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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
reflective
sad
medium-paced
The book was well written. The topic was rough. All in all it was a great book for a quick, emotional read.
I wish I read this in high school so I'd know how to express myself freely.
It has similar vibes to Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary, also an all-time favorite.
With Haddix, every book I read captures my heart and soul.
I read other books with similar plot, but they have less effect on me.
Besides, that's a catchy title right there, so I put it in 2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge: a book with a title that caught your attention.
Definitely worth recommending to those who are struggling to open up about themselves.
It has similar vibes to Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary, also an all-time favorite.
With Haddix, every book I read captures my heart and soul.
I read other books with similar plot, but they have less effect on me.
Besides, that's a catchy title right there, so I put it in 2020 PopSugar Reading Challenge: a book with a title that caught your attention.
Definitely worth recommending to those who are struggling to open up about themselves.
This story is written in journal format. It is the story of Tish who is supposed to write twice a week in her a journal for English class. The teacher, Mrs. Dunphrey, has said she will not read any entries marked "Do Not Read", a promise as a teacher I never would have made (FYI to my students, I read everything). Tish starts writing about her terrible issues at home, and we watch her life unravel through her journal entries. This a very good story and one that probably occurs more often than we would like to believe. Tish's struggles are so real, you really feel for her as a real person.
A quick read that packed quite an emotional wallop. It was difficult to read about the protagonist's increasingly difficult home life, yet I couldn't stop. It was like looking at a car accident. You don't want to look, but you just can't help yourself. I liked the journal format, something I always enjoy. The ending wasn't a fairytale but nicer than it could have been.
Pretty good. Not Haddix's best, in my opinion, but still a good book. Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey is Tish's journal that she has to keep for English class. In it, she talks about her abusive and neglect-ive (I don't think that's a word...) parents. She talks about her everyday struggles, from having enough money to pay the bills to caring for her brother Matt, but she doesn't let her teacher read her entries. Finally, she has to decide: would Mrs. Dunprey be able to help?