The book, CROSSING LINES, by Melanie Weiss is an engrossing story of two high school seniors who became boy and girl friend having known each other from the high school swim team. The author made a strong case as to why these two young people were attracted to each other physically and emotionally.
But then came the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings in Florida that tested their relationship.
Alli was anti guns and Brandon, from a military family was pro gun. The essence of this compelling story is how these two young people were able to resolve their conflicting feelings about guns and gun control.
CROSSING LINES, speaks to a valuable lesson because it shows how people can work towards resolving deep
seated and opposing views. I strongly feel the author was successful in putting into writing how each of us need to keep an open mind and learn to be empathetic to one another.
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So relevant for today’s young adults and teens!
Thank you so much for this gifted copy for an honest review.This book is very timely for the challenges that teenagers have faced in 2020. Their lives are literally upside down right now, and it weighs heavily on them. Shattered not only by the pandemic, but also by political strife, racism uprisings, and school going virtual without activities. 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Midwestern high school seniors and swim teammates Alli and Brandon are the perfect couple, enjoying their final months of high school and making big plans for the future. When a horrific school shooting sparks a national movement, Alli gets involved with protests in support of gun control legislation, while Brandon defends his pro-gun beliefs and stays on the sidelines. These shifting priorities lead Alli and Brandon to question not only each other but their worldviews, as they begin to stand up for something bigger than themselves for the first time.This book tackles the choice of taking a position on a difficult subject through the aftermath of a school shooting. Alli and Brandon are sweethearts whose relationship gets challenged by their political and moral beliefs on gun control and it’s implications. It was well-researched and smartly crafted, describing how teens explore their emotions in relationships and on important issues. This book was breezy and easy to read in just one sitting, but I will carry the story in my mind for some time. Thank you, Melanie!🌟🌟🌟🌟This book is available now and I recommend you pick it up, especially if you have a young adult or a teenager in your life. You can definitely apply its learnings to today’s complicated and political world, and be a better guide as they explore their emotions.
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This book is very timely for the challenges that teenagers have faced in 2020. Their lives are literally upside down right now, and it weighs heavily on them. Shattered not only by the pandemic, but also by political strife, racism uprisings, and school going virtual without activities.
𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Midwestern high school seniors and swim teammates Alli and Brandon are the perfect couple, enjoying their final months of high school and making big plans for the future. When a horrific school shooting sparks a national movement, Alli gets involved with protests in support of gun control legislation, while Brandon defends his pro-gun beliefs and stays on the sidelines. These shifting priorities lead Alli and Brandon to question not only each other but their worldviews, as they begin to stand up for something bigger than themselves for the first time.
This book tackles the choice of taking a position on a difficult subject through the aftermath of a school shooting. Alli and Brandon are sweethearts whose relationship gets challenged by their political and moral beliefs on gun control and it’s implications. It was well-researched and smartly crafted, describing how teens explore their emotions in relationships and on important issues. This book was breezy and easy to read in just one sitting, but I will carry the story in my mind for some time. Thank you, Melanie!🌟🌟🌟🌟
This book is available now and I recommend you pick it up, especially if you have a young adult or a teenager in your life. You can definitely apply its learnings to today’s complicated and political world, and be a better guide as they explore their emotions.
So relevant for today’s young adults and teens!
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020
Thank you so much for this gifted copy for an honest review.Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020
This book is very timely for the challenges that teenagers have faced in 2020. Their lives are literally upside down right now, and it weighs heavily on them. Shattered not only by the pandemic, but also by political strife, racism uprisings, and school going virtual without activities.
𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Midwestern high school seniors and swim teammates Alli and Brandon are the perfect couple, enjoying their final months of high school and making big plans for the future. When a horrific school shooting sparks a national movement, Alli gets involved with protests in support of gun control legislation, while Brandon defends his pro-gun beliefs and stays on the sidelines. These shifting priorities lead Alli and Brandon to question not only each other but their worldviews, as they begin to stand up for something bigger than themselves for the first time.
This book tackles the choice of taking a position on a difficult subject through the aftermath of a school shooting. Alli and Brandon are sweethearts whose relationship gets challenged by their political and moral beliefs on gun control and it’s implications. It was well-researched and smartly crafted, describing how teens explore their emotions in relationships and on important issues. This book was breezy and easy to read in just one sitting, but I will carry the story in my mind for some time. Thank you, Melanie!🌟🌟🌟🌟
This book is available now and I recommend you pick it up, especially if you have a young adult or a teenager in your life. You can definitely apply its learnings to today’s complicated and political world, and be a better guide as they explore their emotions.
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