Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros

7 reviews

anna_wa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and Excrement

There's a part where Marco is picked up against his will by an eighth grader and the eighth grader wraps him in a blanket and pretends he's a baby.

ryanbada's review

funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

jackelz's review against another edition

Isaac and Marco are two best friends, and neighbors, that seem to be complete opposites in terms of athletics and academics. Isaac is really good at basketball, but falls behind with his school work. Marco is always the butt of the short jokes, but he is super smart. 

 

Better grades will surely stop Isaac's parents from arguing all the time, and Marco believes earning a spot on the school's basketball team will earn his father’s approval. The two best friends must rely on each other in unexpected ways. 

 

Themes: changing friendships, entering middle school, bullying, how to have difficult conversations with your parents, lying, and standing up for yourself and what's right for you 

 

Rep: Both protagonists are Latinx. Isaac is Jewish and Mexican, and Marco is Mexican-American. 

 

Isaac and Marco’s friendship was so inspiring to me. It’s so commonly written in books that friends break up (at least temporarily) when starting at a new school, so I appreciated how that wasn’t the case in Falling Short. Isaac tried to make friends with Marco’s new friends, and vice versa. They were always there for each other. I wish I had a neighbor friend whose window I could crawl through at any hour, and maybe they would do my homework too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

daycia's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Car accident and Vomit

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

sunshine8473773's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

kathyellendavis's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved the friendship between Isaac, who is a natural on the basketball court but struggles with schoolwork, and Marco, who is the opposite. They help each other out all throughout the book, and are both dealing with father issues. I liked the dual POV and occasionally we get to see the same situation from both of their points of view. Great friendship and basketball story about these two boys trying to be the best they can be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Vomit