TEEN CYBERBULLYING INVESTIGATED by Tom Jacobs

This book is full of 16 plus cases all about cyberbullying talking about where your rights end and where legal action begins. This book covers cases from political expression to hacking, including an explanation of why the court ruled either or against what the school/college said. It also includes in every chapter a "how would you decide this case" which asks you how you feel about this case and if you would agree/disagree with the verdict.

I learned so much about cyber laws and how you should really be careful about what you post/say.

Yes I would recommend this book, I learned a lot of important information about where your freedom of speech ends and it becomes more serious.

Recommended for grades 9-12 and adults.


KH in Greenville

DRUNK DRIVING by Stefan Kiesbye

In Drunk Driving there are 3 chapters all about stories of people who have been injured by drunk drivers or have been a drunk driver themselves. This book talks about how drunk driving accidents truly effect your lives and people's lives around you. Also if you choose to drive drunk that is your choice and you have to take any consequences that come because of it. In Chapter 1 there are five separate stories about how drunk driving has effected these five people and how their sons, daughters, idols, friends, and stepfathers have all been taken away. For example Joyce Bries describes how her daughter was killed in a car accident. In chapter 2 drunk drivers talk about how they felt and talk about when they drove under the influence and why they did it. In chapter 3 it talks about how we can prevent drunk driving and what the judicial system can do for example, ignition interlock systems, and a probation officer. Overall this book covers all perspectives and clearly talks about the effects of drunk driving.

I gained a massive amount of knowledge on drunk driving and how a real perspective on how it effects people. I learned also a lot of facts and also what the thought process of a drunk driver is.

One of the best books I have read about drunk driving, gives information from all different view points and contains true life stories of the effects of drunk drivers.

Recommended for all teens and adults.

KH in Greenville

WHEN SHE HOLLERS by Cynthia Voigt

Tish is hiding a secret, a secret that is running her life and making her ashamed. Tish is being raped by her stepfather (sometimes called her father). Tish's stepfather taunts her and her mother just blocks it out. Tish finally gets fed up and gets a survival knife, the only thing that makes her feel safe. She threatens her stepfather with the knife but he just laughs it off. Finally after battling with her stepfather she heads off to school where all the talk is about the girl named Miranda (they call her Randy) who committed suicide. Miranda was 6 months pregnant. After Tish and her friends talk about this she heads off to gym, with the survival knife still in her Docs. Her coach tells her she'll have to take off her Docs and she refuses, this means she'll have to give up her protection. She refuses which leads into the coach trying to take off Tish's shoes causing Tish to scream and freak out scaring her entire gym class. Also it sends her to the nurse & eventually to the office. This is where she gets told her stepfather is on his way to get her, she can't have this. She asks to go the the bathroom and runs, fighting off Chrissie & Kipper, and ending up in Chrissie's fathers office (he is a lawyer). She ends up telling him what he did to her and he tells her he'll testify and he'll protect her. Tish now goes home and must face her stepfather Tonnie, but she still has her protection, her knife.

There is always help & you don't need to face these types of things alone, all Tish needed was Chrissie's Dad's help.

I wouldn't really recommend this book. Tish had me really confused all throughout the book. I wasn't sure what was going on most of the time. Half the time it had me thinking that Tish was pregnant herself, plus the ending didn't really explain much, it had you wanting more.

Recommended for all teens.


KH in Greenville

THE JUVIE THREE by Gordon Korman

A story about how three boys ended up in jail, what they did to get there and how they spend their days now. Gecko, Terrence and Arjay are all at a center in New York City where Healy is in charge because he is a former juvie kid like them and has experience with what is happening to them. He wants to make a difference in the lives of the boys because he knows what can happen if they don't change.

This is a good read because it teaches you how to turn even the worst possible thing around, and how one mistake can lead to a horrible life.

Recommended.
Musfera in Esopus

HOLE IN MY LIFE by Jack Gantos

This story is about the lack of the main character's (author Jack Gantos) plan near then end of high school. It's a common situation and one that my not work out the best without a wake-up call or a degree of good luck. It works out the worst in Gantos's case, inside, however, is a good kid who just wants to make it in life.

I think this story is easy to relate to, and something that can happen to us. I learned that if you want to do something, always plan early.

Recommended.
Musfera in Esopus

NO CHOIRBOY by Susan Kuklin

This book consists of six chapters where stories are told from different perspectives of people who were affected by teenagers on death row. Two of the six interviews were of guys who were actually on death row, the other were of family members and a lawyer.

This was the most eye opening of all the HIP books. I learned many thinks that I cannot believe were allowed to happen. This is such an incredible book. But it is not for people who are faint of heart. If you are into hardcore, ground breaking, real life stories... then enjoy!

Outstanding

Erica in Esopus