A review by kricketa
You Against Me by Jenny Downham
4.0
a lovely complicated story about what happens when two teenagers on opposite ends of the social strata and a legal dispute fall in love. mikey's sister karyn has accused tom parker of sexual assault. tom's sister ellie can't believe that he would ever do a thing like that. and then mikey & ellie meet.
once again i'm very impressed with jenny downham, who writes about another difficult topic with sensitivity and fairness. neither tom nor karyn are made out to be 100% sympathetic or 100% evil, even when the truth is revealed. mikey & ellie aren't perfect either. the reader really sees the effect that this situation has on these two families, and how hard it is for any of the characters to know what the right thing is at any given time. highly recommended for older teens.
once again i'm very impressed with jenny downham, who writes about another difficult topic with sensitivity and fairness. neither tom nor karyn are made out to be 100% sympathetic or 100% evil, even when the truth is revealed. mikey & ellie aren't perfect either. the reader really sees the effect that this situation has on these two families, and how hard it is for any of the characters to know what the right thing is at any given time. highly recommended for older teens.