zoe Whittall, 430 pages
When a high school teacher is arrested, accused by four students of sexual misconduct on a class ski trip, his life and the lives of his family are turned completely upside down. The author transports the reader delicately into the evolving points of view of his wife, adult son, and high school-aged daughter. We see how the crisis changes relationships within and outside the family. Like his family, I kept wondering whether to believe the man or his accusers. Whittall's novel, published in 2016, evokes the #MeToo movement that has lately resonated through our society.
When a high school teacher is arrested, accused by four students of sexual misconduct on a class ski trip, his life and the lives of his family are turned completely upside down. The author transports the reader delicately into the evolving points of view of his wife, adult son, and high school-aged daughter. We see how the crisis changes relationships within and outside the family. Like his family, I kept wondering whether to believe the man or his accusers. Whittall's novel, published in 2016, evokes the #MeToo movement that has lately resonated through our society. 
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Divergent
Divergent by Veronica Roth p. 496
In this dystopian Chicago, there are five factions: Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). You are born into a faction but you can choose to switch factions on Choosing Day (when you're sixteen). When you choose your faction, you have to go through initiation before you're allowed to be a member of the faction (even if you're from that faction).
I don't want to give anything away in case someone wants to read it. It was a good book that got better the more you read. I would definitely recommend it to teens and adults.
I don't want to give anything away in case someone wants to read it. It was a good book that got better the more you read. I would definitely recommend it to teens and adults.
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