Book Blog 1 (Summer Reading Book "I'll Be There")

In my Summer Reading Book, I'll Be There the characters seem complex, but are simple enough to understand and really develop over the course of the story. You see, the characters are all very different at the beginning and change differently by the end. Some characters change a lot, some barely change. But they all show change. An example of a character that changes a lot is Bobby Ellis. In the beginning, Bobby Ellis is a confident, popular, love struck, teenager that has feelings for Emily Bell. This leads him to find out about her "friend" Sam Smith and provides a lot of plot development in the book. Over the course of the story, Bobby makes every attempt to get closer to Emily, and eventually it just gets on her nerves. Although, Bobby Ellis is there for Emily in many points of the book and is a friend of hers, he winds up losing all feelings for her and they don't remain friends by the end. Why? Well, for many reasons, and the fact that Sam Smith had come back to town alive. This leads Bobby Ellis to change a lot at the very end. He is no longer friends with Emily, or has feelings for her, and changes his name, begins to lack confidence, and begins to become desperate and depressed. This leads him to chase after many girls in the end in hope they might date him. It is a sad, but dramatic change in the book, and is definitely noteworthy considering his impact on the book. Evidence of his change in the book is shown in this quote, " Once she was gone, Bobby announced that he now wanted to be known as Robb. With two bs. He had a six-month, fourteen- point plan in place for a new identity." (Sloan, 391) So, as you can see this book definitely has somewhat complex characters that change a lot over the course of the book
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Now, below this is a link to an article about a review of how amazing and touching this book truly is. It is written by Geraldine Brennan and is from the Guardian UK/ The Observer website. Read the article below. Enjoy!
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/apr/29/ill-be-there-holly-goldberg-sloan-review

Above is a video of a book summary from Pick of the Week and talks about my book! Don't worry though, it does not give away anything major or important.

Anyways, I hope you have enjoyed my little book talk on the amazing book, I'll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan.