This book allows the reader to look into the lives of a family victomized by rape. This book is a great insite on how the acts of rape can affect the victom and their family and friends greatly

I'm 29 and still read young adult fiction - when it can keep my interest. This book explores child abuse at a day care center and how two sisters deal with the issue. They must decide what to do about their discoveries in relation to their friends and parents. I enjoy Miklowitz's writing because she makes you want to find out more and doesn't just blurt out all the salient plot points right away. She also deals with this sensitive subject matter in a way that is not too blunt, but also not so vague as to leave you wondering what she's talking about. Very timely for the '90s. A very good read, although not right up there with my favorite books.

In this book, a girl working at a fast food stand hear those numbers, the numbers her mom always puts on their lotto ticket. being a millionaire isn't everything. As you read this book, you will see what i mean.

i liked this book because it showed responsibility, and the importance of family.

"The war between the classes" is a book about racial and sexual discrimination.My opinion is that this novel is nothing else then a mixture of "the wave" and a great lovestory.
Amy,a japanese girl,wants to be free from her parents and from a japanese tradition,but her father don't shows any empathy for her feelings.The second main charakter is Adam.He's an
upper-class boy without any predjudices about people with other tradition or lifestyle.
The rest of the book is-as i said before-a mixture of"the Wave" and a romantic story with happy end.

In my opinion the story of the book is like a story from real life. The differences between poor and rich people is good demonstrate. Some passages of the book are boring , because they are unteresting for the topic of the story. After a couple of pages , you can already divine the happy end. The poor japanese girl is in love with the rich white boy from the upper-class.

This novel for teenagers, dealing with racial and social differences/discrimination and its influence on the already tense relationship between the Japanese girl Amy and the Upper Class boy Adam, shows how up to date the mentioned problems are. Based on an authentic incident, "The Color Game" by the teacher Ray Otero which was played by students to get an insight in what life means on the other side of society, reflects the prejudices and stereotyped pictures in the people's minds. The only problem of the novel is that the action can be guessed easily and that some situations correspond to the typical cliches although this should be avoided because by using cliches the author contradicts his main intention. But all in all, especially pupils should read this novel in order to get informed about the way society still operates today. They are supposed to think about their behaviour towards people who have another colour or another social status.