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Pushing Pause (Kimani Tru)
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Manufacturer: Harlequin
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780373830855
ISBN: 0373830858
Label: Harlequin
Manufacturer: Harlequin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2007-10-01
Publisher: Harlequin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Harlequin
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Fifteen-year-old Kenisha Lewis has it all: good friends who also live to dance, a hot boyfriend headed for the NBA, loving parents and a bling-filled home in the burbs. But all that changes when her dad drops a bomb: he wants a divorce—and his pregnant girlfriend is moving in. Suddenly, Kenisha and her mom are squeezed into her grandmother's small house in the city, and Kenisha's sharing a bedroom with a cousin she barely knows. Could she hate her life any more? Yeah. Because her boyfriend dumps her, her friends are acting weird and her mother is getting more and more depressed. Time for Kenisha to push the pause button on her life and take a long, deep breath—.
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Summary: Pushing Pause
Comment: Norfleet presents with a story that is categorized for young adults. However, she has reached new heights with this phenomenal storyline that would connect to readers of all ages. The characters and terminology are right on the mark, leaving the overall voice of the characters to be genuine and very believable. This author has elevated her game with a smooth transition between genres.
Kenisha Lewis, is the typical bratty teenager that thinks life revolves around her. She is catapulted into a life of reality as her parents union crumbles; leaving her in a state of confusion and despair. To add to her troubles, she has to deal with pressures from a boyfriend, deceit from her girl friends and the death of a family member that shatters life as she knows it, yet restructures her values, her beliefs and her future.
Reviewed by: Eleanor S. Shields, Black Butterfly Review
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Summary: Choices have consequences
Comment: In Pushing Pause the author sends the message that the choices we make have consequences, and I believe she proved that best with Kenisha Lewis' mother, Barbra, who - if she had the chance to "do it over again" - probably would have made better choices instead of the ones that left her dependent on prescription drugs. Or even would have started making better choices if she had the chance. To my surprise, she didn't get that chance. But her daughter, Kenisha, a strong, talented girl who seems to be more mature than most of the adults in her life, did get that chance. She's overwhelmed by too much family drama, betrayal, friendships lost and unveiled secrets, but in the end there is forgiveness and relationships are restored. It's as if her life begins again, and this time her world is okay.
Personally, I would have enjoyed this novel much more if I didn't have to read the s*** & a** words so much. But - profanity aside- there have been books I started to read, but never finished. However, Pushing Pause doesn't fall into that category. My fingers kept turning those pages until the very last sentence.
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Summary: Pusing Pause
Comment: Celeste did a very good job with this book. This will be a great gift for any young adult to rec'd. The book deals with a lot of todays issue that young adult are face with such as parents fighting, finding out about secrets that wasn't suppose to come out and realizing that your parents are not perfect no matter what. I think this book has something for everybody and once you begin reading you will not be able to put the book down.
Great job Celeste.
Louise
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