New York Times Best Selling author Ellen Hopkins recently released her eleventh young adult novel, Rumble. This book was written with a character inspired by her own rock star of a seventeen year old son, Orion. A poem opens the novel that grasps attention and is an intimate introduction to the story. This book, like all of her previous, is written in verse. This formatting creates an easy, quick and interesting way to read. All of Hopkins’ novels for young adults touch on controversial subjects that seem to go unspoken of.
In Rumble she explores the world of someone who has lost a loved one to suicide. This situation is one I am unfortunately familiar with. I believe she captures all of the unsaid feelings that go along with suicide. There is more than just grief. Regret overcomes you, the feeling that maybe you could have done something to stop them and other harsh emotions that eat away at
One of those unspoken feelings is the questioning of a higher being. In Rumble the main character, Mathew, is a self proclaimed atheist. The anger he emotes is explored deeply and in a harsh but genuine fashion.
Other topics include teen homosexuality, and bullying. Mathew’s brother is a victim of just that in Rumble which leads to his tragic death. Like all of these topics it is beyond relevant to many young teens and gives them a voice.New York Times Best Selling author Ellen Hopkins recently released her eleventh young adult novel, Rumble. This book was written with a character inspired by her own rock star of a seventeen year old son, Orion. A poem opens the novel that grasps attention and is an intimate introduction to the story. This book, like all of her previous, is written in verse. This formatting creates an easy, quick and interesting way to read. All of Hopkins’ novels for young adults touch on controversial subjects that seem to go unspoken of.
In Rumble she explores the world of someone who has lost a loved one to suicide. This situation is one I am unfortunately familiar with. I believe she captures all of the unsaid feelings that go along with suicide. There is more than just grief. Regret overcomes you, the feeling that maybe you could have done something to stop them and other harsh emotions that eat away at
One of those unspoken feelings is the questioning of a higher being. In Rumble the main character, Mathew, is a self proclaimed atheist. The anger he emotes is explored deeply and in a harsh but genuine fashion.
Other topics include teen homosexuality, and bullying. Mathew’s brother is a victim of just that in Rumble which leads to his tragic death. Like all of these topics it is beyond relevant to many young teens and gives them a voice.New York Times Best Selling author Ellen Hopkins recently released her eleventh young adult novel, Rumble. This book was written with a character inspired by her own rock star of a seventeen year old son, Orion. A poem opens the novel that grasps attention and is an intimate introduction to the story. This book, like all of her previous, is written in verse. This formatting creates an easy, quick and interesting way to read. All of Hopkins’ novels for young adults touch on controversial subjects that seem to go unspoken of.
In Rumble she explores the world of someone who has lost a loved one to suicide. This situation is one I am unfortunately familiar with. I believe she captures all of the unsaid feelings that go along with suicide. There is more than just grief. Regret overcomes you, the feeling that maybe you could have done something to stop them and other harsh emotions that eat away at
One of those unspoken feelings is the questioning of a higher being. In Rumble the main character, Mathew, is a self proclaimed atheist. The anger he emotes is explored deeply and in a harsh but genuine fashion.
Other topics include teen homosexuality, and bullying. Mathew’s brother is a victim of just that in Rumble which leads to his tragic death. Like all of these topics it is beyond relevant to many young teens and gives them a voice.