An unforgettable student no one remembers...a pizza loving soccer player with a fuzzy alter ego...a possessed football player bent on world domination...Jessie never realized her senior year of high school would be so interesting.....
Jessie Connor is a Senior with a lot on her mind. In addition to her classes and graduation she's been subjected to the class bully whose locker is now next to hers, a best friend who has decided to go goth and parents whose marriage is unraveling at the seems. Despite all this the biggest distraction in Jessie's life is the new student, Wesley Peterson, former resident of France (gotta love that accent!) and cutie extraordinaire. Jessie knows that there is something different about Wesley that she just can't figure out. When mysterious deaths begin happening around Leeland High School Jessie suspects Wesley may have something to do with them. But, when she learns the truth about Wesley it is far stranger than she could have ever imagined.
2007-01-24 03:59:52 · 11 answers · asked by DemonBookLover 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Interesting, and yes the 2nd one would make me want to read it if I were younger. But "seams" is misspelled (parents whose marriage is unraveling at the seems), which bugs me.
2007-01-24 04:10:01 · answer #1 · answered by Rebecca A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-14 23:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first book sounds more like a sixth grade accelerated reader that probably has potential, but is littered with unrealistic action sequences and a bit of forced comedy.
The second, on the other hand, gives more character development for the main character and lets the reader identify with her struggles. It deals with more realistic sounding problems that a reader can understand. I think the second is the better description of the two, and I would be much more inspired to read the book with this description on the dustcover.
P.S. Alpine Alli is definitely right about the name of your main male character. Wesley Peterson doesn't sound like a French name. I suggest finding a good book or website with a listing of baby names and finding one of French origin, then figuring out a good French surname to go with it.
2007-01-24 05:20:55 · answer #3 · answered by isayssoccer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I was 12 or so. I don't mean that as an insult but I remember that kind of description used to inspire me to read a book when I was that age.
2007-01-24 04:09:26 · answer #4 · answered by laurel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds a little too young for me to read (I'm 19). It sounds more like a book a teen in middle school or early high school would read, and only a girl at that. I think this might sound good for a light read sometime, but I read more "serious" books than this.
2007-01-24 04:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by Kristie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First one, no. Characters don't make me want to read about them without plots.
Second one, maybe, but I would again focus more on the plot. Also being a "former resident of France" doesn't typically give someone with a name like Wesley Peterson an accent. I bet he's faking. If the accent is important, name him Guillaume Lapierre or make him from Australia.
2007-01-24 04:19:18 · answer #6 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why ruin a good movie by reading the book? LOL
After I see a movie made from a book, I've always heard people complain that the book was better.
2007-01-24 04:10:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm. I think the first would make me what to read it, because it leaves a lot more blank spaces that can only be filled in by reading. And trust me, the trick is putting in the blank spaces.
The second...not so much. It's too long and it sounds just like every other "read-me-I-sound-mysterious" whoduit out there.
2007-01-24 04:09:13 · answer #8 · answered by Emily 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first one, definitely. I hate book blurbs that practically tell me the whole story. And yeah, it sounds interesting. I'd read it!
2007-01-24 06:51:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I was 20 years younger then these would be very appealing to me. I hope you fully utilize your talent if you are in fact the author. You've definitely got something here.
2007-01-24 04:15:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋