When the Leaves Fall

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Summary: Wonderful storyline
Review: I think this book earned the rating I gave it, because I can understand how Corey gave into peer pressure and started to use drugs. It is hard to resist the peer pressure, which exists in every form, from drugs to voting for class president. I haven't given into peer pressure, but I can understand how hard it is to resist it, especially if your friends are the ones pressuring you. I think Corey made a good decision, and decided to turn his life around.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful storyline
Review: I think this book earned the rating I gave it, because I can understand how Corey gave into peer pressure and started to use drugs. It is hard to resist the peer pressure, which exists in every form, from drugs to voting for class president. I haven't given into peer pressure, but I can understand how hard it is to resist it, especially if your friends are the ones pressuring you. I think Corey made a good decision, and decided to turn his life around.

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Summary: Don't Miss this One!
Review: In a refreshing voice, When the Leaves Fall tackles the delicate subjects of teenage drug abuse, pregnancy, and peer pressure. It is a must read for parents raising, or planning to raise, children in the world today. Mary Nyman, a mother of five, writes with clear precise prose of someone who has experienced firsthand the trials and tribulations of raising children. Although this is a work of fiction, it is most assuredly a story that everyone can relate to. Nyman brings her characters to life with a writing style that begs the reader to turn the page. Read this book--better yet, read this book to your children and discuss it with them. It might just save your child's life.

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Summary: A deeply absorbing tale of both internal & external conflict
Review: Mary M. Nyman's When The Leaves Fall is an especially well written novel for young adult readers of a difficult test, learning, courage, and growth. Trapped in a cold, dark cave, seventeen-year-old Corey must escape the threat of violence, survive, and come to understand the consequences that progress through his life. A deeply absorbing tale of both internal and external conflict, When The Leaves Fall would be a welcome and popular addition to any school or community library fiction collection.

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Summary: A well-crafted young adult novel...
Review: This well-paced read narrates the immediate predicament of a drug-involved young man and his circle of friends. The reader begins to understand him and his distorted thinking as the tension builds and his problems increase. Nyman artfully manages to win the reader's sympathy for Corey while, at the same time, illuminating his misjudgment. The complex, disturbing world that can influence our kids is depicted for those adults who have not experienced this first hand. The chapters are short and suitable for many reading levels, thanks to the thoughtfully selected vocabulary and great dialogue. The book has a lot to offer the curious or worried parent, as well as any young person--involved with drugs or observing from a distance. There is much to be learned here, and the book can be instructive or simply appreciated as a well-written young adult novel. There should be more work published like this to be shared between young people and adults! Well done!