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What is a summary of shattering glass by gail giles. Her novel shattering glass, was an ala best of the best book, a book sense 76 selection, and a booklist top 10 mystery for youth selection. Shattering glass by gail giles book cover, description, publication history. Jul 22, 2008 simon glass is pretty much a stereotypical senior class loser. I guess, really we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him.
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Spouses who were living apart may also be eligible if they received benefits on the workers record in the month preceding the death or if they were qualified to receive benefits upon the workers death. By carol krez southwest indian design stained glass coloring book dover design. I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it. Beginning a new life as a freshman in indiana, kip changes his name to wade and starts with a clean slate. Sites like sparknotes with a shattering glass study guide or cliff notes. By chloe thurlow gratis summer fling an erotica anthology gratis. The book is narrated by a straighta student named young steward. Rob, a transfer student with charisma to spare, immediately becomes the undisputed leader of.
Gail giles has a firm grasp of high school cliquesand of high school as a dangerous place. Readers guide for shattering glass by patty campbell. She has won several awards for her work, including the an ala best of the best book. Fictionette by gail giles when rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, turns the school nerd into prince charming, his actions lead to unexpected violence.
Shattering glass by gail giles is a book that should be read by every highschooler before their graduation. Rob haynes has been the most popular senior in school ever since he waltzed into town about a year ago and effortlessly stole that honor from lance ansley. So begins shattering glass by gail giles, a story of four friends thaddeus or. If youre writing a shattering glass essay and need some advice, post your gail giles essay question on our facebook page where fellow bookworms are always glad to help. While sunny is drawn with a sensitive hand, the rest of the characters are too overthetop to be convincing, and the plot has the feel of a drawn out short story. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Cormiers the chocolate war, gail giless shattering glass employs a brilliantly original. A grimly comic debut novel revisits the dark hell of highschool cliques. She is now living back in texas with her husband, two dogs, and three cats. It is a great story of betrayal, jealousy, hatred and mistrust amongst a bunch of high school guys. Jul 09, 2012 bibliographic information shattering glass by gail giles, simon pulse, 2003, isbn. I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him. Hes one of the most popular boys in simons school, but only because hes a close friend of the even more popular and charismatic rob haynes. When he was nine years old, kip mcfarland murdered another child. Her debut novel, shattering glass, was an ala best of the best book, a book sense 76 selection, and a booklist top 10 mystery for youth selection. Simon glass was easy to hatei guess, really we each hated hi. The novel is about an high school boy named simon glass that is helped to become one of the most popular dogs in school by other students. Although gail giles didnt completely win me over with shattering glass, it was a decent read and with strong pacing.
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This book is a quick read, and leaves the readers intrigued at the end of. As a demonstration of power, rob decides to elevate the school outcast, dweeby simon glass, to. Apr 18, 2008 shattering glass by gail giles is a book that should be read by every highschooler before their graduation. Apr 15, 2010 why is shattering glass by gail giles banned or challenged. Robs plan works more than well, and soon glass displays an independent and dark streak that wasnt part of robs plan. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Youll find information about my books, some funny stuff to amuse you, some educational stuff for teachers, and a few tidbits about me. Gail giles has written two other acclaimed ya novels.
Gail giles born september 24 in galveston, texas is an american writer of young adult fiction. The first edition of the novel was published in 1993, and was written by jostein gaarder. Shattering glass by gail giles is an intense, suspenseful novel exploring themes relevant to students today. Shattering glass by gail giles is full of lies and deception, false appearances and murder. Fat, clumsy simon glass is a nerd, a loser who occupies the lowest rung on the high school social ladder. Process material and representation in architecture by gail peter borden. Shattering glass is a suspenseful novel written by gail giles about the murder of a high school senior named simon glass. A native texan, gail has lived in chicago and alaska.
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