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Gemma by Meg Tilly (book review)

By monnibo | Published: April 16, 2010

I’ve been sitting on this review for a few days because it is a very hard book to read, let alone talk about. Meg Tilly tells the story of Gemma, a twelve-year-old girl who is being raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Everything goes wrong when the boyfriend sells her for a night to his friend Hazen, a sexually-frustrated pedophile who becomes obsessed with Gemma and kidnaps her. After Hazen Wood kidnaps twelve-year-old Gemma Sullivan, the two embark upon a cross-country journey that tests the limits of Gemma’s endurance. In graphic scenes of physical and sexual violence, Hazen tries to destroy Continue Reading »

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First Time by Meg Tilly (book review)

By monnibo | Published: September 19, 2008

Meg Tilly’s new book, First Time, is directed towards reluctant teen readers. The book is small (just over 100 pages), and the font is fairly large (probably 12pt Arial). The story however, is not for a younger reader, it’s geared towards a teen audience. It is in a particular imprint by Orca Book Publishers because of this. Orca Soundings are short high-interest novels with contemporary themes, written expressly for teens reading below grade level. “These small, large-print paperback books in the Orca Soundings series use simple vocabulary and short sentences combined with lots of authentic dialogue and engrossing subject matter, Continue Reading »

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