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Friday, June 8, 2012

Define “Normal”

Peters, Julie Anne. Define “Normal”. NY: Little, Brown and Company and Hachette Book Group USA, 2000. 196 pages. (Realistic Fiction / Poem Review)

Antonia, Tone
Gets stuck peer counseling Jazz,
Jasmine, a big “freak”.

They’re totally different
Jazz is a punk rocker while
Tone is a big prep.

Despite the difference
They really help each other out
When Tone’s mom gets sick.

So Tone lives with Jazz
In her mansion until Jazz’s parents
Think they should do something.

So they go and get
A social worker who finds
Tone and brothers a……

FOSTER HOME! But only
Temporary, once Tone’s mom
Gets better they’ll go home.

But will she get better
In that disgusting psyche ward
Or leave Tone all alone?

Find out by reading
Define “Normal” it’s a great
Book and an easy read.

I liked this book because it shows how the social classes work and how a lot of people judge on appearance. My favorite charter was Jazz because she is, in many ways, like me. I think any one could read this book and should because it shows friendship, how friends stick together, and how different people can be and still get along.

Reviewed by: Dooby