Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Just Listen pt. 3

     It was time for the big Koph's fashion show. Annabel and Emily were both in it. At this time, Annabel and Emily aren't talking. Annabel can't even bare to look at Emily. After getting through the fashion show, though, Annabel goes to a party and gets a little too drunk. Annabel is pulled into a bedroom by a man, but she doesn't know who. She struggles to get away from the man. As the man is trying to have his way with her, Sophie storms in, and sees Annabel with Will. Sophi goes insane, and completely flips out on Annabel. Annabel is completely shocked to discover the man attacking her was Will. Sophie doesn't even consider the fact that Annabel may have been raped, and calls her a slut, then asks, "you think you can just fuck my boyfriend at a party and think I won't find out?" Sophie blames Annabel completely. That Monday, Owen asks how the fashion show went and Annabel could not bring herself to tell him what had happened. She couldn't tell anyone. This caused her to fall into depression. She stopped talking to Owen and even her family. She couldn't face anyone. On top of her depression, Sophie made it her mission to make her life miserable.
     What brought her out of her depression was understanding her own thoughts, then listening to Owens show one Saturday morning. This wasn't any show, this show made her immediately hop in her car to drive to the radio station to talk to Owen. That's when she told Owen everything. Owen, who was mad at first, understood completely. He encouraged her to do something about it and tell her family and a lawyer. Annabel talked to a lawyer and had to appear in court to testify. She sees Will has a black eye in court and notices Owen is not there. After court she finds out Owen had lost it and punched Will for what he had done to her. Owen was now grounded and it was up to her to fill his spot for the radio show. She played a pop song which brought Owen right to the station to walk into his favorite song. Owen and Annabel stood in each other's arms and just listened to the song.
     If I had to award this book with an original award, I would definitely award it with most Relatable Teen Book. This book is so easily related to by it's teen readers. Annabel experiences events that teens these days also face on a day to day basis. Do you agree with my award based on my summary? Why?

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