Bad- Dallas, a seventeen-year old girl takes after her mother's reckless lifestyle and defies her father's overbearing rules. She is coerced into many illegal acts by her boyfriend Ray and when he and her friends decide they are going to rob a Jiffy Spot, how can she tell them no to holding the gun? When the situation goes bad, her friends leave her to take all the blame for the event and her father sends her to a rehabilitation center. There, she meets many other girls having difficult lives and committing illegal acts for different reasons. Dallas learns that she needs to get away from both her father's and her boyfriend's negative influences and make a better life for herself.
Eight Seconds- John believes that he is missing something. When the doctors did surgery on his heart, he is convince they left something out. He does not feel a long term loving commitment to his girlfriend, Kelly, and does not even feel a ton of remorse when they break up. His father sends him to learn how to be in a rodeo which introduces him to Kit, who he opens up to more than he does for his own best friend. When he learns Kit is gay, John is thrown into a whirlwind of trying to understand his own feelings while not ruining his relationships with others. Will John find his missing piece?
Of Sound Mind- Being the only one able to hear in a deaf family wears on Theo. His mother heavily depends on him for her work and cares about nothing else. Theo's father has to take care of Theo and his brother as they grow up. His mother seems to use him to translate while his father tries his best not to get Theo to translate as much. This book thoroughly explores the difficulty that a deaf family faces in communicating with a verbal world. When Theo's father becomes ill, Theo has a very important decision to make. Is he going to force himself into the role of caretaker for his family forever, or is he going to let someone more capable take charge?
Reference for quote in podcast - "Banned and Challenged Books ." Western Illinois University Libraries. N.p., 21 May 2014. Web. <http://wiu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=217701&sid=1816631>.
Eight Seconds- John believes that he is missing something. When the doctors did surgery on his heart, he is convince they left something out. He does not feel a long term loving commitment to his girlfriend, Kelly, and does not even feel a ton of remorse when they break up. His father sends him to learn how to be in a rodeo which introduces him to Kit, who he opens up to more than he does for his own best friend. When he learns Kit is gay, John is thrown into a whirlwind of trying to understand his own feelings while not ruining his relationships with others. Will John find his missing piece?
Of Sound Mind- Being the only one able to hear in a deaf family wears on Theo. His mother heavily depends on him for her work and cares about nothing else. Theo's father has to take care of Theo and his brother as they grow up. His mother seems to use him to translate while his father tries his best not to get Theo to translate as much. This book thoroughly explores the difficulty that a deaf family faces in communicating with a verbal world. When Theo's father becomes ill, Theo has a very important decision to make. Is he going to force himself into the role of caretaker for his family forever, or is he going to let someone more capable take charge?
Reference for quote in podcast - "Banned and Challenged Books ." Western Illinois University Libraries. N.p., 21 May 2014. Web. <http://wiu.libguides.com/content.php?pid=217701&sid=1816631>.