I have to be honest and say that I had to force myself to finish this book. I am not much of a daydreamer or a poetry type, so this book really didn't keep my interest. Also, I am a little past the "discovering who you are" stage in my life, but I tried to read the story through the eyes of an adolescent teen.
First of all, the book really didn't have a plot. It was a story about everyday life of a girl named Debbie and her friends, Hector and Lenny. Hector was by far my favorite character in the story, he was funny and witty. He wants to learn to play the guitar and write songs. Debbie loses her locket and it is passed around by different characters in the story. That is the emphasis of the story.
"Criss Cross" is the name of a radio show they all get together and listen too, but it also refers to how the characters in the book make decisions that change how they communicate with each other.
This book did take me back to my teen years, and all the weird, awkward moments that I had. We all had those moments growing up! I remember dreaming about what life would be like when I grew up!
I think kids would either love or hate this book. I believe the author was trying to write about real-life, and that is what she did. There was no big drama, adventure, or suspense in this story. Just a study of all the characters and the decisions they made and how that effected their relationships with the people around them. You can't get any more real-life than that!
First of all, the book really didn't have a plot. It was a story about everyday life of a girl named Debbie and her friends, Hector and Lenny. Hector was by far my favorite character in the story, he was funny and witty. He wants to learn to play the guitar and write songs. Debbie loses her locket and it is passed around by different characters in the story. That is the emphasis of the story.
"Criss Cross" is the name of a radio show they all get together and listen too, but it also refers to how the characters in the book make decisions that change how they communicate with each other.
This book did take me back to my teen years, and all the weird, awkward moments that I had. We all had those moments growing up! I remember dreaming about what life would be like when I grew up!
I think kids would either love or hate this book. I believe the author was trying to write about real-life, and that is what she did. There was no big drama, adventure, or suspense in this story. Just a study of all the characters and the decisions they made and how that effected their relationships with the people around them. You can't get any more real-life than that!
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