A review by sjj169
Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman
4.0
While reading this book I had to stop and look up the author. I was sure I was reading a book written by a teenager. She is not. But I'm telling you, she plops the reader down into the heads of four teenagers and it's a scary place.
Lara, the oldest daughter of a political mom who wants that perfect family. Lara was overweight in middle school and bullied for it. Called Lardo and Lardosaurus she went to counseling and was doing somewhat better. She made the cheerleading squad and was talking on Facebook to a new guy. Christian.
Until Christian openly bashes her on that Facebook wall. Telling her that the world would be a better place without her. Lara tries to take her own life.
Bree is the girl next door, who was Lara's best friend. Until she got tired of hearing Lara complain about how bad her life is. Yes, she posted that pic of Lara being hauled off by the ambulance...never mind that everyone is commenting RIP Lardo, Corpse Girl...someone had to post it.
How does it make me a loser when that post already has fifty likes?.
Sydney..Lara's younger sister. She knows the family has to tiptoe around Lara's feelings. But sometimes she would just like to matter.
Me? I'm their beef jerky kid. As far as Mom and Dad are concerned, I'm a nonperishable item, tough as old boot leather.
I don't want to give away too much of this book. Just go and read it.
These characters are real. These characters will make you feel disgusted. Don't think you are immune..this could be that girl sitting right next to you...and I'm not just talking about one side of the story.
Or that frigging mom wanting to be cool with her GD teenage kids.
Ugh. My mother isn't just a Tiger Mom. She's a freaking Great White Shark Mom. She should have her own week on the Discovery Channel.
I had not heard of this book until my friend Paige the bookdragon read it. I'm looking up more of this author's works right now.
Lara, the oldest daughter of a political mom who wants that perfect family. Lara was overweight in middle school and bullied for it. Called Lardo and Lardosaurus she went to counseling and was doing somewhat better. She made the cheerleading squad and was talking on Facebook to a new guy. Christian.
Until Christian openly bashes her on that Facebook wall. Telling her that the world would be a better place without her. Lara tries to take her own life.
Bree is the girl next door, who was Lara's best friend. Until she got tired of hearing Lara complain about how bad her life is. Yes, she posted that pic of Lara being hauled off by the ambulance...never mind that everyone is commenting RIP Lardo, Corpse Girl...someone had to post it.
How does it make me a loser when that post already has fifty likes?.
Sydney..Lara's younger sister. She knows the family has to tiptoe around Lara's feelings. But sometimes she would just like to matter.
Me? I'm their beef jerky kid. As far as Mom and Dad are concerned, I'm a nonperishable item, tough as old boot leather.
I don't want to give away too much of this book. Just go and read it.
These characters are real. These characters will make you feel disgusted. Don't think you are immune..this could be that girl sitting right next to you...and I'm not just talking about one side of the story.
Or that frigging mom wanting to be cool with her GD teenage kids.
Ugh. My mother isn't just a Tiger Mom. She's a freaking Great White Shark Mom. She should have her own week on the Discovery Channel.
I had not heard of this book until my friend Paige the bookdragon read it. I'm looking up more of this author's works right now.