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The Rules of Survival
by Nancy Werlin
from Puffin

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• The Rules of Survival
  The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin is the book that I read for my outside reading assignment in my reading class. When I picked it out I just picked it out practically by random off of a big list of books we could read. I thought I would hate it because I'm just the average teenager who doesn't like to read. Once I started the Rules of Survival, I didn't want to stop. I would stay up way later than normal because I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. This book is told by the oldest... more info

• A suspense built on small moments of fear and terror
  Imagine one of your parents might viciously strike you across the face any time, without warning. This is the remarkable start-to-finish suspense Nancy Werlin builds and holds throughout The Rules of Survival. It's a patient suspense that builds on small moments of fear and terror, until the plot resolves in a solid, satisfying conclusion. The abuse Werlin describes feels very real, and I imagine the themes will be familiar to most child abuse victims. Her dialogue is natural and authentic for both the... more info

• The Rules of Sruvival
  Although I didn't quiet finish the book, I think "The Rule of Survival" is a good book. I was always wondering what would happen next. I was always wondering what the characters reactions would be. This book is a story about three children and an abusive mother. I can't wait until to find out the solution to the mean abusive mother. Also i think this book is very touching and heart warming story.

• just didn't like it...just like all the rest
  I've said in other reviews that i've almost stopped reading books for young adults, mainly because i find them either written at a third grade reading level or that the story is too predictable (or both.) I actually had some hope for this one. I really did.
  But I just didn't like it. The story is basically made up of a boy, Max, telling his younger sister, Emmy, what happened to them when they lived with their abusive mother. I had a couple problems with this-
  First, Max becomes randomly... more info

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