Quaking
by Kathryn Erskine
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Author: Kathryn ErskineEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-21
ISBN: 0399247742
Number of pages: 240
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Philomel
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Book Review: My Favorite Book of 2007
Summary: 5 Stars
Kathryn Erskine respects her readers. She tackles subjects that others seem to avoid like the plague. She does it with wit and grace through Matt, the sarcastic and cynical main character of QUAKING.
Matt (not Mattie, and certainly not Matilda) has once again been dumped into the hands of distant relatives of distant relatives. And this time, she has to make it work because there's nowhere else left for her to go.
But these peace-loving Quaker people will have to understand that she doesn't have any feelings, so she does not intend give in to their silent pleas for love and affection. It's just not worth it to let her guard down only to have everything taken away again.
And she doesn't intend to take their advice and stand against bullies, either. Don't they even have the common sense to run and hide at the first sign of trouble? This tactic has always served her well in the past.
Or has it? Maybe it is time to stand, especially if she wants to stay in one place for once.
This book was my favorite of 2007 Young Adult Novels.
Off to Turn Another Page....
This review was cross posted at The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents ([...])
By Professional Reviewer, Julie M. Prince
(www.juliemprince.com)
Summary of Quaking
Don't call her Matilda. Her name is Matt. And don't even think about getting close to her. She doesn't need anyone. Can't you tell by looking at her, dressed all in black with a spider painted on her face and her ice-cold stare? But most of all, do not bully her. She has been through it all already.But everything changes for fourteen-year-old Matt when she moves in with peaceful Quakers Sam and Jessica Fox, who are active in the movement against the war in the Middle East. Soon, conflict arises in town over the war, and suddenly, no one is safe. Matt fears for her safety and the safety of her new family. Could the boy who terrorizes her at school be behind it all? And how can she save the family she is actually growing to love when her fear always leaves her quaking?
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