- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0688133509
- ISBN-13: 978-0688133504
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.7 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,664,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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girlhearts review
13 Jan 2004
Format:Hardcover
Girlhearts, a book by Norma Fox Mazer is a very touching story. It's about an unwealthy 13-year-old girl, Sarabeth. She and her mother live in a small trailer by themselves. Her mother unexpectedly dies from a heart attack one day. Sarabeth moves in with a family whom she had known her whole life. Sarabeth goes through the hardships of being yanked outn of her home and put into another while facing her mother's death.
For anyone who has ever lost anyone this book is for you. I have lost family members in the past, and I could relate to the way that Sarabeth felt.
In the book, Mazer writes with a technique that I found confusing: she doesn't specify who is talking during the dialogue. However, if you were as interested in the story as I was, then you'll enjoy reading through the text to figure out the confusing parts. I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever gone through any kind of loss even if it isn't a death. This book really illustrates that everyone goes through hard times but the better you deal with them, the better of a person you will be afterwards.
For anyone who has ever lost anyone this book is for you. I have lost family members in the past, and I could relate to the way that Sarabeth felt.
In the book, Mazer writes with a technique that I found confusing: she doesn't specify who is talking during the dialogue. However, if you were as interested in the story as I was, then you'll enjoy reading through the text to figure out the confusing parts. I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever gone through any kind of loss even if it isn't a death. This book really illustrates that everyone goes through hard times but the better you deal with them, the better of a person you will be afterwards.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Nice Follow Up To One Of My Favorite Teen Reads
19 Aug 2001
Format:Hardcover
I read "Silver", the first novel about Sarabeth Silver, in junior high, and have saved my paperback copy along with a number of other childhood favorites for occasional re-reading. I found the sequel to be a pleasant, quick read, with believable characters and a good storyline. However, I too was bothered by several inconsistencies, some of which were so obvious they detracted from my enjoyment of the book. The age thing really annoyed me - why did everyone become a year younger? Many of the things Sarabeth and her friends do and say seem more consistent with 15 year olds (which is the age they would really be a year after "Silver" took place) than 13 year olds. "Silver" was supposed to have taken place a year earlier, and yet Cynthia's baby is a toddler, though she only became pregnant at the end of the previous book. And why do Sarabeth's friends no longer call her Silver, her nickname in the first novel? These things may not be a big deal, but I read "Silver" so many times I feel I know the characters well, and it bothered me to see so many inaccuracies. I also felt the ending was too rushed - I would have liked to have gotten to know Sarabeth's relatives better, especially Traci. Maybe another sequel is in the works? Flaws aside, I did enjoy the story, and my rating is more like three and a half stars. I certainly recommend the book to anyone who enjoyed "Silver".
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Somewhat Satisfying Read
16 Jun 2001
Format:Hardcover
I purchased Girlhearts because I enjoyed the first book about Sarabeth Silver, 'Silver', when I was a young teenager. Although I am twenty-four now I thought it would be a nice afternoon read and something to keep for my baby daughter's library if the material turned out to be appropriate. However I had a problem with the chronology of these two books. In 'Silver' Sarabeth, the protagonist, is fourteen years old and starting a new high school. 'Girlhearts' is supposed to be Sarabeth one year later so logically she would be fifteen years old. But in 'Girlhearts' Sarabeth is only thirteen years old. This bothered me a bit. Other than that I liked the book, some of the conversation struck me as somewhat unrealistic for thirteen-year-olds, assuming all of Sarabeth's friends also became younger instead of older, but overall it was a good story with a satisfying ending. I also liked that the young girls in this story were not obsessed with boys, romance, sex, clothes, makeup, etc., --Sarabeth and her friends are generally wholesome characters and I would feel comfortable with my daughter reading this book when she is old enough.
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