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Summary: Truthful
Review: I just picked this book up from the library cause I needed a book to read and it blew me away! And you can't help feeling emotionally tied to Sam (father) and Max(baby). And I love how the author would sometimes have "memory clips" but wouldn't make you confused. I would suggest this book to anyone! I made my mom and sister read it after me and they loved it too. If I could, it'd be 10 stars instead of a crummy 5.
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Summary: I LOVED IT
Review: I LOVE this book. I was so into it I was yelling at Sam at the end. I could NEVER do that. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. I got SO scared for Max, i felt like he was my kid. I read it in one nite. It is one of my all time favoriet books. It will tie you in and you will love it forever. It is worth TEN STARS!
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Summary: A good book: Sam and Max
Review: I read this book in 3 days. It was really good I think it shows a good reality of being a teen parent and a single one at that. Part wishes they could just go hang out like they use too but then they have a responsibility to the child that did not ask to be conceived. I loved every part of this book from Sam's struggles to his flash backs which were very nicely done. I think Sam showed true devotion to Max and that I was proud of, even though it was a fictional story. The end was quite a shocker I didn't except that at all, and in the end I wished there had been more Id recommend this book to ages 14 and up, but I think someone as young as 11 could enjoy it as well.
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Summary: A good book: Sam and Max
Review: I read this book in 3 days. It was really good I think it shows a good reality of being a teen parent and a single one at that. Part wishes they could just go hang out like they use too but then they have a responsibility to the child that did not ask to be conceived. I loved every part of this book from Sam's struggles to his flash backs which were very nicely done. I think Sam showed true devotion to Max and that I was proud of, even though it was a fictional story. The end was quite a shocker I didn't except that at all, and in the end I wished there had been more Id recommend this book to ages 14 and up, but I think someone as young as 11 could enjoy it as well.
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Summary: Best Book In A Long Time
Review: I read this book last year, but it's still my favorite book....It's the best book I've read in a long long time. The writing is beautiful as is the storyline. I cant pick up this book without crying. It's such a heartwarming yet devestating story. I really wish there'd be a sequel even though I know the end is meant for you to make up your own ending.
The base of this story is this:
Sam is a high school student with a baby boy to raise. It takes every bit of his energy to not give up with his head in his hands. When he meets claire a friend from years before at his alternative high school, where she is raising her baby girl Emily, Sam realizes jsut how alone he really is. Claire's family adores Emily and fully supports Claire's decision to raise her while Sam.....has no one. This is a book you'll definitely want to read.
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Summary: A Needed Novel
Review: Sam Pettigrew is a senior in high school. And he has a baby. Yes-a baby. His girlfriend got pregnant the previous year, decided that she couldn't handle raising the baby, and Sam felt a need to raise his son. Now, Sam's going to an alternative high school and juggling classes, college hopes...and baby Max. The mix only gets tougher when he meets Claire, a fellow teenage parent who Sam definitely has feelings for. Yet no matter what happens, Sam is determined to prove to the world that he's not a stupid teenage guy and that he CAN hang on to Max. Like I said, this is definitely a book that needed to be written and needs to be read. Many of us at some point or another have read the typical "pregnant teenage girl" novels and they certainly offer valuable perspectives. Yet it seems that we rarely come into contact with novels that explore a MALE's feelings about the issue. "Hanging Onto Max" definitely corrects this problem. But "Hanging Onto Max" is more than just a mediocre novel with a rarely-done perspective- its main character is just as memorable as the content. I literally checked this book out from the library, read the first page, and raced through the novel until I finished it. Sam is just that kind of a character. He is realistically "male" without being a stereotype, and his thoughts and words reverberate with a piercing, understated truth. Flashbacks of Sam's experiences with his girlfriend and of life "before" are also unusually well done. Through them, Bechard managed to perfectly capture Sam's previous experiences and thus allow the reader to understand his current situation better. As I read, I felt like Sam was really a person-he is one of those characters you literally feel a "warmth" and empathy toward. The writing is blunt, quick, and free of pretentious prose. This only makes Sam better. Without a doubt, "Hanging Onto Max" succeeds at exploring one of the toughest issues. Not only is it from an intriguing male perspective, it deals with the issue of teen pregnancy with realism, empathy, and a fearlessness when it comes to exploring the gut-wrenching choices that those involved must make.
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Summary: An engrossing story of a teen's difficult decisions
Review: Sam's girlfriend is pregnant and wants to give up the baby, so it's up to Sam to take custody when his son is born. But it's Sam's senior year of high school: and he also must face up to the financial responsibilities of having a baby. Hanging On To Max is highly recommended reading for young adults as a realistic and engrossing story of a teen's difficult decisions.
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Summary: left me in "aw" it was soooo amazing
Review: Sam, like most 17 year olds, used to be worried about making the basket ball team, being popular in school, and having a girl friend. But all of that changes when his girlfriend gets pergnant. When she doesnt want to keep the baby, Sam steps up to the plate and decides to take care of his new baby son, Max.
The story deals with a very realistic issue of teen pregnancy by allowing you to get inside Sam's head and see the changes he is forced to make. Now he has to attend a new high school, one for teen parents, while he trys to decide what will be come of his future after graduation. Sam is deturmined to show people how he can balance all of these things.
But Sam is also faced with a decision. What is good for, not his sake, but for Max's.
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Summary: the "other side" of the story: teen fatherhood
Review: Seventeen year old Sam is a single father, literally struggling to raise his barely year-old son Max, who provides the reader a glimpse of single[teenage]fatherhood. His ex-girlfriend Brittany, who initially wanted to give their child up for adoption, has left to Boise to start her life over. Sam's father does not support his son's decision to take on the role of a single parent, supports him financially never-the-less as Sam attends an alternative high school with a daycare.
At his alternative high school he reacquaints himself with Claire, who now has a newborn daughter Emily. Right away, the differences between Claire and Sam are noticeable. Emily constantly gets showered with gifts and attention by her grandparents who support Claire, while Sam on the other hand lacks it. Also, unlike Sam, Claire is not afraid of what people think about her being a teenage parent, and does not hide the fact that she is.
After going through the many challenges of teen"hood" and fatherhood and almost getting a hand at it, it all comes crashing down after one crazy night spent in the emergency room with Max. It became obvious that all is not as simple and he may have thought, and he might no longer know what it is exactly what he wants.
Determined to do what is right for his son, Sam makes a life-changing decision.
It may be a quick read, but be prepared with tissues for this one.
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Summary: Awesome Book!!!
Review: The door banged open. "Sam!" It was Claire, her voice shrill and panicky. "Sam! Come quick!"
Sam was probably the only guy ever to at least try to take responsibility for his actions, not most do. When his girlfriend wants to give up Max, their son, for adoption, Sam says he will take of him. At his alternative school Sam learns that being a single dad is hard. Then he meets up with Claire from his old school. She shows him that some things aren't as easy as they should be.
If real life issues are your favorite then Hanging On To Max is a defiant choice for you.I would reccommend this book to any one who loves a page-turner. At the end of every chapter I can guarantee a cliffhanger. Most teens will love this book because it deals with a popular issue, teen pregnancy.
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