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The Blind Side

by Michael Lewis

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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner, #1)

by James Dashner (Goodreads Author)

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We Were Here

by Matt de la Peña (Goodreads Author)

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Myles Messner said: " Matt tells the story of a trouble making teenager named Miguel in the story We Were Here. Miguel is smart with a good heart, but he struggles to make the right decisions. After committing a crime, the Judge decides to send Miguel to a group home for Matt tells the story of a trouble making teenager named Miguel in the story We Were Here. Miguel is smart with a good heart, but he struggles to make the right decisions. After committing a crime, the Judge decides to send Miguel to a group home for a year. Miguel also has to write in a personal journal for a year so his counselor can try to understand what he is thinking. Little does the judge know, sending Miguel to a group home was doing him a favor. Miguel's mom couldn't even look him in the eyes and he felt awful. Will Miguel turn his life around and stop making decisions that could potentially ruin his life?

Matt De La Peña made Miguel an amazing character. I really got to learn about Miguels thoughts and observations of the world he lives in and experiences on his journeys with Mong and Rondell. I feel that I never got hooked onto reading this story. The author really pushed for the characters to see the true side of Miguel but it was hard after hearing all of the awful things he has done. Matt uses a lot of “slang” and I felt that he overused it. He obviously intended that for modern teenagers to understand and read but I thought it was very overused and got annoying. The author sent out many themes from this story. One of the main themes Matt sent out to the readers is, it’s never too late to change. He shows this because Miguel starts off the story as a convict but as the reader keeps moving on they surely realize the true side to him. Matt truly showed that anybody can make a change in their life no matter what they're going through.

Overall, I rated this book 3.5/5 stars on GoodReads. I enjoyed reading this book because Miguel and his friends are around the same age as me. While reading, I tried to imagine that I was in their shoes, living their lives, and I couldn't imagine it. I would recommend this book to a highschool student to adult who likes to read about disobedient children with hard a hard childhood. Personally, I would not recommend this book to a classmate of mine. I didn't think the story flowed well and I don't think a friend of mine would enjoy it. ...more "

May 28, 2015 08:58PM · see review

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