I guess, really we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him. Simon is more approachable as the story goes ahead, and made to look more attractive and he becomes much more of a gentleman. The quote,shattering glass is referring to the hatred that his friend group grows towards glass throughout the book. 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. As a demonstration of power, rob decides to elevate the school outcast, dweeby simon glass, to. 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 glass literature guide learning to give. Gail giles this guide was written by teens for teens to accompany the reading of this resilience literature. Shattering glass is an awsome edge of your seat read. 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. The ruling posse at brazosvale high includes the usual suspects. Shattering glass character analysis rob haynes by madison. Nov 01, 2011 shattering glass book trailer lis 9364. From its powerful opening to its tensionfilled ending, this compelling novel will pull you.
Stewards father who isnt supportive of his life decisions mr. But as i read farther to the second half of the book, rob became an other mystery in the story. There is no mistaking how this book is going to end. The following quotes are from the book shattering glass they each deal with inequalities and bullying. A grimly comic debut novel revisits the dark hell of highschool cliques. 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. Gail giles has written two other acclaimed ya novels. Back in grandpa and grandmas day, weddings took a lot longer and were a lot more complicated than weddings are today.
I love her perspective and i loved the tone of shattering glass. A native texan, gail has lived in chicago and alaska. It was published by simon pulse and has a total of 215 pages in the book. 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. Clumsy and awkward, hes a loser who occupies the lowest rung of the high school social ladder. Shattering glass and dead girls dont write letters. Shattering your glass walls to success america out loud.
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. Shattering glass was the best book i have ever read for many reasons. Hes one of the most popular boys in simons school, but only because hes a close friend of the even more popular and charismatic rob haynes. This book picks up exactly where the second book in the series stopped, and from the first pages matthews refuses to take his foot off the gas. Deck matthews epic fantasy series, the riven realm, continues in this third installment, a shattering of glass. Dec 05, 2011 later on, the 4 boys are in the cafeteria, and rob develops a plan to make simon glass popular. Chris crutcher, author of staying fat for sarah brynes and whale talk. A surefire hit for book discussion groups, from a writer to watch. I never knew exactly why, there was too much to pick from.
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. I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him. 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. In this book, simon glass, the school geek is being transformed to be popular. 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. Shattered glass shattered glass laura branigan song shattered glass britney spears song shattered glass transformers see also. The very first paragraph on the very first page tells you exactly what is going to happen. Shattering glass essaysshattering glass by gail giles is a very suspenseful and disturbing look at what it takes to be popular. What are the main characters in the book shattering glass. Speak by laurie halse anderson thirteen reasons why by jay asher a child called. She aims to write books about social issues that connect with a teen audience in a realistic way. Youll find information about my books, some funny stuff to amuse you, some educational stuff for teachers, and a few tidbits about me.
The quote, shattering glass is referring to the hatred that his friend group grows towards glass throughout the book. Please be assured that the shattering of the glass is a safety feature of. 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 narrators best friend decides to give the school loser a makeover in order for him to become popular and eventually be voted class favorite for the seniors. She has won several awards for her work, including the an ala best of the best book. The bully, important but not necessarily a major character alice danvers. The book is narrated by a straighta student named young steward. 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 summary and study guide supersummary. Gail giles born september 24 in galveston, texas is an american writer of young adult fiction. She is now living back in texas with her husband, two dogs, and three cats. A character that exists in the novel, shattering glass by gail giles. Shattering your glass walls to success by malcolm out loud, talk radio host, brink thinker 20190109t23. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Shattering glass is a phrase that can be interpreted in many ways.
The narrators best friend decides to give the school loser a makeover in order for him to become popular and eventually be. Shattering definition of shattering by the free dictionary. Everybody picks on him, making jokes at his expense until rob haynes shows up. Readers guide for shattering glass by patty campbell. 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. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. From page one, i felt myself being pulled to its grim conclusion by a very fine storyteller. 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 couldnt stop reading i had to know what happened next. The boys talk for a bit, and rob sets his plan into motion later on. Each chapter starts out with a quote from someone involved in the story.
Shattering glass is a suspenseful novel written by gail giles about the murder of a high school senior named simon glass. Fat, clumsy simon glass is a nerd, a loser who occupies the lowest rung on the high school social ladder. Shattering glass, by gail giles burning desire for. Generally answer for this question will be rob like challenge himself and turning simon to a cool kid will be a real hallenge. 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. Rob is walking through the cafe and he sees simon sitting alone. 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. What is a summary of shattering glass by gail giles. 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. Being fat and a nerd, he is at the bottom of the popularity. Apr 18, 2008 shattering glass by gail giles is a book that should be read by every highschooler before their graduation. Toni has always had nightmares about fire, and she. Rob, a transfer student with charisma to spare, immediately becomes the undisputed leader of.
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. The novel, shattering glass by gail giles discusses many problems of todays youth, especially concerning parenting. Shattering glass shattering glass audiobook, by gail giles. How did they kill simon in shattering glass answers. The title of this book is shattering glass and it was written by gail giles. Mar 01, 2002 shattering glass is a phrase that can be interpreted in many ways. In the end they turned to tears of joy, because ultimately it was a beautiful story. Why does simon glass even give rob and his friends the time of day or talk to. Shattered mirror disambiguation broken glass disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title shattered glass. 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 by gail giles is a book that should be read by every highschooler before their graduation. 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. A memoir written as a novela shattering story of child sexual abuse in her book the shattering iibreaking the silence.
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