Twisted

By Zoe Jacobson, Age 14, Literary Editor of TweenTribune

In Twisted, Tyler Miller is the typical high schooler who sits unnoticed in the back of the class — until he gets arrested for graffiti on school property. After working with the janitors to pay for it, he got the muscles most teens could only dream about.

And those muscles earn the notice of the queen bee, Bethany Milbury. Bethany is the sister of Tyler’s worst enemy, Chip. As Tyler falls more and more for Bethany, Chip tries to get Tyler away from his sister. This chain of events takes everyone by surprise.

I really liked this book. Even though the story was very shallow and without much of a theme, I still found it interesting. This book surprised me because the author, Laurie Halse Anderson, wrote Speak, which was very deep.

In Twisted, the writing is excellent. The voice was one of a defiant, high-school boy. For a quick and simple read I give this book one thumb up. Even though everything was above average, this book was very shallow and without symbols or themes.

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ONLY!