So Much to Tell You
by John Marsden
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Author: John MarsdenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown)
Published: 2004-09-06
ISBN: 184428946X
Number of pages: 160
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
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Book Review: Great, Solid Book
Summary: 4 Stars
**SPOILERS**
Very solid book with a captivating storyline. I think the thing that struck me most was that unless you read the blurb on the back, you didn't learn the girl's name until the very end. I hadn't realized this but reading it was just weird. Very awesomely developed characters, although I wish we'd gotten to see more of her teachers. The writing style was also very honest, very realistic. The end was definitely a surprise. I was just kind of sad that no progress was made on her overall health (and really, was seeing her father the healthiest decision?), but the ambiguity does seem to fit her/the story. It's just a great, well-developed, relatable book.
Summary of So Much to Tell You
Scarred, literally, by her past, Marina has withdrawn into silence. Then, at her new boarding school, she is set the task of writing a diary by her English teacher, and finds a way of expressing her thoughts and feelings and of exploring the traumatic events that have caused her distress. Through Marina's diary we gain an insight into life on her dormitory, and her difficult relationship with her father, who injured her in an angry moment. Eventually, Marina makes tentative friendships and, in a moving denouement, is reconciled with her father.After what happened to her face, Marina stopped talking. Completely. Even the people at the hospital couldn't help her find her voice again. In an almost hopeless, last-ditch effort, Marina is shuffled to a boarding school--where she's required to keep a journal. Ugh! Slowly, though, the secrets begin to pour from her spirit onto the paper. The more shape she can give to the nightmare, the more she is released from it. This is one of the most intelligent, realistic novels about post-traumatic stress ever written for young people. Marina's transformation will inspire any teen who has ever struggled to find his or her voice.
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