Thursday, January 17, 2008

IF A TREE FALLS AT LUNCH PERIOD BY GENNIFER CHOLDENKO

If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period is a fantastic novel about two kids, Kristen, and Walk. For Kristen, life is just getting worse and worse, but her weight isn’t the only problem. Her parents might be getting a divorce; they barely utter a word to each other each day. That’s not all though. Her best friend in the whole world, Rory, has decided to try to be friends with some of the more popular people, even if that means being loyal to the snobby Brianna Hanna-Hines, and giving up her friendship with Kristen. At least she has her younger genius sister, Kippy, and her new friends to count on.
Walk, on the other hand, while being raised by a single mom, is an African American in his new white private school. The only reason he was sent there in the first place was that his mom thought he would turn out to be a screw-up, just like his cousin. Although he and his new friend Matteo are becoming very close pals, he can’t understand why Matteo will do absolutely anything Brianna wants him to.
When Kristen discovers one of her father’s secrets, her life, and Walk’s life get pretty twisted…
Elana

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are absolutely right. Kirsten and Walk are both best friends. I couldn't believe what happened next. This book is one of my favorites and I would reccomend this to anyone who needs a good read.

Shikha

Anonymous said...

I thought this book was really surprising. I would have never guessed the end! I definetly reccomend this book to anyone who is looking for a light read.

Christina