![]() ![]() ![]() Well written and short, the book is good for a quick afternoon and won't frighten away most teengers if you tell them it is all about sex, violence, and drinking. The overbearing parents and teen angst seem tired but are well executed. The book is standard teen fare set up by Blume way back when, copied by many to the point of rather blandness. While there are few accounts reported online after a quick search, the placement on the list shows it is relevant and used forty years after publication. It has held a place on the ALA banned books list since the list was made, falling around the 80s out of 100. ![]() Davey describes the heavy issues affecting her, and regular growing-up struggles, in an articulate but believable way. The book was banned for teenage depression, mild sex attitudes, religious debates, and underage drinking. Tiger Eyes is a powerful and emotional novel about grief and recovery. After a year, Davey deals with her feelings about, well, everything, and they all go home changed. Davey responds to this by making friends with Wolf, a hot dude she met hiking, and Jane, a teen with a drinking problem. When their mother checks out with grief, the aunt and uncle become very protective. And so many feelings happen.ĭavey's father dies in a violent shooting at their convenience store, so her, her mother and her brother move down to live with their aunt and uncle in New Mexico. When Davey's father dies, she and her family move to New Mexico to deal with all their feelings. ![]()
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