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This was the first White pine book I've read this year. I really enjoyed it! I found it to be a nice easy to read story. Parker is raw and in your face with her truthfullness. I guess it was supposed to build the suspense, by telling parts of the story a little at a time...Maybe I'm not very good with suspense but it just sortof irked me. Anyway I actually cried near the end when she has that full paragraph about how mad at jessie she is because she misses her...yeah. I LOVED the ending! It wasn't completely laid out for you but you were able to draw your own conclusions and I'm so glad it ended with Parker choosing to get help. This book touched on a number of things I've seen, helped friends with, been through, etc. So it was really nice the way you could almost feel out the other characters perspectives...And I hate Becky...I just had to say it. hahaha. -Alex Gray

AMAZING,i loved it.i couldnt put it down,i was amused through the whole book(my teacher not as amused that i dedicated the period to reading over listening).i found this to be a very realistic storyline and i loved the way she had these random clips of the past.its like you are gettign to know the character inside and out and i love how the story moves forward while moving back(she was talking about her daily life which moved forward and then there was the random clips that moved back into the past).i would definetly rate this book a 10/10.because of ....well pretty much the whole book:) i loved the part with the climbing the tree and she falls out and hurts herself but tries to act tough and walk it out LOL was a laugh cause i remember times when that would happen to me,where i hurt myself bad but im like im fine.LOL real good I RECOMEND EVERYONE TO READ THIS BOOK!

-Nadia Hachem

I am with you there Alex i hate becky too. but it is a good book for teens to now what they can get in to and what can happen when your on top and then not. Brittany CJ

It's odd because everyone else who has read this book seems to have enjoyed it, but I didn't find it all that captivating. It was amusing to read Parker's comments and thoughts (she has a very dry sense of humour), but the story didn't seem like it had much of a plot to me. It confused me when the author kept giving us bits and pieces of the past at a time. I would read something, feel like I understood some more, then realize that I just got confused again. It wasn't the writing style or the language that confused me, just jump back and forth and the odd memory. Maybe it's just that the novel was good, but I'm just not a huge fan of books where characters are trying to recover from some sort of past incident and appear to be closed off. I found it quite annoying how Parker's story kept changing: first, she'd try to cut off from the rest of the world, but then she'd be yearning to enjoy her life, and then she'd be back to stage one. I think it's her choices and decisions that bothered me. I don't understand, even with a clouded mind of past events, how on earth she did not see the reality of what was happening. Annoying. And I must say, I didn't like Becky much either. I'd have to say my favourite character was probably the dog. =) It was sad when he died.

All in all, I just have to say that this book wouldn't be my ideal choice. It could have been better and I wouldn't say that this book is my favourite. ~Anushiya Y.

This was my Third book. I loved this book (not just because it was really dirty) but because of the way it was written and that it introduces you to a new way of life that a lot of teens live in and it is really sad. I would rate it an 8.5/10 and if I had to vote for a book I probably could't make the choice between this and Mostly Happy. I would really recomend it to everyone. I couldn't put this book down. -Waled Hassanzay

I absolutely LOVED this book. It was wonderful - I couldn't put it down. I would give this book 10/10. It was almost perfect... if I could change one thing, it would be the ending. I didn't really like the ending because Parker didn't end up with Jake. I felt like they were meant to be, and I did not understand why she couldn't stay with him. It made me very sad when she left him because I really liked Jake, and if I was her, I would hold on to him and stop blaming myself for something that happened a long time ago. All together though, the book was great, and i would recommend it to everyone. (two thumbs up) -Irina Nistorescu P.S. I also hate Becky!

I also loved this book. For some reason, I just wanted to keep on reading it until I was done. I was hooked. Part of the reason is probably because I wanted to find out what happened on the night of the party. The little paragraphs on what happened that night made me guess and come to conclusions about what had happened that night. I also really liked Parker. She was just an interesting character to read about. It was fun reading and watching Parker deal with everything that happend to her. All in all, this was an awesome book. - Kitty

This book I thought was an OK book and it was pretty good because the author would like half way go flashback and then go on and then go back to the flashback. what i didnt like about this book was that in the end she wasnt with the jake because he mostly helped her throughout her bad times in school. Munisa.patel

This book was okay. I felt bad for Parker but it really bored me sometimes when she kept on getting herself into trouble and had such a bad behavior and attitude that hurt others although I did understand what she was feeling. I felt bad for Jake and all the other people who kept on helping her through the tough times since Parker was just so bitter towards them. I couldn't believe her dog Bailey died, too. This is a really tragic and interesting book. I'm glad in the end Parker was able to get help and solve her problems. - Fei T.

I didn't totally love this book, but i don't think it's horrible. one thing that always bothered me was the fact that when Parker came SO CLOSE to making a breakthrough, she just shut herself down. For me, the plot was constantly inching its way to the climax, then it fell. But when the actual climax was reached (in my opinion, when Parker discovered Jessie was dead) it was good. The ending was a bit abrupt, but fit Parker's attitude (she'll try and get help, but no promises). ~Christina Beharry

I really liked this book, and I absolutely adored the character Parker! The author has done a great job in fleshing out the character. The plot was totally believable and realistic. Although I wouldn't have done anything in common as Parker throughout the whole book (from her reaction to the "incident" with Jessie to her recovery), with her personality, everything would have turned out the way it was. I felt especially irritated by how Parker could say sorry to everyone else other than Jake at the end of the book, but considering her personality and how proud she is, this was bound to happen. This may sound contradicting, but even though I was irritated I still liked the ending because it resonated Parker in every way possible. It wasn't made to be too cheesy just so that the readers can have a happy ending, it wasn't especially sad either to get pity and empathy. I didn't even feel that she left the end the way it was to leave the readers on a hook. It was simply because that's the way Parker is, she wouldn't have done anything different. --Katie Mao