If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
Books | Juvenile Fiction / Family / Marriage & Divorce
3.4
Gennifer Choldenko
Kirsten's parents are barely speaking to each other, and her best friend has fallen under the spell of the school's queen bee, Brianna. It seems like only Kirsten's younger science-geek sister is on her side. Walker's goal is to survive at the new white private school his mom has sent him to because she thinks he's going to screw up like his cousin. But he's a good kid. So is his friend Matteo, though no one knows why he’ll do absolutely anything that hot blond Brianna asks of him. But all of this feels almost trivial when Kirsten and Walker discover a secret that shakes them both to the core.
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Author
Gennifer Choldenko
Pages
224
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2009-04-06
ISBN
0547351283 9780547351285
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Very fast read. I like fast reads. The characters are unbelievable, though. Kirsten's mom is ridiculous and I can't believe a parent would ever say the things she says. <br/><br/>The way Choldenko writes about racism is just weird to me. It can come across as an offensive book, even though the author is trying to promote acceptance. I wouldn't let my kid read this, although it's technically junior fiction.<br/><br/>And I was thrown off by the way Kirsten's chapters are written in first person and Walk's are in third person. Ever heard of a little something called parallel structure?"
Nadia Despain