Re: BOOK: The tulip touch by Anne Fine

[linda greengrass <lindag@BNKST.EDU>]

I enjoy reading your brief book reviews, but I felt I had to jump in on =
this one. Your plot synopsis is accurate, but I don't think you have given =
a strong enough picture of the book's worth. It is true that the events in =
the book are troubling, but it is beautifully written and thought =
provoking. This is a book for twelve year-olds and older who are entering =
a period in their lives when peer pressure and choices become extremely =
important. Significant also is the fact that Natalie's parents are fooled =
by and sympathetic to Tulip, so we have a twist on the teenager defying a =
parent's feeling about her friendship choices. The ability of Natalie to =
ultimately make the correct choice and extracate herself from Tulip, =
despite her fascination with her, is useful for readers to see.=20


Linda Greengrass,
Director of Library Services
Bank Street College of Education
610 West 112th St.
New York, NY 10025
lindag@bnkst.edu

Linda Greengrass,
Director of Library Services
Bank Street College of Education
610 West 112th St.
New York, NY 10025
lindag@bnkst.edu

>>> Frederick Muller <fmuller@SATURN.PLANET.NET> 01/05 2:18 PM >>>
Fine, Anne._The tulip touch_,1997
This is a very forceful book which starts out pretty tame.  It is the
story of a girl who moves to an area and meets a neighbor girl and
they become best friends.  She soon realizes that the neighbor is a
very troubled girl but she puts up with the nonsense for the
friendship.  Eventually she breaks off contact with the neighbor
because the problems begin to escalate.  The neighbor girl decides to
get back at the girl and  sets fire to her home and even delays and
distracts the firemen so the building burns down.  This 149 page book
is a very troubling book, well written, but not for everyone.  I am
concerned that the cover will attract girls looking for a nice book
about friendship and this is SO much more.
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