Twisted

Reader reviewed by aspen marsh

one of the best laurie halse anderson books i've ever read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i loved itcan't wait 2 read wintergirls!!!!!!!! la is 1 of my fave authors evr!!!!!!!! luv her writing!! i give her a 1000000000 . i can't put her books down. luv them huge fan of speak,twisted and prom!

Reader reviewed by Cara

This book really made me think. Especially about what I shouldnt be doing in high school. And what i SHOULD be doing. It really shows kids the consequences of being a kind of kid who really doesnt care, and how you shouldnt be like that. I thought it was a really good book. I dont think I'll ever forget it.

Reader reviewed by Samantha

Another book I had on my Reading Bowl List. It was better then some of the other ones. It amazed me, he had to put tar on the roof of the school just bc he spraypainted the school.

If this dude had the guts to do that (plus the message for the princible) i think he should be rewarded, but hey what do i know?

a couple of my fav parts was where he smashed the train set, and when he told Chip off toward the end.

Reader reviewed by Hillary

Tyler has been a dork for so long. He was always made fun of and always picked on. So he wanted to prove how tough he could be. But when proving himself led to him getting arrested, he never expected what would happen. Who would have thought that all those hours of community service would give him so many muscles? But people are noticing. And while some of them are embracing his new personality, others hate him even more then they did before. But that's just another year at high school.

I have loved Laurie Halse Anderson's style of writing for so long. I've read most of her books. (I'm still trying to find Prom at one of my bookstores!) And this book definitely did not disappoint me. I think she can write about anything and I'd love it. (She's got two books coming out in the next year. one is called Chains and that's coming out in Fall 2008 and the other is called Wintergirls and that's coming out in Spring 2009. I'm excited!) I'd read anything written by her.

The characters were all very wonderful. They all seemed very real and often reminded me of people at my high school. There were the ones I hated and the ones I liked. I really liked Tyler's little sister. She seemed really sweet. I loved how she cared about her brother so much.

The plot was wonderful and kept me reading. I was unsure of what would happen and it was nearly impossible to put down. But I had a feeling my teachers wouldn't be too happy if I read my book instead of doing my final so I read it afterwards.

I was a wonderful book and I would recommend it, as well as anything this author writes.

Reader reviewed by abscae

Anderson always brought something so new and classic to any novel (I loved, loved, loved Speak and Catalyst), and once again, she proves herself through and through. I don't know, I just love the fact that she can write young adult novels, and make is seem so real, and make us to what teens truly are: not fake and materialistic (at all times), but also humans. I hate novels such as Gossip Girl and others where name dropping and allusions make up half of it, some of us aren't like that.

I loved this book because it was so special, and real, and vivid. The entire time, it took my breath away.