That Was Then, This Is Now

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Summary: Book Review
Review: This book is the most interesting book I have ever read. The characters were all surprislingly unique and strong in different ways. Bryon and Mark are two different people that in some way get along. Bryon thinks one way and Mark does in another.
The plot of the story was confusing at first but fun. It was just a plain day (or night) for the two brothers and suddenly, there friend at the bar is dead. Things get even worse when their compaion kid, also known as a hippie disappeared. The frantic sister who also started dating Bryon looked everywhere for him.
the ending was scary. Bryon and Mark's connection was lost and that made things worse. Mark hated Bryon now and the relationship was broken. It surprised me that such a close relationship with two guys could go down so fast and they end up hating each other. This book is good to read if you do not mind the cuss words and all the violence.

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Summary: That Was THen THis Is Now
Review: Gregory 1
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That Was Then, This is Now
S.E. Hinton is a good writer and she teaches kids lessons. One of her books is That Was Then, This is Now. Have you ever considered taking drugs. Have you ever ran away from home and did L.S.D. I learned that this book is good. Someone got in trouble with the police and this book ends bad not good. The main character is confused with his life.
A lot of bad things happen to the main character. Bryon's best friend gets in trouble and his other friend does L.S.D.
I learned that take advantage of being a kid. Bryon said he had all the answers and now he doesn't.
I learned that taking and selling drugs can rouen your life forever. Bryon's two best friends took or sold drugs and they got in a lot of trouble.
When I read this book I w onted to read it again. I think this is the best book ever.

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Summary: That Was Then, This Is Now
Review: The two are growing apart ¨C but holding on ¨C until

Bryon makes a shocking discovery about Mark.

That was then, This is now by S.E Hinton is a terrific

book. It is about two boys that are close to each other like

brothers. Both of them are growing and changing. Things aren¡¯t

the same anymore. Bryon thinks this way and Mark thinks a

different way. Some troubles come to them. But how do they solve

them?

This is a very superb book, and one thing that makes

this book so good is because S.E Hinton really captures the

characters voice. She does an amazing job capturing the

characters voice. What she does is she tries to speak in a

teenager¡¯s voice. She write ¡°woulda¡± p.116 and ¡°outa¡± p.116

instead of ¡°would have¡± and ¡°out of¡±. She writes this way

because usually teenagers speak that way. They shorten the words

like that. This way it really helps to capture a young teenagers

voice.

Another thing that S.E Hinton does to make this book

work are her ideas. She has some magnificent ideas. She writes

very interesting sentences using some distinctive words (ideas).

Here is one example: ¡° It was a rotten thing to do¡± p.127. The

word ¡°rotten¡± makes it more interesting then if she would only

write ¡°bad¡± or ¡°wrong¡± instead of ¡°rotten¡±. You can

actually make a good connection of why she wrote ¡°rotten¡±.

Because people say rotten eggs meaning like bad eggs and S.E

Hinton write ¡°rotten thing to do¡± meaning like ¡°bad thing to

do¡±. There are many more sentences like these and they all have

a different connection.

The last thing that S.E Hinton does to make this book

work is she uses word choice. If she is using an adjective

describing a noun she always uses a sparkling word. An example

would be: ¡°classy place¡± p.121. There is a sparkling word

before a noun. This really makes the book good because it makes

it more exciting for the reader.

All in all I think that this is a fabulous book for a

students to read. It has an interesting plot. And students may

gain come ideas of how to write a good story. And they could

also learn some new sparkling words. Go for it!...

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Summary: That Was Then, This Is Now Is A Smash Hit!
Review: The book, That Was Then...This Is Now, is a successful represenation of teenage life back in the 60s and 70s.

Basically, the novel reflects on a boy and his step-brother whom, together, live a perfectly normal life. But Bryon turns on Mark and Cathy, Bryon's girlfriend.

It is a perfect novel for ages 13-17.
***Applicable for in-school use.***

"That Was Then, This Is Now" is a novel I would surely reccommend to anyone of the age level from 13-17.

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Summary: The Outsiders: The Next Generation
Review: If you've read The Outsiders, you know how talented S.E. Hinton is. This book, like the last, deals with the struggles teens go through, but instead of just fights, family issues, and poverty, this book also factors in drugs, peer pressure, and situations where there is no "right" answer. This isn't a direct continuation from the last book, however, some characters do transpire into this book, such as Ponyboy, who has a small roll. Don't let this fool you though, this is not the same story line. I can't express to you how affecting this book is, but I can tell you, if you liked The Outsiders, you'll like this book. If you didn't, then maybe this one isn't for you.

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Summary: Eh
Review: Although I really like the ironic twist at the end, I thought this book was kind of ... well, bad compared to The Outsiders. Byron, the main character, is really kind of annoying. I never really did like him, which kind of defeats the whole purpose of the book. The ending just sort of fell apart, regardless of the irony. I think it was interesting that S.E. Hinton put in a few characters from The Outsiders.

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Summary: That Was Then This is Now
Review: This book S.E.Hinton wrote called That Was Then This Is Now is not a very good book to read. One reason is because the characters switch around too much. The second reason is because the characters talk like the person who is reading the book is about seven or eight years of age. The third reason is because the description of the characters is poor. If I was to do a book report I wouldn't personally choose this book because of the poor description.
ATTENTION!!! All exciting book readers the book That Was Then This is Now, Isn't all that exciting.

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Summary: an awesome book
Review: That was Then This is Now by:S.E.Hintonthat is an awesome book. I really like it.It deals with teens experimenting with drugs, and some of them running away.My favorite part is when they stop doing drugs.it is awesome I recomend it

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Summary: Great Book!
Review: My kids read this book, and I just purchased it for my grandson. I call a book great when it transcends generations. He really fell in love with this book and the author, and I can't think of higher praise than that of a 13 yr. old.
If you're looking for a book that will interest most preteens, definitely consider this.

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Summary: great book
Review: this book was amazing, its the saddest and most ironic book ull ever read but its a great book. The ending made chills run down my back. Its about these 2 kids that r pretty much like brothers and best friends 4ever. they eventually start fading apart and i dont want to give away the ending but its really sad.