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The fact that simon glass didnt consider me a threat ran up my spine and burrowed into the bass of my skull like a gnawing animal giles 195. Being fat and a nerd, he is at the bottom of the popularity. Shattering glass was the best book i have ever read for many reasons. Back in grandpa and grandmas day, weddings took a lot longer and were a lot more complicated than weddings are today. A surefire hit for book discussion groups, from a writer to watch. The very first paragraph on the very first page tells you exactly what is going to happen. Shattering definition of shattering by the free dictionary. Shattering glass takes place in present day texas, following four seniors in high school. In the end they turned to tears of joy, because ultimately it was a beautiful story. Shattering glass, by gail giles, is a 2002 young adult novel that tells the story of how high school senior simon glass went from school geek to popular kid to.

I love her perspective and i loved the tone of shattering glass. Shattering glass character analysis rob haynes by madison. A native texan, gail has lived in chicago and alaska. Gail giles this guide was written by teens for teens to accompany the reading of this resilience literature. Shattering glass is a powerful examination of what it takes to become popular, and what happens when the power structure of a societyschool is dramatically shifted. Shattering your glass walls to success america out loud. Shattering your glass walls to success by malcolm out loud, talk radio host, brink thinker 20190109t23. Shattering glass by gail giles is a book that should be read by every highschooler before their graduation. I never knew exactly why, there was too much to pick from. Shattering glass and dead girls dont write letters. Dec 05, 2011 later on, the 4 boys are in the cafeteria, and rob develops a plan to make simon glass popular. You may use any notespostits you took on the novel as you read and you may use the novel itself to get evidence to answer the questions, but this is not the time to be reading it for the first time. In the young adult novel shattering glass by gail giles, nerdy outcast simon becomes one of the popular kids at school after clique leader rob decides to take. I couldnt stop reading i had to know what happened next.

The quote, shattering glass is referring to the hatred that his friend group grows towards glass throughout the book. The boys talk for a bit, and rob sets his plan into motion later on. Simon is more approachable as the story goes ahead, and made to look more attractive and he becomes much more of a gentleman. The title of this book is shattering glass and it was written by gail giles. The novel, shattering glass by gail giles discusses many problems of todays youth, especially concerning parenting. Her novel shattering glass, was an ala best of the best book, a book sense 76 selection, and a booklist top 10 mystery for youth selection. I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him. But then the projectand the bookturns dark, as simon begins to show a devious side, a talent for hacking into the school computer, and tendency. Shattering glass is an awsome edge of your seat read.

Shattering glass summary and study guide supersummary. Youll find information about my books, some funny stuff to amuse you, some educational stuff for teachers, and a few tidbits about me. A grimly comic debut novel revisits the dark hell of highschool cliques. His friends, the leader rob haynes, young steward, the bully lance, the stud bob and the dumb jock coop all go through a months worth of work in order to change glass to the guy they want him to be. Shattering glass essaysshattering glass by gail giles is a very suspenseful and disturbing look at what it takes to be popular. How did they kill simon in shattering glass answers. Once again, gail makes the suspense and horror totally plausible and again i found myself paging through this book rapidly, stopping only now and then to mouth the words wow to myself. Shattering glass shattering glass audiobook, by gail giles. What are the main characters in the book shattering glass. What is a summary of shattering glass by gail giles. Shattered glass shattered glass laura branigan song shattered glass britney spears song shattered glass transformers see also. Shattering glass is a dark, finely crafted, onthemoney comingofage suspense story.

Stewards father who isnt supportive of his life decisions mr. Speak by laurie halse anderson thirteen reasons why by jay asher a child called. The ruling posse at brazosvale high includes the usual suspects. I dont remember the last book that made me cry but i was so glad to finally come across a book that made me feel. Fat, clumsy simon glass is a nerd, a loser who occupies the lowest rung on the high school social ladder. Gail makes the suspense and horror totally plausible and again i found myself paging through this book rapidly, stopping only now and then to mouth the words wow to myself. But as i read farther to the second half of the book, rob became an other mystery in the story. Shattering glass, by gail giles burning desire for.

The narrators best friend decides to give the school loser a makeover in order for him to become popular and eventually be. In this book, simon glass, the school geek is being transformed to be popular. Deck matthews epic fantasy series, the riven realm, continues in this third installment, a shattering of glass. In this suspenseful, disturbing debut novel, a high school cliques plans to make over a social outcast go tragically awry. The bully, important but not necessarily a major character alice danvers. Generally answer for this question will be rob like challenge himself and turning simon to a cool kid will be a real hallenge. Clumsy and awkward, hes a loser who occupies the lowest rung of the high school social ladder. She is now living back in texas with her husband, two dogs, and three cats. The book is narrated by a straighta student named young steward. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. In chapter one, it starts off by saying i guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him.

Shattering glass is a suspenseful novel written by gail giles about the murder of a high school senior named simon glass. Toten gets the reader in the gut with shattered glassits a compelling storythat is never obvious nor predictable but rather sweeping as it carries toni and the reader along to a satisfying conclusion. She aims to write books about social issues that connect with a teen audience in a realistic way. Gail giles born september 24 in galveston, texas is an american writer of young adult fiction. It poured through the doors of the workshop at the back of the building in a solid silvery stream, and into the body of a man who stood in front of a furnace trying to blow shape into an orange blob of molten glass.

I guess, really we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him. The book starts out by telling you that the 4 main characters murdered a kid and then throughout the book give you hints to what happened. The guide below provides before, during, and afterreading discussion questions to guide reading comprehension and promote dialogue about issues of resilience, trust, independence, family, and. Please be assured that the shattering of the glass is a safety feature of. Why does simon glass even give rob and his friends the time of day or talk to. Toni has always had nightmares about fire, and she. She has won several awards for her work, including the an ala best of the best book. Simon glass was easy to hatei guess, really we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him. Chris crutcher, author of staying fat for sarah brynes and whale talk. Rob is walking through the cafe and he sees simon sitting alone. Its the nameless holiday, when you choose your most precious possessions, and wait to see which one will be chosen.

The novel is about a high school boy named simon glass who is helped to become one of the most popular kids in school by other students, only to end in a tragic twist of fate. Shattering glass, a novel by gail giles, is a book about simon glass, and about how he is the most mistreated kid at bvale high school. Rob, a transfer student with charisma to spare, immediately becomes the undisputed leader of. As a demonstration of power, rob decides to elevate the school outcast, dweeby simon glass, to.

Broken glass disambiguation disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title shattered glass. The following quotes are from the book shattering glass they each deal with inequalities and bullying. Each chapter starts out with a quote from someone involved in the story. Mar 01, 2002 shattering glass is a phrase that can be interpreted in many ways. It is a great story of betrayal, jealousy, hatred and mistrust amongst a bunch of high school guys. A character that exists in the novel, shattering glass by gail giles. Apr 18, 2008 shattering glass by gail giles is a book that should be read by every highschooler before their graduation. There is no mistaking how this book is going to end. Shattering glass literature guide learning to give. Shattered mirror disambiguation broken glass disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title shattered glass. From its powerful opening to its tensionfilled ending, this compelling novel will pull you. Gail giles has written two other acclaimed ya novels. Shattering glass is a phrase that can be interpreted in many ways.