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Some Boys

By: Patty Blount
Narrated by: Em Eldridge, Joe Hempel
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Some girls say no. Some boys don't listen.

When Grace meets Ian, she's afraid. Afraid he'll reject her like the rest of the school, like her own family. After she accuses Zac, the town golden boy, of rape, everyone turns against her. Ian wouldn't be the first to call her a slut and a liar.

Except Ian doesn't reject her. He's the one person who looks past the taunts and the names and the tough-girl act to see the real Grace. He's the one who gives her the courage to fight back.

He's also Zac's best friend.

©2014 Patty Blount (P)2017 Tantor
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nostalgia

read this when I was in highschool, glad I gave it a reread. story and characters are just as good as I remember.

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Great

This book was very emotional for me. It was a bit of a reminder of what I went through in my past. However it was very well written and I loved the narration.

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Great read.

I like that its realistic. love how determined Grace is and how she stuck to her guns. go girl!

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Listen with your pre-teen or teen

A good way of getting a conversation started with your children about uncomfortable but important topics.

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It was good

I have NEVER been angry or hated 99% of the characters in a book. Everyone in this book let Grace down. People who are meant to protect her, let her down. Her best friends let her down. And she forgave all of them way too easily.

Besides that, it was a good book. A lot of empowerment for Grace. She’s definitely not a victim but a survivor. For someone who had so much stacked against her, she still fought hard for herself. I’m proud of her.

EM & Joe did a great job narrating!

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At first I was like wow she doesn’t seem like a girl who was … but I stopped that thought right away. Who am I to say how anyone would act or be after something like that happened to them? It got me thinking you know what Grace is one heck of a brave girl she not only put up with all these people calling her names at every turn, but she had to face her attacker on a daily basis and she didn’t break. She made you see that just because YOU don’t believe something doesn’t mean it DIDN’T happen.

I loved that we got Ian’s POV being the friend of the accused and how he blindly went along with his friends until he started to question. I really liked that side of the story seeing things from a third party.

The only part of this story I didn’t understand was the stepmother I thought the way that got resolved was too clean. It didn’t match up.

I really enjoyed the narration both narrators did a great job bring this story to life.

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It's a good story

There were times that this story made me cry and there were a couple of times it was hard to listen too. I enjoyed the book, I really did. There may have been a few times that I struggled with understanding some of the characters, but I think that may have been part of the point. I had an experience that was along similar lines, but it was years ago so I was able to listen to this without it bringing up as much as I was afraid it would. If you've experienced this or something similar more recently or feel like this may cause you to have flashbacks then maybe be a little cautious if you're listening to this. It really is a good book.

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Blown away

this book was everything. it's hard for me to explain how it impacted me. but it really pulled at my heart' strings. the pain, anguish and anxiety, it was such a realistic story. I know that girl it happened to my friend when we were in high school. this is such a real story. I've been out of school for over 30 years. rape culture doesn't change

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All the feelings

I usually don't leave reviews, and I'm going to change that. But, this book...omg. Had all the emotions. Great story, I want to slap her dad fyi. Also loved the narrators. Never heard of them before, now I'm looking for them!

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Wow

Where does Some Boys rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a story that every teenager should listen too. Having been in this situation, I wish I had Grace’s strength.

Which scene was your favorite?

The whole book was awesome can’t pick just one scene.

Any additional comments?

This is a tough subject but a real problem in life. Doing the right thing sometimes is the hardest thing to do and Grave’s type of forgiveness, breath taking.

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