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Summary: Was a great high school read!
Review: As I was posting reviews for a few of my favorite books, I remembered a book I had read long ago. When I was in high school I didn't read for pleasure...I only read when I had to.
I did a book report on this book by M.E. Kerr. I was delighted to find that I enjoyed the book. In fact I read it in one day! This book has stuck with me, even until today. I was so impressed with the writing style of this author. I felt like she placed me right in the middle of the story! The characters were so colorful. I can still see them in my mind. The story is a wonderful "coming of age" novel. It caught my attention at age 15. That's why I still think this is a great read. In fact, I just may read it again.
I would highly recommend this to readers of all ages.
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Summary: Pretty cool
Review: Hey, I'm not really into books at all, and I wouldn't even read them if it wasn't for summer reading. Well, I picked this one up because it had 5th grade reading level, easy A. I didn't expect it to be any good, just a book to get the grade. Well, I was pretty much wrong, like I said, I don't read much, but I finished this in two days. The plot isn't what I expected; a boring teen book made for teens by an adult. It really gets you involved with the characters. It will pull you into it's world. It all flows naturally. I don't care for the ending, but it really makes you think. Good for a non reader, or reader.
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Summary: Pretty cool
Review: Hey, I'm not really into books at all, and I wouldn't even read them if it wasn't for summer reading. Well, I picked this one up because it had 5th grade reading level, easy A. I didn't expect it to be any good, just a book to get the grade. Well, I was pretty much wrong, like I said, I don't read much, but I finished this in two days. The plot isn't what I expected; a boring teen book made for teens by an adult. It really gets you involved with the characters. It will pull you into it's world. It all flows naturally. I don't care for the ending, but it really makes you think. Good for a non reader, or reader.
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Summary: I love this book It is a have to read if you like sad books
Review: I just starting reading it and i couldn't put it down! It is the best book for a teenager to read. My teacher told me to read it she said I should get into reading sad stories because thats what she likes. It is the best!
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Summary: NIGHT KITES
Review: I thought Night Kites was a good book. I usually do not read books,but this book was good to read. I am glad I readed it. The book was about. Erick liked his best friend's girlfriend and she liked him back. But Erick had a girlfriend too. He broke up with his gf to go out with his friends gf Nikki. That would have made me mad. If a friend did that to me. Erick's brother Pete was gay and got AIDS but did not tell anyone at first. Pete told his mom. He trusted her not to tell anyone. At the end of the book. Erick lost his bestfriend Jack and his new girlfriend Nikki because her father find out that his brother had AIDS and he did not want her around him anymore. YOU SOULD READ THIS BOOK. YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE IT.
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Summary: My Kite
Review: I wrote this monologue on Night Kites. The speaker in the monologue is Erick, the main character. His subject is his brother Pete. Hope you enjoy the book as much as I did.Have you ever seen a kite flying in the humbled night?
I have.
Have you ever known someone you loved would leave you forever?
I have.
I always tried to
live
Pete. Live his spirit, live his love. But, I never could. He was his own.
Untouchable,
floating through life. Living his own way in a restrictive world.
He knew people. Knew why they did something or didn't. Knew why they would say something or why they wouldn't.
When Pete got
smaller
his spirit grew. Mom tried to understand. Dad said 'it's a family thing', fearing his
club membership
floated in the balance. I only knew I
loved
him.
Night kites fly because they are not
afraid
of the night. They're
different.
They make their own light. Floating through the
daunting,
judgmental,
scared
of the unknown night. Pete is a night kite. He will
always
be mine, floating
untouched
in the sky. Yet so
hurt
in the earth.
Have you ever seen a kite flying in the humbled night?
I have.
It was
Pete.
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Summary: I think this book is the best book i have ever read!
Review: Night Kites is a book about 2 guys and their girlfriends. Erick falls in love with his best friend's girlfriend and then he breaks up with his girlfriend and goes out with Jack's. They got to the dance together and Erick gives Nikki his High School ring. (Nikki)Erick's gay brother finds out that he has aids and then Nikki's dad doesn't want Erick around Nikki. Then Erick is left all alone with no friends.
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Summary: Sad and Magical and Sensitive
Review: Night Kites is probably my favorite ME Kerr book and that is saying a lot. This book whisks you away into it's own world, which, while keeping basicaly realistic, still manages to touch the reader in a special way. In the same way, the discription of Eric's feelings towards his brother, and towards Nicky and Jack, are both realistic and transcenant. A must read for both teenagers and grown-ups
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Summary: CHECK IT OUT THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK!!!!!!
Review: The book that I am reading is Night Kites. The book is fiction, which I really enjoy reading. So far in the reading the charters grab your attention. This book sort of pulls you in; my personality is like just like Dills so far I am only on page 54. I can definitely tell in Chapter 3 that Eric's brother had something wrong with him. I can sense that someone else might be sick. Or perhaps maybe Eric and Nikki might be together, after you have to admit Nikki does flirt with him lot. I like how much the book empathizes Eric's character. He is very plain in every way rather than he's Brother Pete. I like Petes character because he is very dangerous and I absolutely love his personality. Actually he reminds me of my brother; you know more about the book than what I do. I don't usually read books because they never interested me, but this book dose. I LOVE IT. EVERBODY SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.
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Summary: Erick finally learns the true meaning of family being first.
Review: The story "Night Kites" by M.E. Kerr takes place in a small town in New York called Seaville. It is a realistic story but a misadventure at the same time. Erick, the main character is 17 years old and has red hair. He has an older brother called Pete. Erick's girlfriend is Dill, she is a tomboy. jack is Erick's best friend they have been friends since they were young. Jack is 17 as well. His girlfriend is Nicki and she has blond hair, blue eyes and always dresses in seductive clothes. Nicki is a very attractive girl and sometimes it's hard for Erick to take his eyes off her, or is she the one who can't take her eyes of him? I liked this story a lot. It is very realistic. The author expresses the idea of family being first when they need help and that you should help them because they would be there for you. I recommend this book to teens. I wouldn't recommend it for younger readers since they probably wouldn't understand the story and because of that they wouldn't be able to enjoy the story. If you haven't read the book yet I strongly suggest you start reading it. I give this story "Two spirited thumbs up".
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