Crooked

I have always searched for this book ever since I read it back in middle school, but now that I got back to it I understand it so much better than when I had before cause I really had no idea what was going on in this story. It's kinda bland, just everyday life struggles for high school freshmen, so I can't really relate to the characters in the story anymore...

all good

Love this book. Fun and a great story. Love this author, stories are relatable and full of suspense. Would definately reccomend!

Perfect condition! One of my favorite books!

I have not read many, what I call, "Teen" novels. By "Teen" I mean fiction books about life as an average teenager when something out of the norm happens, and I am not talking about meeting vampires and falling in love with the supernatural world. Just regular people that completely possible, although sometimes bad, things happen to them. This is one of those books, and I was impressed by it. I really could not put the book down. I mean I was reading it while waiting for the Super Bowl Commercials to come on. (Yes, that means I was reading it while the game was in play.) I connected with the characters, and wanted the best out come for them. Even though at some points I did not know what the outcome would be. Because in all honesty I cannot remember the last book that I read that the ending was not what I wanted it to be.I will always applaud authors who collaborate to write a novel. Especially husband and wife (ditto to him for letting his wife's name be first!! :} ) I have tried writing with others and it is not the easiest thing in the world, or the next easiest, or the next easiest after that! I would probably read this book again, but maybe in a few years or so.

The book Crooked was a great book that was about a girl namedClara Wilson. Clara is a 15 year old girl who is having many troubles with her social life. She loses her best friend when her friend is accepted by a group that Clara will never be in. Along with her social life disasters her parents are having difficulties. Her father is always out of town and her mother doesn't know what to do with herself. When her mother gets offered a job in Spain Clara has no idea what she should do next.Then she meets a boy named Amos Mackenzie who, it seems, is having the same problems she is having. He had lost his father of cancer and, just like clara, has no idea of what to do next. When these pair meet up the trouble begins.I liked this book a lot because it was a book that people my age can relate to. I also liked it because it is very realistic because the things that happen in this book happen in real life. The only thing that you have to watch for is the change of view points which happen every chapter.

Good books, in my opinion are usually exciting, suspenseful, humorous, etc. This book has all of those traits, and more. It is about a girl named Clara Wilson, who is 14 years old and lives with her mom and dad. Her parents are always arguing, and Clara fears that they are on the verge of divorce. To make matters worse, her best friend Gerri is starting to hang out with Sands Mandeville, and the rest of the popular girls at their school. Meanwhile, Clara has discovered her crush on Amos Mackenzie, another student attending Melville Junior High, and doesn't know what to do about it. Unfortunately, these were not the worst that things would get, because that's when Eddie and Charles Tripp came into the picture. Their idea of fun is by frightening people, and their newest plans involve Amos and Clara. There are so many good things to say about this book, that I don't even know where to begin. First of all, I liked the authors' style of writing because it was unique, and really made the book more interesting. My favorite part of the book was near the end, because that's where everything began to fall into place, and it made me want to keep reading until I finished it. After reading this book I learned that trust is a big part of friendship, and that what's appealing for you might not always be fun for someone else. I really enjoyed reading this book, and I hope that you will read it too because I can almost guarantee that you will feel the same way as I do.

There are four main characters that the book revolves around, Clara Wilson, Amos Mackenzie, and the twins, Charles and Eddie Tripp. Clara is a young and insecure girl who feels that no one could truly love her because of her crooked nose. She finds herself falling for the milkman's son, Amos Mackenzie. She is left alone when her friend finds herself swept up into the world of high school popularity.Amos Mackenzie is a quiet, young boy who suddenly finds himself famous for attacking a few strangers from causing damage to a neighbor's property. He is suddenly popular due to his heroic efforts but is constantly teased and targeted by the Tripp brothers.The Tripp brothers find amusement in others' misfortunes. The have become infatuated especially with Clara and Amos. They hold a certain Satanic feel to them.Clara is the school's brainiac and discovers new feelings for the now "famous Amos". She can't help but notice the underlying complexity in him. She suffers in her own skin as her best friend betrays her for superficial benefits. After dealing with the lonliness, she finds herself the new "enemy" of the Tripp brothers. Even unprovoked, they bother and threaten others.Amos slowly becomes enveloped in Clara's growing beauty and innocence. He is not only preoccupied with school but worries of the boys who put him into the hospital. He also can't shake the feeling that his father, the town milkman, is keeping a secret from him.