Monday, April 10, 2017

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

Title: Goodbye Stranger
Author: Rebecca Stead
Pages: 287
Finished: 4/10/17

First Sentence: When she was eight years old, Bridget Barsamian woke up in a hospital, where a doctor told her she shouldn't be alive.

Summary: A book of intertwining stories. Bridge, Tab, and Em have been friends since fourth grade, but now they wonder if their friendship will survive the difficulties of middle school. Sherm writes letters that he never sends to his grandfather who walked out on them. And an unnamed high school student tries to figure out how to deal with how she betrayed her best friend.

Thoughts: This was better than I expected. Not great, but fine. I really liked the way they dealt with the double standards put on girls. Everyone felt age appropriate. Would definitely recommend to middle school kids.

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