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Carlos Is Gonna Get It (2008)

by Kevin Emerson(Favorite Author)

3.28 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0439935253 (ISBN13: 9780439935258)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Arthur A. Levine Books

review 1: I loved this MG novel. I bought it at a writers' conference where the author was speaking. I was flipping through it while sitting in the conference room listening to a speaker and immediately the world around me disappeared and I was sucked into the world of the story. Which was, of course, unfortunate because I'd paid a lot of money to attend the conference and only a little money for the book...so I had to put the book away but for the rest of the day I just COULDN'T WAIT to get home and read more.As a writer, I'm always looking at ways other writers build characters and tell a story. This author is a master at capturing the teen voice and helping us care about these characters. I was wishing for a happier ending, but that really would've made the book less powerful. Th... moree way it ends is in more of a place of regret, which is how real life situations like this often end, where you are sad for what you did and also sad for what you failed to do. It avoids being didactic because of that mildly heartrending finish. Nice work! I recommend it to others all the time, kids and adults alike.
review 2: May contain spoilers!!!---Not much to say about this book really. It was a cute story, didn't really have a main point. Maybe just a moral to the story, but not really like an interesting plot. Carlos is pretty annoying and it never really says what is wrong with him. I don't like the guessing game it makes you play. I just wanted to know what was wrong and why he blamed aliens. It doesn't give you any answers. But it was alright, I wouldn't read it again. less

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