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A book of a fourteen year old boy who struggles to find his mothers love and comfort. You dont know me is a comingofage novel by david klass which tells the tale of a young boy who is abused and faces pressure in his school. David klasss novel, you dont know me is narrated by john, a fourteenyearold boy who is smart, funny, and terribly depressed. Narrated in, if memory serves, an authentic teenage voice the book documents his reaction to a vile, bullying soontobe stepfather, the perceived betrayal by his mother, the injustice of events beyond his control and his first sometimes faulty steps towards romance.
David klass is the author of many critically acclaimed young adult novels and has also written more than forty feature screenplays for hollywood studios including kiss the girls starring morgan freeman and adapted from the novel by james patterso. Author david klass allows johns life that is not a life to unfold through streamofconsciousness personal observations. David klass is the author of many young adult novels, including you dont know me, losers take all, and grandmaster. Feb 21, 2017 you dont know me comes from alison krauss new solo album windy city that is available now in north america and australia.
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The author takes us inside the mind of the main character john and allows us to share his life. You dont know me by david klass is an insightful view into the mind of a disturbed teenager. Author david klass allows johns life that is not a life to unfold through streamofconsciousness personal observations, perhaps investing the boy with more insights than the average 14yearold, but john is anything but average. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. David klass, the author, has created a character the reader can empathize with, can relate to and one you want to seek out and hug. Not his kindoffriends, not the teachers in his antischool school is for learning and this place is for being stupid, and certainly not his mother, who just might marry this boyfriend, the one that beats him when she isn t looking. You dont know me by david klass by lizbeth alcaraz on prezi. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. You dont know me by david klass book read online scribd. Sharply observed, and with a powerful voice, this is david klass best novel yet.
You dont know me was first recorded by arnold that year and released as a single on april 21, 1956 on rca victor. Moving, wholly involving, original, and emotionally true, you dont know me is a multilayered young adult novel that presents a winning portrait of an. You dont know me by david klass read by nick landrum. David klass is the author of many young adult novels, including you don t know me, dark angel and firestorm the caretaker trilogy. You don t know me 9780141804804 by klass, david and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. He fights with his tuba, which isnt really a tuba at all, but a frog pretending to be a tuba, he has a crush on the beautiful, but dim gloria glory halleluia, and he masters the art of looking like hes paying attention in mrs.
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