Changing Jareth

Rating:
Summary: Interesting
Review: I thought this book was really worth reading. It talks about how this young teenage boy Jareth, was in a gang and always did really bad things. He always got into trouble all the time. So his parents decide to fly him to his grandmother's house. There Jareth had learned discipline. His grandmother made him do community service, and take counceling. Overall I think if anyone reads this book even if they aren't thinking of doing anything bad that they will think twice about what they would do!

Rating:
Summary: lousy title, good story
Review: Jareth is a neglected teen on the verge of turning into astatistic: a suicide attempt is triggered by his abusive alcoholicmother (in police custody for beating his sickly younger brother nearly to death). A friend's stepfather becomes his salvation. The healing process includes learning trust and responsibility through new friends, a job, turning around the life of a younger teen, and developing his artistic talent. This was an well done book with a lousy packaging. The title stinks...just Jareth would have been better. The misleading blurb on the back implies that Jareth goes into therapy to change. Although he attends 2 therapy sessions and spends a day in a mental hospital, neither is helpful, and Jareth ultimately is his own catalyst. The cover art, a photo of an attractive, smooth skinned young man, is unappealing. The writing however, is detailed and real. Jareth is a complex and dynamic character, and the supporting cast are well-drawn individuals. Occasionally the author's voice intrudes, especially at the end of each section, and the epilogue appears tacked on and heavy-handed. Still, teens who can get past the cover will enjoy this survival story.

Rating:
Summary: The Journey of a Mad Man
Review: The Journey of a Mad Man

Changing Jareth By: Elizabeth Wennick

Changing Jareth is a unique novel about a young hero. Overall, I would rate this book five out of five stars. Obviously this book was very good, but there are three main reasons as to why I feel that this book was so good. One being that the protagonist is always exciting and fun to follow. Two, the story is a great example of a hero, and three it keeps the readers attention from the very first chapter to the Epilogue.

From the very beginning of the book, Part One: Corruption, you interact with an interesting boy named Jareth Gardner. You find that his life is very hard between his always-drunk mother, to his premature nine-year-old brother. You also learn that Jareth brought a knife to school, stole constantly, had a personal counselor, and overall his life wasn't good. Just as you thought the excitement would end here, it gets better! Near the end of Part One you read that Jareth's mother does something terrible which result in her going to jail...

By Part two: Redemption, Jareth has tried many different ways to kill himself until the most unexpected person helped him. Jareth quickly hit rock bottom until the help of this "angel" gets him back on his feet. At this point you may understand how the main character is exciting and fun to follow!

Finally by the end of Part two, and into the Epilogue: Hope, Jareth is healthy, happy, and living an excellent life of his own. I would strongly recommend reading this book to find out all of the details and the true ending of the story and life of Jareth Gardner.

Rating:
Summary: The Journey of a Mad Man
Review: The Journey of a Mad Man

Changing Jareth By: Elizabeth Wennick

Changing Jareth is a unique novel about a young hero. Overall, I would rate this book five out of five stars. Obviously this book was very good, but there are three main reasons as to why I feel that this book was so good. One being that the protagonist is always exciting and fun to follow. Two, the story is a great example of a hero, and three it keeps the readers attention from the very first chapter to the Epilogue.

From the very beginning of the book, Part One: Corruption, you interact with an interesting boy named Jareth Gardner. You find that his life is very hard between his always-drunk mother, to his premature nine-year-old brother. You also learn that Jareth brought a knife to school, stole constantly, had a personal counselor, and overall his life wasn't good. Just as you thought the excitement would end here, it gets better! Near the end of Part One you read that Jareth's mother does something terrible which result in her going to jail...

By Part two: Redemption, Jareth has tried many different ways to kill himself until the most unexpected person helped him. Jareth quickly hit rock bottom until the help of this "angel" gets him back on his feet. At this point you may understand how the main character is exciting and fun to follow!

Finally by the end of Part two, and into the Epilogue: Hope, Jareth is healthy, happy, and living an excellent life of his own. I would strongly recommend reading this book to find out all of the details and the true ending of the story and life of Jareth Gardner.

Rating:
Summary: The Journey of a Mad Man
Review: The Journey of a Mad Man

Changing Jareth By: Elizabeth Wennick

Changing Jareth is a unique novel about a young hero. Overall, I would rate this book five out of five stars. Obviously this book was very good, but there are three main reasons as to why I feel that this book was so good. One being that the protagonist is always exciting and fun to follow. Two, the story is a great example of a hero, and three it keeps the readers attention from the very first chapter to the Epilogue.

From the very beginning of the book, Part One: Corruption, you interact with an interesting boy named Jareth Gardner. You find that his life is very hard between his always-drunk mother, to his premature nine-year-old brother. You also learn that Jareth brought a knife to school, stole constantly, had a personal counselor, and overall his life wasn't good. Just as you thought the excitement would end here, it gets better! Near the end of Part One you read that Jareth's mother does something terrible which result in her going to jail...

By Part two: Redemption, Jareth has tried many different ways to kill himself until the most unexpected person helped him. Jareth quickly hit rock bottom until the help of this "angel" gets him back on his feet. At this point you may understand how the main character is exciting and fun to follow!

Finally by the end of Part two, and into the Epilogue: Hope, Jareth is healthy, happy, and living an excellent life of his own. I would strongly recommend reading this book to find out all of the details and the true ending of the story and life of Jareth Gardner.

Rating:
Summary: Interesting
Review: Wow. I don't think there are enough praising words for this book. I got it out of the library because i didn't have anything else to read. After looking at the cover for a while, I almost decided not to read it after all, but I ended up reading it before going to bed last night. I am so glad I did. I read it in a couple hours, only putting it down to go to sleep when my eyes wouldn't stay open. The story is set in Canada, (yay Canada!) and that helps it seem much more real. While this isn't the cheeriest story, it is definatly one of the best ones I have ever read. Elizabeth Wennick is definatly going up!

Rating:
Summary: Wow
Review: Wow. I don't think there are enough praising words for this book. I got it out of the library because i didn't have anything else to read. After looking at the cover for a while, I almost decided not to read it after all, but I ended up reading it before going to bed last night. I am so glad I did. I read it in a couple hours, only putting it down to go to sleep when my eyes wouldn't stay open. The story is set in Canada, (yay Canada!) and that helps it seem much more real. While this isn't the cheeriest story, it is definatly one of the best ones I have ever read. Elizabeth Wennick is definatly going up!