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Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
Published in 2007 by Viking
Anderson has been writing since 1992

This text deals with many adolescent issues such as popularity, being a loser, breaking the law, sex, depression, family issues, and much more. If there was one concern that was present through out the book it would be social status in high school. Since there are many different topics that are presented in this book it is very relateable to the adolescent audience reads it.

This book is about a senior in high school named Tyler. Over the summer he got in trouble with the law because he vandelized the school to make people think he was no longer a loser. When he got back to school he attracted the prettiest girl in school. No one liked the idea of a loser dating a popular girl. After a party Tyler was accused of taking nude photos of Bethany, the popular girl. Even though he had nothing to do with it he was the number one suspect. For the next couple days Tyler's family life starts to go bad and he becomes depressed. He feels like the only way out is to kill himself. When he is about to pull the trigger he realizes that ending his life is not the solution. He decides to start his life over and begins to realize that being popular is not the most important thing in life.


Mary Ellen Korby