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A Perfect Snow (2004)

A Perfect Snow (2004)

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ISBN
1582349258 (ISBN13: 9781582349251)
Language
English
Publisher
bloomsbury usa childrens

About book A Perfect Snow (2004)

A Perfect Snow is a thought-provoking young adult book about an impoverished teenager who finds himself caught up with a white supremist group in his home town. Ben feels like an outsider from the wrong side of the tracks and finds a sense of empowerment in committing acts of vandalism against people from different ethnic groups that he is convinced are to blame for all of the problems in his town and country. As his younger brother David becomes involved in the group, however, he starts to see the neo-Nazi beliefs and actions in a new light that fills him with guilt and an overwhelming inner-conflict. These feelings grow as he also starts to date a girl with a wealthy family and befriends a rich kid that he used to hate. As his relationships grow with two of the people he used to target, he starts to wonder what else he was wrong about and whether or not he has any power to fix things. It was interesting to see how the characters of Ben and David both changed and grew throughout the book. A Perfect Snow also has some great lessons about the ignorance of blindly following the beliefs of others and buying in to prejudices. Overall, it was a short read with a good message. ☆☆☆

This was a very short book and quick to read - 144 pages - did it in two sittings. It was good for YA. It definitely shows how teens can get caught up in events that should best be left alone. The main character gets caught up in a group of people that use violence and vandalism to show supremacy over minority groups and how his conscience finally kicks in to see the real wrong in his doings, especially when his younger brother gets involved and really likes how it makes him feel. It ends well b/c he confesses his dealings, pays the consequences and travels a righter road. He also finds out what it is to really see people for who they are and not just what he thinks they are. A good lesson book for all.

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i think is a wonderful book. this book is about two brothers that used to be so close and now they are each other worse enemies. this book tells you about ganmgs, love life, and bully. also it tells you about family. in this book this family really didnt get alone since their dad lost his job as a former and they had to move to another city.you would love this book just like i did, and im one of those person that like dont really like to read but this book is really good and it would keep you bussy. hiope that you enjoy the book just like like i did.
—Karen

A Perfect Snow, by Nora Martin is about Ben, a High School student who moves from Montana to a small town. When Ben moved he just wanted to fit in so when he met Chuck and Travis he thought he was doing something right. Then Ben got into a couple fights and vandalized a bunch of properties. Once he realized that his choices were not wise at all, he started to change, he hug out with different people and changed his personality.When Ben met Chuck and Travis(the bad guys) he turned into one of them. He even threw a couple punches at Jason Johnson, when he did that the two of them had to do community service. The two begin to get along so they started to hang out with Eden(Bens girlfriend). So he didn’t have any time to hang out with Chuck and Travis, but his kid brother David did. The three of them were almost completely unstoppable.I rate this book a four because it keep me wanting to read, it had a lot of great energy.
—~Shelby~

This was a book my sophomore English class read. It is about a young boy named Ben who is disaffected with society. He fels oppressed by other races. His bother David, however, feels oppressed by Ben. Ben and David eventually find themselves in th midst of a hate group that seems to cater to what Ben and David think. But when Ben gets a girlfriend he starts to realize his flaws while David delves deeper into the hate. All in all it was a very interesting realistic fiction story. It not only explored the existince of Nazism in society but explored the inner thoughts of a troubled teen and consequently forced some introspection.
—Alex S.

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