Book Talk #3

Book Title: Burned

Author: Ellen Hopkins

My rate: Way over 5 stars!



The main character is Pattyn Scarlet Von Stratten, She is a morman. She lives with her family that isn't so morman. Her dad drinks alot, and when he does he beats her mom. Well Pattyn doesn't really like going to church, and all that. She wants to live her life freely. Pattyn goes out to the woods every now, and then to get away from everything. When she is out there she likes to shoot her gun. One day when Pattyn goes to shoot her gun a couple of guys, and one girl drive up to her. She is attracted to one of the guys, but he is the one with the girl. The other guy likes Pattyn. She starts to fall for him, and she starts to hang out with them when she can. She starts to change. Pattyn starts to bend the rules a little bit. She starts to get into a little bit of trouble, and her behavior starts to change. Well her dad ends up sending her to her only aunt's house to live there for the summer. To punish her, or to keep her out of trouble. She ends up liking it down at her aunt's, and falls in love. When she really starts falling in love with this guy named Eathan her summer is almost to the end. Pattyn ends up getting ready to move back, and doesn't want to leave. She is scared her relationship with Eathan will end up like her aunt's relationship with someone special did. Eathan promised her that they will see each other again, and that everything will be ok. He drives her back home without her dad knowing. As she gets there her dad wants to let her know that just because she was gone nothing has changed. She walks in the house, Her dad is drunk, her mom is pregnant, and her sister has bruises all over. She finds out that the bruises are from her dad, because he stopped beating her mom since she was pregnant. The end is for you to find out, because I don't want to ruin it for people reading the book. I recommend the book to everyone!