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I really enjoyed the multi-genre and multiple POV's. Reminded me of a bunch of circles intertwined so you saw all sorts of views and bits of the story.
I empathized with Miss Narwin, although I do think she was being too stubborn and strict for it to escalate to suspension. She let Philip get under her skin, which is bound to happen with some students I suppose. After teaching so long maybe she just got burned out. Her wanting to go to that conference showed that she was aware of that and needed a refresher to continue teaching and to reach kids of present day.
The ending was silly. Really ended abruptly and I honestly couldn't see Philip crying in his new class.
Interesting read though--mostly realistic except the very last page.
Danielle, I really agree with you when you said that you don't find it realistic that Philip would be crying in his class. I also thought that and it was a little disappointing that, that was the ending to such a great and easy read!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the ending is a bit abrupt, and maybe the point is that nobody wins in this kind of scenario-not Philip, not Miss Narwin, not the principal or the superintendent...
ReplyDeleteSo, the next question: How should this have ended? What would be a more realistic ending?
Danielle, I agree with you the ending is abrupt and silly. I didn't really understood why he was crying, and it seemed unrealistic. As a multi-genre novel the approach to the ending didn't seem fit.
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