Well, I really wanted to read "Stuck In Neutral" by Terry Trueman, but unfortunately my library didn't have it, so I chose to read "Friction" by E.R. Frank instead. I had never heard of the book "Friction" before, so I didn't know what to expect when looking up this book title on amazon.com. According to the readers on amazon.com, this book is about how "the new girl" named Stacy, causes a stir by spreading rumors. I read the editorial and customer book reviews, and they both praised the book. Based on what I know, from this book I think I'll be able to understand more clearly on the dangers of gossip/rumors, how they really hurt, and how sometimes there might be a hidden reason why these rumors are being spread.
The Author: E.R. Frank
E.R. Frank lives in Montclair, New Jersey. Her first book was called "Life Is Funny," and it won the Teen People Book Club NEXT Award for YA Fiction. That book was also chosen for the top-ten ALA 2001 Quick Pick for Reluctantly Young Adult Readers.
One interesting fact about this author is that in addition to being writer, she is also a clinical social worker and psychotherapist for adults and adolescents, specializing in trauma. (She has worked in prisons, day treatment centers, alternatives to incarceration programs, a middle school and in a mental health clinic.) Another interesting fact is that Rosie O'Donnell bought the film rights to her second novel "America" in 2002.
Reading the Book
This book has 208 pages, so it won't take me that long to read. It'll take me about 2 weeks to read this book, if I read 100 pages a week, but I'm sure that I'll be able to finish this book before that.
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