Mrs.+Neary+6

=Mrs. Neary's Important Books= media type="custom" key="10829645" This book is important to me because it showed me there are teens who struggle daily with bad choices, bad situations and bad breaks in life, BUT they never give up. The main character, Dylan Dawson is an example of someone who has no self-confidence because of the many curve balls life throws at him again and again. He tells it like it is but he always holds out hope and I think this is such an important life lesson for teens today, to always have HOPE no matter what.

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This book was important to me because it really showed me how some kids can start to believe in themselves, even though their life is horrid, with help from other friends. Christy's life was so bad, she really hated herself, and that is why she needed Anne (she was invisible) to keep the attention away from her. But it was Anne who really helps Christy believe in herself.
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I found the dynamics between the characters was so important in terms of friendships. When things were good between friends, all was well. But when it was not, girls and guys turned on each other, viciously. I think friends need to be true to each other and not try to destroy reputations. Give your "real" friends some credit, talk to them, and work things out.
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