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    This summary provides an overview of the book "You Don't Know Me" by David Klass from the perspective of a reviewer. The reviewer was initially drawn to the unique cover of the book. The book tells the story of a teenage boy named John who is abused by his mother's boyfriend. John struggles to fit in at school and finds an escape through playing the tuba in the orchestra. He later begins a relationship with a girl named Violet who supports him against the humiliation from his classmates. After a fight with his mother's abusive boyfriend, John ends up in the hospital and his mother decides to leave the boyfriend. However, John is no longer able to play in the orchestra due to his injuries.

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    This summary provides an overview of the book "You Don't Know Me" by David Klass from the perspective of a reviewer. The reviewer was initially drawn to the unique cover of the book. The book tells the story of a teenage boy named John who is abused by his mother's boyfriend. John struggles to fit in at school and finds an escape through playing the tuba in the orchestra. He later begins a relationship with a girl named Violet who supports him against the humiliation from his classmates. After a fight with his mother's abusive boyfriend, John ends up in the hospital and his mother decides to leave the boyfriend. However, John is no longer able to play in the orchestra due to his injuries.

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    This summary provides an overview of the book "You Don't Know Me" by David Klass from the perspective of a reviewer. The reviewer was initially drawn to the unique cover of the book. The book tells the story of a teenage boy named John who is abused by his mother's boyfriend. John struggles to fit in at school and finds an escape through playing the tuba in the orchestra. He later begins a relationship with a girl named Violet who supports him against the humiliation from his classmates. After a fight with his mother's abusive boyfriend, John ends up in the hospital and his mother decides to leave the boyfriend. However, John is no longer able to play in the orchestra due to his injuries.

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    You Don't Know Me Book Review

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    This summary provides an overview of the book "You Don't Know Me" by David Klass from the perspective of a reviewer. The reviewer was initially drawn to the unique cover of the book. The book tells the story of a teenage boy named John who is abused by his mother's boyfriend. John struggles to fit in at school and finds an escape through playing the tuba in the orchestra. He later begins a relationship with a girl named Violet who supports him against the humiliation from his classmates. After a fight with his mother's abusive boyfriend, John ends up in the hospital and his mother decides to leave the boyfriend. However, John is no longer able to play in the orchestra due to his injuries.

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    You don’t know me

    AUTHOR:

    A book written by David Klass. David Klass is an American screenwriter and novelist. He has written
    more than 40 screenplays for Hollywood studios and published 14 young adult novels. His novels
    often tell the stories of teenagers in crisis.

    WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK:

    Many say to not judge a book by its cover, but as for this book, I was first captivated by its unique
    cover filled with inscriptions. After I read what was on its cover, I knew I had to continue and read the
    entire book since it has hooked my interest.

    SUMMARY:

    It starts with the life on a teenage boy who has created alternate realities in his imagination. This
    young boy named John, is abused by the boyfriend of his mother. He lives with his mother along with
    Stan, the abusive boyfriend whom John calls the “Man who is not my father.”

    Stan abuses John whenever his mother is not present. Just as much as he doesn’t find his home to be
    a home, John also struggles in trying to fit in school. He is presented to be a social outsider whose only
    real interest is playing the instrument tuba. John and his best friend named Billy both have a crush on
    this popular girl named Gloria.

    Billy got arrested for stealing in a restaurant and John saw this as an opportunity to make a move on
    Gloria. They went on a date and after went home to Gloria’s house. Gloria seduces him but John
    escapes.

    John got home and again was beaten by Stan. Stan punishes John and forces him to do an illegal job,
    stealing. At school, Gloria spreads what happened and humiliates John. After going to the orchestra,
    John is asked to dance by a girl named Violet who also plays in the orchestra.

    John becomes Violet’s boyfriend and Violet fights for John in their school against all the humiliation.
    John gets home and Stan is drunk. They fight but John gets the better of him. John is beaten until
    senseless. He wakes up in the hospital surrounded by his classmates and his mother. His mother finds
    out about the abuse which John had not told her and decides to break up Stan. All goes well but due
    to his injuries, John can’s play in the orchestra so he just watches Violet and falls in love more than
    before.

    ANALYSIS:

    From a teenager’s point of view, I know people just like John. I think that David Klass really portrayed
    here a life of someone who is abused at home and is an outcast outside.

    STRENGHT:

    Filled with so much figurative language that it makes it really fun to read

    WEAKNESS:

    It is predictable.
    CONCLUSION:

    Overall, the book is really good. But I would say that it is not really a book that most teenagers like me
    would read.

    CRITIC:

    Though the figurative language is good and really good to digest while reading, not all can understand
    such use of high-falutin words.

    ADVISE:

    The story is normal so maybe the writer can use more understandable language as well. There were

    times when I couldn’t really connect with the writer

    SUBMITTED BY RUSCHAN JARA

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