Letters from the inside

by John Marsden

Paperback, 2001

Status

Checked out

Due 13-10-2023

Call number

823

Genres

Young Adult

All Topics

Fiction

Collection

Accelerated Reader

Publication

Macmillan Children's Books (2001), Edition: New edition, 144 pages

Description

The relationship between two teenage girls who become acquainted through letters intensifies as their correspondence reveals some of the terrible problems of their lives.

User reviews

LibraryThing member jhagiya

Two teenagers develop a pen-pal friendship. Each girl believes the other has a “perfect” life until secrets start unraveling. This is a very powerfully written book, touching upon relevant themes for young adults: family life, friendships, acceptance, fears, threats, abuse and consequences.

This is a great “hi-lo” book whose simple narrative is presented in short sentences written in a letter format. Teens might be initially put off by the plot because they don’t see the parallels between letter writing and today’s emailing/text messaging. Including Hi-Lo materials in libraries allows Teacher Librarians to help promote reading to reluctant readers.

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LibraryThing member 4sarad

Not sure what to say. It was a pretty good novel all the way through, but it did get a little boring at times. The hardest thing about reading it was understanding the Australian slang. If you get past that and stick with it, it ends up being quite a depressing book. Good, but depressing.

LibraryThing member astrolabe.11

Absolutely fascinating on so many levels. A nice introduction to ironic concepts for younger readers. A complete and compelling page turner. Warning: may leave a scar on your psyche!

LibraryThing member littlesparrow

A book that starts as a simple exchange of letters between two teenage girls and how they're coping with their lives, yet something seems odd, and suddenly everything is not as simple or as "usual" as it may have seemed at the beginning. A good plot that is not exactly what one first would expect,

but still quite good.

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LibraryThing member Floratina

READ IN DUTCH

I bought Letters from the inside in Amsterdam, just before my train departed. I've spent the time in the train to read this little book. And I enjoyed reading it. It has been some time since I read this story, but I haven't forgotten it yet. I liked the story and Marsden's writing

style. I'm interested in the other books by Marsden. Last week I went to the library and took the first four novels from the Tomorrow-series.

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LibraryThing member Damiella

I think this is an excellent book. I was in tears at the end of it...but they were good tears.

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