Nobody Else Has to Know

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Summary: but it was me
Review: Crash!!!!! Webber, 15, finds himself in a hospital and can't remember anything. He finds out that he was in a car crash and a little girl, Taffy Putnam, was hit. His grandfather says that he hit the girl, but once Webb finds out he was driving he can't think of anything else. Nobody Has to Know, by Ingrid Tomey, is a very well written book. She used a lot of descriptive words and I could make a picture in my head. She also had a very good story line, a 15-year-old boy who has his whole life ahead of him and a grandfather who wants to be the hero and take the blame. I liked the characters; she could really show the different types of people in the story, each one had their own unique personality. When I first read the book, I hated the ending. It kind of leaves you hanging, similar to The Giver. After thinking about it though, I think it had a very interesting ending. It leaves you with these strong feelings between the main character, Webber, and his grandfather. This story tells you more and more information connecting things in the story as it goes. It's not too hard to read, and pretty short for non-readers like me. I think it's a very well thought out book and would recommend it to others.

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Summary: Don't Even Bother
Review: It's a shame a good plot idea like this had to be wasted on a dreary book badly in need of an epilogue, but I constantly felt throughout the reading of this book that the writing was just not strong enough. The whole story is centered around about three pages that are continually retold throughout the plot in different words. The entire story could have been told in half the pages, including the main details that were left out. If you are ever tempted to read a book about guilt, I recommend Blackwater over this book.

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Summary: Nobody Else Has to Know
Review: Nobody Else Has to Know by Ingrid Tomey is a great book. Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. This book is very interesting. This book has great leads and the author doesn't tell the author shows.
This book is about a boy named Webb, short for Webber. Even though Webb doesn't have a driver s license, his grandfather lets him drive around the neighborhood where it is not dangerous. At least that's what they thought, next thing they know, Webb wakes up in the hospital with a broken leg and his mom sitting next to him, and he doesn't know what happen to him and his grandfather is at home with a broken rib. He asks his mom what happened, and his mom says he was in a huge car accident and that they hit a little girl who is in the hospital and the doctors don't know if she is ever going to wake up again or even walk. After a few months Webb starts remembering the accident but he still thinks that his grandfather was driving and that he was just riding along. Could Webb have been driving this time?
Ingrid Tomey is a great author, she really knows how to bring you into the book when you are reading. I think she really knows and understands teens and how sometimes its difficult to be one.
This book is full of adventure and you should defiantly check it out.

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Summary: A Great Book!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Webber Freegy is a fifteen year old star runner on his high school track team. While sprinting home from school one afternoon, his grandfather pulls up along side him and offers him a ride to the mall. He also promises young Webber a new pair of running shoes. Webb is the apple of his grandpa's eye and on the ride to the mall, he convinces Grandpa to allow him to drive on a lonely stretch of road. The story flashes forward with Webber waking up in a hospital room with a badly shattered leg. He is told that Grandpa hit a little girl on the road and that she is in extremely bad condition. Webber is dazed and confused about the specifics, but slowly he regains his memory and realizes that he was driving the car when it hit the little girl. Grandpa tells Webber that he(Grandpa) is going to take the blame for the accident and that Webber should try to put it behind him. Instead, the rest of the book examines Webber's personal battle with trying to keep this horrible secret. He is devastated by what he has done and takes a deep look inside himself for answers about his father's death, his own worthiness to be alive, his future as a runner, and his relationship with Grandpa. Webber Freegy is a refreshing fifteen year old who desires to take responsibility for his actions. He deals with some very adult issues, much like many young people do today. Very realistic material! Good classroom reading!

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Summary: Nobody Else Has to Know: A Review By Tracy Wooten
Review: Webber Freegy is a fifteen year old star runner on his high school track team. While sprinting home from school one afternoon, his grandfather pulls up along side him and offers him a ride to the mall. He also promises young Webber a new pair of running shoes. Webb is the apple of his grandpa's eye and on the ride to the mall, he convinces Grandpa to allow him to drive on a lonely stretch of road. The story flashes forward with Webber waking up in a hospital room with a badly shattered leg. He is told that Grandpa hit a little girl on the road and that she is in extremely bad condition. Webber is dazed and confused about the specifics, but slowly he regains his memory and realizes that he was driving the car when it hit the little girl. Grandpa tells Webber that he(Grandpa) is going to take the blame for the accident and that Webber should try to put it behind him. Instead, the rest of the book examines Webber's personal battle with trying to keep this horrible secret. He is devastated by what he has done and takes a deep look inside himself for answers about his father's death, his own worthiness to be alive, his future as a runner, and his relationship with Grandpa. Webber Freegy is a refreshing fifteen year old who desires to take responsibility for his actions. He deals with some very adult issues, much like many young people do today. Very realistic material! Good classroom reading!