Bad

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Summary: Payton's Reading Corner
Review: Dallas, a 16-year-old, is living a world full of shoplifting, stealing cars, and pick-pocketing with her rebellious friends. In her secret life she never expects to be punished for her actions.
Jean Ferris, the author of the novel,is not timid in writing a book that deals with issues that girls in rehab face. She does not feel limited to stick to the basic feel good stories written today. Jean chose to tackle troublesome subjects like living with a deaf parent, facing the consequences of a criminal act, or questioning one's sexuality. She addresses many of these topics because of the intense emotions and changes of her teenage years. Her writings have been adored by critics and teenagers all over.
I recommend the novel Bad by Jean Ferris. It is full of both delightful and irritating characters but that is what makes this book so fruitful in diversity. Its eventfulness and style of the environment keeps you in and keeps you hungry for more. In the beginning of the story you gain a sense of adventure and chance. As you progress further into the plot the mood is toned down a bit and relaxes you even though you are set on edge for what will happen next. This novel is thoughtful, empowering, and spirited. You really get a taste of what you can expect in a rehabilitation facility.

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Summary: This Book BLOWS
Review: Dont ever read this book. I relly hated reading it and it brought bad (porn) images into my head. If a was a parent i would definitly not let my child read this book and i would burn it.It had no plot line and really was a bad story.

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Summary: Raw.
Review: I can't really tell you what I thought of it. There's parts in it that made me feel SO sorry for her. And then again since she wasn't saying anything to get her self out of that trouble, she deserved it. But through out the book, she slowly changes her ways...
That's all I'm saying. It's a book that some people might like and others might not. Depends.

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Summary: bad wus bad
Review: i didnt like this book. it started out normaly, but the interest level just kept on a steady line. there was no climax, and the resolution seemed half baked and last minute.

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Summary: Great for school reports
Review: I enjoyed reading the book. It was a definite page turner. I liked hearing about what the girl had to go through and how serious peer pressure is. I would recommend this book for teenagers. The author had studied on this topic and really knows what goes on in these places, which made it even more enjoyable. It was not opinionated at all and made a good book.

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Summary: Bad girl bad girl what are you going to do..................
Review: i read the book bad. this was a good book i would say that if you like a book about poeple getting trouble alot and you are a girl that is a type of bad girl then i would say that you would like this book.
this book is about a girl and her boyfriend and two friends. Her dad trys to warns her about her boyfreind but she does not listen to him and goes out with him anyway and he gets her in big trouble with the cops and she has to go to juvinile detetoin.

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Summary: Thought provoking
Review: I think that this book is a great book for young adults who are looking at what's outside the walls of the world that the live in. Society tries to lock out these kinds of people when they are part of everyday life. You have to understand things before your allowed to label them as "Bad." I'm fourteen and I have never even seen the inside of a principals office on account of bad behavior, but I am aquainted with many people who have on more than one occasion seen the principal. Bad is a look at the thoughts roaming around in the head of a juvenile delinquent. They don't mean to be bad, they just do things that are. While I admit that that really doesn't excuse it, it's not like they've really grown up knowing any better. This book is not something I'd recommend to the general public, but it is a good book for those who feel they want to get to know their darker side.

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Summary: WARNING: This Book SUCKS
Review: Ok, the topic on the book isn't all that bad. But the writing totally blows. The dialog is WAY too thought out and not natural. When reading this book I questioned myself: "Was this book written for 5 year olds??" The way the book talks about rape is really...just....sad. "You mean it is still rape if a guy forces you for sex, even if you know them??? Oh my god!" So this book is written for teens, and it has junk like that in it? That's not even all, just all i can think of at the moment. So why don't you pass this little baby up for something a little more...mature. Decide to read this book and you will either die of boredom, or laugh really hard at how stupidly this book was written. For me, it was a little bit of both.

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Summary: BAD " from the perspective of two mothers"
Review: Sixteen-year old Dallas is involved in "skating". "Skating" was the word that Dallas used for the exciting things that her group of friends did together. These exciting things were usually crimes. Dallas was heavily influenced by peer pressure from her boyfriend, Ray and her best friend Pam. Dallas'family consisted of her rule-bound father. Her mother who was not an ideal role model died when Dallas was four. Dallas father did care for her but was unable to express his emotions. After Dallas got caught holding up a convenience store at gun-point her father allowed her to be taken to a Girls Rehabilitation Center. He told the judge that he could not control her. As Dallas spent time in the
Girls Rehabilitation Center she began to come out of her shell. The reader is able to see some hint of rehabilitation. Dallas begins to have an appreciation for literature. Dallas is also touched by her roomate and the relationship that she has with her daughter.
We rated this book a three out of five. We thought that the author could have expanded on each character a little more than she did. We were interested in the father's viewpoint. We would like to know more about his inability to show his love for his only daughter. We would also like to see a resolution with the father daughter relationship at the end of the book. On the other hand the author did a good job of introducing the reader to the other girls at the GRC. The girls all had different personalities and the reader was able to explore them and the reasons that they were there. The character of Dahlia was so violent that she was frightening. Because there were times of violence and abuse we would not recommend this book for children
younger than the eighth grade. This book could be used to show children how to determine what choices to make. There are several lessons that could be taught through the characters in this book. Bad could also be used to discuss relationships among families and friends.

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Summary: Jessica's review for Bad.
Review: The book Bad is an excellent book in my opinion. From the moment that I started to read it I couldn't put it down.
Dallas is a normal teenage girl in certain ways, she likes to hang out with her friends Pam, Sonny who is Pam's boyfriend and her own boyfriend Ray. Dallas lives with her father, her mother passed away when she was four years old from an overdose.
Her father doesn't approve of her hanging out with Ray he says that he's a bad influence on his daughter.
One night Dallas and her father get into an argument because she wants to go hang out with her friends and her father says no, well she doesn't listen and goes out anyways which is a mistake. She meets up with them at a local cafe and they are trying to figure out what type of skating the want to do. Skating is their when they all get together and commit crimes, Dallas and her crew once stole an old lady's purse while she was enjoying a walk through the park. Ray suggests that they all should go to Typhoon which is a club. The only problem with that is they aren't the legal age to get in and don't have the right "hot" clothes. Pam brings out of her purse the hand gun that she stole from her father a few months ago, and she suggests that they choose someone to go rob a convient store called Jiffy-Spot. Dallas is the lucky one that gets chosen.
They pull into the parking lot and pam hands her the gun. Walking into the store very nervously she pulls out the gun and doesn't know what to do next. The store clerk is standing behind the counter looking at her, they are both very shocked. The next thing Dallas knows she is being tackled by the night watchman from the building next door. As she is being escorted to the patrol car she doesn't know what to think except that her friend's left her and where she is going to go.
The next morning Dallas is taken to a detention center where she is going to be placed for a while. She is roomed with a girl named Daliha who is racist. Things aren't going to be good is what Dallas says to herself...
Jean Ferris used excellent imagery in this book. It felt like I was actually there throughout the entire book.