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S'està carregant… Things I Can't Forget (Hundred Oaks) (edició 2013)de Miranda Kenneally (Autor)
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I devoured this book in less than 24 hours! It takes place at a summer camp, contains romance and is a coming of age sort of tale. While the main character isn't someone that many find likable, I have to say that I could relate to her struggle to figure out your own beliefs and where you stand. It's a quick read that still manages to make you think. I like this series. I like that while each book focuses on two main characters that characters from early books appear. Kate was there for her friend Emily when Emily discovered she was pregnant and decided to abort the baby. Kate now has to look back on her life and see if what people say to her is true. She also has to deal with her guilt of helping Emily with her abortion. Kate now is dealing with feelings of confusion as she starts to be attracted to Matt. Is it wrong to feel so much so strongly for Matt? Can she act on her feelings and yet stay true to her values? I like how Miranda Kenneally brings religion into this series. Making Kate question everything she thought she knew and believed, making her wonder why she believes so strongly in God and the teachings she grew up with while others who also grew up with those same teachings have stopped believing or living those teachings, is the strength of this book. I feel that it helps teens to know it is okay to question, to doubt, and to live their values. Watching Kate as she struggles to know why she is wrong to feel as she does brings to mind my own struggles as I was growing up. I liked that Kate stayed true to her values and teachings. I also liked that Kate learned tolerance and acceptance as she struggled to make sense of her changing world. Having Matt helped as she let go of her guilt. I also liked that Matt shared his secret and that he accepted her hesitancy in physically consummating their relationship. There is a lot going on in this book, not only with Kate but others who also had to change their views of Kate. I think this is the best book of the series so far. I loved it! I am totally going to give this a proper review soon, but I would like to think about it a bit. Short story is, I am really pleased with this novel; I think it fills a niche that has been missing in teen literature, personally. It even borders on the "new adult" territory that's been so talked-about recently, but I think it's a great read for older teens exploring their sexual and spiritual lives. I'm so conflicted on how I feel about this series. Side stepping the part where I feel like I got tricked into reading YA Christian fiction (I set out looking for a jock romance with Catching Jordan), there is a lot I liked about these books, even if they got progressively more religious. I like what it tries to say about everyone finding their own Truth. I like the journeys the female protagonists go through in each book. I like the cute romantic comedy feel it all has. I like that both this book and Stealing Parker are both about young Christian girls learning how to figure out who they are and what they believe and learning that the world doesn't fall apart when they start to question it and that they're even better off for questioning it. And yet, with all these good things I'm still a little put off by the strong abstinence message that's weaved throughout the books. Way too much "girls are only happy when they fall in love and don't have sex". Anyway, quick cute reads, regardless of the moral preaching.
Kenneally uses a light touch, addressing teenage pregnancy, sexuality, and alcohol use without being pedantic. Wisdom from Kate's father, "Your truth isn't everybody else's truth," provides unanticipated guidance in this compassionate and nuanced exploration of friendship, love, and maturing religious understanding. Pertany a aquestes sèriesHundred Oaks (3)
Romance.
Young Adult Fiction.
Young Adult Literature.
HTML: "A must read...I couldn't put it down." â??Simone Elkeles on Catching Jordan From the bestselling author of Catching Jordan comes a new teen romance sure to appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen. SOME RULES WERE MEANT TO BE BROKEN. Kate has always been the good girl. Too good, according to some people at schoolâ??although they have no idea the guilty secret she carries. But this summer, everything is different... This summer she's a counselor at Cumberland Creek summer camp, and she wants to put the past behind her. This summer Matt is back as a counselor too. He's the first guy she ever kissed, and he's gone from geeky songwriter who loved The Hardy Boys to a buff lifeguard who loves to flirt...with her. Kate used to think the world was black and white, right and wrong. Turns out, life isn't that easy... Praise for Miranda Keaneally: "Fresh, fearless, and totally romantic."â??Sarah Ockler, bestselling author of the Twenty Boy Summer "Catching Jordan is the romantic comedy I've been waiting for. I loved it!"â??Jennifer Echols, author of Such a Rush "An incredibly well-written, beautiful story that balances romance, drama, and comedy perfectly."â??Bookish, on Steal No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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That's being said, I didn't really like the main character Kate. She did get better by the end of the book, but she was judgemental and hypocritical and seemed to give up on other people quickly. I'm glad she matured throughout the book, but it was sort of hard for me to forgive her. I liked that we got to see characters from the previous 2 books, especially Jordan. ( )