The Rules of Survival
Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. The Penguin Group:
New York, 2006.
Annotation
An abusive mother dominates the lives of her children. Mathew, the only boy and oldest of the three, makes it his mission to stop her in order to live a normal life.
Nomination for Recommendation
Mathew, Emmy, and Callie call their mother, Niki, by her first name. Niki is attractive for her age, which is the only thing she has going for her. Mathew the oldest of the three, and the only boy, uses this story as a letter to his youngest sister Emmy, telling her about the hardships that their mother put all of them through. Callie, the middle child, is one of the consistent shoulders for Mathew to lean on as he makes his quest for them to live a normal life. The reader lives through Mathew's adolescent life as he continues to write to his younger sister. Their are other forces at hand who help guide Mathew, but at times he is let down. The plot never rests. Mathew is persistent on never giving up. He has seen it at it's worst, from having his mother jokingly put a knife to his throat, too her coming home drunk and bringing four men home with her at once. You want to help Mathew, but you can't. When the book ends, one of the helpful guiding forces, Mr. Murdoch, plays his own role in unraveling the circle theme of survival. Mathew's relentless faith in himself, and his two sisters, makes the victory of this edgy book complete.
Genre: Realistic/Edgy/Problem Novel
posted by Madison at
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1 Comments:
ashes" isanother good nvel it takes place in london and ireland only this one is about the father who evry week the children would hope to see him make ithome to heren empty baren table with hiiis pay check though als he never did . There childhood was a link ofjuxtapous disapointments and prilousj'ourneys theyerehild hoodwere full of perils of hardships and disappointments they had to survive by picking coal pieces up from the streets to sell .themother was ateacher she however was truiumphed by the fathers perils and couldnt stay working.One day they the children made a great escape plan andup and left the parentsto make there own lifes they were strong /resosurceful willed children and ended up to becomestrong and educated and self reliant they ended up however supporting the parents they ran from in the first place to make there own way its a good story of resiliency resoursefulnes and family
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