Totally Inappropriate. Too much violence, kissing, swearing and smoking! The message is DEATH and music. Never Red it!
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Things Hoped For
(2006, Fiction - Contemporary Fiction, Written by Andrew Clements)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Teens connect over music and death. Intriguing.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 10 and Up
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What to watch out for
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What Parents Need to Know
About Things Hoped For
Parents need to know that a character in this story is found dead in a freezer, apparently a victim of suicide.
Read our full review by Matt Berman
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the death that occurs in the book. What did the character hope for, and did he succeed? What is the author trying to say with the book's title?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
Weirs is a way to describe it. It is very slow at the beginning and tends to be designed for girls. The end is fast, confusing and has the grandpa dead in the freezer. The girl also invites in a strange boy and an invisible, naked boy?? It was captivating and implored you to finish, however, it leaves you still asking questions at the end.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
not his best but stll great.
A great book, but not up to what school story, a week in the woods, the report card, and the jaintor's boy.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Read This Book...
This is an awesome book that is powerful in it's writing, meanings, and characters. (Yes, I meant to put meanings with an s because, I believe a books can be interpreted differently by everyone who picks it up.) Andrew Clements is a striking writer that gets better with each story he tells. He has a way of writing that keeps you interested and enticed all the way through the book. He makes each character stand out vividly in your mind with their own unique feelings and personalities. He leaves hints to make you understand the reasoning behind everything he puts in print. I believe that you just have to look for it. This book is five stars all the way to me, as is its prequel, "Things Not Seen".
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
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