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Things Left Unsaid: A Novel in Poems Stephanie Hemphill Hyperion Books for Children © 2005 |
Sarah is an average teenage girl who likes boys, shopping and hanging out with her friends. But soon Sarah gets bored and needs to find something new, which she finds with a classmate named Robin. Sarah and Robin first talk at a party where they destroy the hostess’s lawn with Tiki torches and vomit. Sarah and Robin are inseparable for a very long time. After Robins suicide attempt Sarah realizes how much she misses her old friends. Slowly Sarah discovers how much fun life can be without Robin and without drinking.
This book is somewhat of a harder read and is a novel in poetry stanza. There are some alcohol and drug references in this book so if you aren’t interested in all that this isn’t the book for you. How the character Sarah is feeling is the most expressed in this book because it is from her point of view.
~ Sarah Bauer, grade 12, Trumbull Career and Technical Center