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Summary: nakita's review
Review: i think this book was a very good book. it is a good book for young teens/adults should read before they go out and do something like partying or drinking underage without thinking first.and hopefully they will think before doing things. over all it was a great book and i would read it again. i recomend this book to young adults, and hope that everyone else who reads it too likes it.
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Summary: Great book,was an excellent book !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: Kyra's Story is about a girl named Kyra, and her troubles in life. She has a Brother named Sammy, and friends named Miranda and her boyfriend Ryan, and her best friend in the world Dylan. She is a senior and is so nervous about the play tryouts. She always gets the lead, and she is nervous that she won't get the part since they have a new English teacher named Mitch. When she doesn't think that her tryout is good enough she demands that she tryout again. She gets nervous and sneaks into his pills. After that she felt like she needed pills so she took her mother's pills and blamed it on her brother. When her brother finds out he makes her stop and then tells him that he's a geek and so shy and up tight. So after that she didn't see him until the night of the play. after the play they threw a party at Miranda's house but something went terribly wrong. Something Kyra and everyone their will regret for the rest of their lives.
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Summary: Intriguing Concept
Review: Sammy James is dead. His twin sister, Kyra, believes that it's all her fault. He wouldn't have been in the compromising situation that resulted in his death if Kyra hadn't driven him to it. As she awaits her turn to testify at the trial for Sammy's murder, Kyra looks back at the past few months and ponders her role.
Kyra has held the lead in every play since kindergarten in her hometown of Macon, Iowa. She's a cheerleader who runs with the "in" crowd, and has already been accepted at NYU for next year. The charismatic new English teacher, Mitchell Wade, forges an instant connection with the students on their level. He is in charge of the senior play, and Kyra's tension mounts as she's not sure she will impress him enough to win the lead.
In contrast, Sammy is laid back and does his own thing. Kyra feels the stress building each day--the constant pressure to do, act, and be the best. She starts sneaking Xanax from her mother in order to take off the "edge", and that works for a while. As Kyra becomes more and more addicted, her perception of her relationships is altered. When Sammy finds out what Kyra is doing, will she stop? What exactly is Kyra's role in Sammy's death?
I was pulled into KYRA'S STORY from the first page. It is one of three books in the DEGREES OF GUILT series; each book is written from a different person's perspective. After reading the book, a code is included and the reader can go to the website and read that person's trial testimony. Also featured at the website is the final verdict naming who is responsible for what happened to Sammy.
Kyra could be any high school senior. Her struggles with perfection will hit home for anyone who is currently experiencing the drama of high school, as well as those who are looking back. My daughter is a senior, and she said, "Wow, this author really knows what we're going through!" Sammy is the innocent victim, and it will be interesting to see how everything plays out over the course of the next books. Mitchell Wade is the ultimate villain; he's cunning and integrates himself into the lives of the teens in a way that seems commonplace and natural.
A subtle faith message is included, as Kyra learns to depend on God rather than the drugs for her strength. KYRA'S STORY has universal appeal, and is highly recommended for both adults and teens. All three books are available now, and readers will want to pick up all of them to get the full picture of the events surrounding Sammy's death.
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Summary: Honest and meaningful
Review: What I truly enjoyed about all three books of "Degrees of Guilt" was the feeling that I was given private passage into the heads of the teenagers in the story. I say story, singular, because it is one story, with three different perspectives. Read all three to find out how Sammy really died. Tyrone, Miranda, and Kyra all have feelings of guilt, that they could have somehow prevented Sammy's death. These books are about how it happened and how each person dealt with their actions leading up to, and after, Sammy's death.I would have guessed that the story would get old before finishing the third book, but each character's personality and the circumstances were so different that it stayed fresh. I highly recommend these books to both young people and their parents.
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Summary: WOW!!!!
Review: Wow! That's pretty much all I can say. I have just finished all three books in this series and I am amazed. I want it to keep going. It keeps you right on the edge and you always want to know what is coming next. These books will grip your heart(I cried at least three times) and show you how true and real God's love and forgiveness is. If you are looking for a little bit of Hope, healing, love, encouragement, romance, mystery or anything else, these books will give it to you. They definitely blew my expectations of it out of the water. READ IT!!! and the rest of the series!
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