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Saving Maddie (2010)

by Varian Johnson(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0385738048 (ISBN13: 9780385738040)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Delacorte Books for Young Readers

review 1: I didn't like it at first, or any of the characters, but it's hard not to appreciate something so well-written. I love the clear romance that doesn't go over-the-top, and I was glad to see that Madeleine was portrayed as someone with an actual personality and someone who freaks out over books and such instead of being a mindless slut. I did find it hard to believe that a teenage boy will defend the Bible and the wrongness of premarital sex with such zeal, but it did help the story move along.
review 2: Varian Johnson has a knack for creating complex characters who aren't afraid to ask difficult questions, and who end up in tough situations that challenge their deepest beliefs. This one's got a pretty fascinating premise--a kid who's a preacher's son, whom every... moreone expects to be a perfect model citizen, learns that right and wrong can be somewhat complicated outside of the idealism of religious belief. A "bad girl" isn't just a bad girl. Challenging your own beliefs can be educational and help you clarify just what it is you do believe. Doing something crazy or stupid isn't necessarily the end of the world. less

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