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Boys, Girls And Other Hazardous Materials (2010)

by Rosalind Wiseman(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0399247963 (ISBN13: 9780399247965)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Putnam Juvenile

review 1: Book Review:Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials by Rosalind WisemanOften people will make choices that they regret later on in life and wished they did something to prevent the problem from increasing. Rosalind Wiseman novel, Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials, portrays the development and maturity of a teenage girl and the struggle the protagonist faces while making hard decisionsAt first when I read the title, it sounded very cliché. Who wouldn’t think it’s cliché? It was pretty cliche though. What I liked about the book is the “good plot”. What I mean by that is the romantic parts of the book. So here is the scoop on Charlie’s first day of school she is reconnected with her old best friend, Will. Now that he is back he has gotten much more hands... moreomer as well as a varsity athlete. But later on she has this crush, Tyler, and it takes a turn from there. Throughout the book there are mixed feelings, broken hearts, and a tiny bit of betrayal. The book isn’t just romantic and all but there somethings the book lacks. This book lacked unpredictable events. There wasn't a big twist but mini ones. For example Charlie's friend, Sydney, found out her "crush" had a girlfriend and that he was on a 'break'. It wasn't dramatic unless it had the effect on the reader. Some parts I just wanted to scream in joy other parts. I wanted to cry so much. I felt as if the "antagonist" broke my heart. This book made me feel quite emotional but sadly there wasn’t a big twist which I wished there was.I guess in a way the book “influenced” me because I can relate to it. Charlie had a hard time confronting a teacher about something that bothered her and she couldn’t keep it bottled up inside. The same thing happened to me. At first I was confused about telling a teacher or not. I would always think negative and think a teacher would blow me off but later on I trusted the teachers. Whenever I had a problem I would go up to the teacher I felt most comfortable with and would tell them the things that bothered me and the teacher would help me solve the problem or give advice. In Charlie’s case the teachers weren’t trustable so she had to look closely at who she could trust. What I really liked about the protagonist, Charlie, is that she has developed throughout the book by standing up for herself and her friends. So when a pair of popular girls becomes her friend. She starts to feel uncomfortable with the things they do. These girls are downright evil and will do anything to get a boy’s attention even if it means to bully a poor innocent girl and then not take the blame for it. For example they went on a school trip they met a pair of guys and asked them to come to the hotel room. So when they guys came over Charlie’s friend, Nidhi, felt very uncomfortable because they girls were violating the school rules. The girls made fun of her for not relaxing. Lauren even said the most rudest thing ever. She told Nidhi to go make a bomb in the bathroom and to “relax”. I mean let’s be serious here, why in the world would she say that? Doesn’t she know she that “what goes around comes around”?. Everyone started to laugh except Charlie and when the bullying increased Charlie didn’t tell the teachers, because she didn’t want to be a snitch which caused her to get all the blame even though she didn’t say anything. Still Charlie should have told a teacher about the girls’ behavior and bullying. She starts to hate them but doesn’t show any sign on it until later on in the book. Overall I was somewhat disappointed in this book. It just that it had this really romantic plot but then it just ruined by this “bullying” conflict. I mean there is nothing wrong with writing about a book about bullying, but if you have a great plot why need to add something that has nothing to do with the protagonist? I would recommend this book to those people who like chiches, predictable essential moments, and minimal plot twists. Also those who like conflicts that don’t really revolve around the protagonist. So if you are ‘those people’ then go right ahead and have a “good read”.
review 2: The book Boys, Girls and Hazardous Materials is all about the gossip. In this realistic fiction book, all Charlie wants is a drama free year, and that is the opposite of what she gets. Between school, friends, and boys she doesn’t have time for it all. Could you imagine crushing on your best friend? It all starts when a girl named Charlotte Healy (but she goes by Charlie) starts at her new high school. Middle school was rough for Charlie because she was surrounded by mean girls. Now she is starting high school and is ready to start fresh and meet new people. Also, Charlie runs into her former best friend since she was five, named Will. Will moved away three years ago because his dad got a new job. Now, Will looks totally different, he is popular, and he is back. Will has gotten way over his head with the upperclassman at school by trying to prove his loyalty to them. They played a prank on someone which caused someone to get put in the hospital for what Will and his stupid friends did. Charlie doesn’t know whether to tell on Will and the upperclassman. She is torn between doing what’s right, or turning him in because she has secret feelings for Will, though Charlie knows that she will have to live with the guilt if she doesn’t do what’s right. I thought this book was very interesting to read. It was all about gossip, secrets, and friendship fights. This book always made me wanting to read more. I think this book is the perfect length and it told great details. However, I thought the ending was a little not what I expected because it didn’t have a suspenseful conclusion. If you decide to read this book you might realize that at the end of the book the author left out one character that was important. I thought it was kind of odd that one character did not pop up in the ending. Despite those things this book was great and it taught you lessons about friendship. I think if you like a juicy, ‘’happening,” and drama-filled book, this would be the one. less

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