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    Jasmine and Maddie

    By Christine Pakkala

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    Christine Pakkala grew up in Idaho and studied English and Journalism at the University of Idaho before heading east to attend the Iowa Writers Workshop (MFA, Poetry Writing, 1993). She was a Fulbright Scholar in 1994 in Helsinki, Finland, where she translated modern Finnish poetry. She has taught seventh- and ninth-grade English at Horace Mann School in New York. Last-But-Not-Least Lola Going Green, Christine's debut middle-grade novel, is on the Fall ’13 BMP list. She lives in Westport, CT.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBoyds Mills Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781629792170
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    • 2/5
      Jasmine and Maddie by Christine Pakkala is a realistic portrayal of teenage girls in middle school.Jasmine's father passed away and she and her mother move to a new town and live in a trailer park. Jasmine is an angry little girl who is also gorgeous. Of course, everyone wants to be her friend because she's pretty. In reality, she's an inconsistent friend and character. The story switches between Jasmine and Maddie. When Jasmine tells her story, you see her point of view and even start to feel sorry for her. Then, she'll do something mean that cannot be explained through her sad experiences. She has a lot of bitterness to get rid of before she can learn to be a friend. By the end of the novel, there's an indication that she's headed in the right direction. Maddie lives in her own world and doesn't realize what goes on around her. She's oblivious to clothes and other symbols of being "in." She's really good at poetry and English class, but she totally does not understand math. She struggles with being a middle child and being responsible. Her older sister appears to be perfect and her younger twin brothers are just cute while her dad is funny and her mom is a workaholic and doesn't come across as very loving. Maddie just wants to stay friends with Kate, but Kate made the soccer team and hangs out with them. Kate is still her friend; this schism is used to show how friendships can evolve when different interests crop up between friends. Maddie wants to be friends with Jasmine because Maddie is a little desperate for friends and feels that she never measures up.Maddie's character is fairly consistent, but Jasmine's character is a bit all over the place. I guess that's realistic for a middle school girl, but her shift to become Maddie's friend is sudden and has no natural evolution. If you like poetry--writing or reading it--you'll like this novel. The English teacher assigns them poetry; throughout the novel, there is analysis of poetry and original poetry by the characters that reveal their true feelings. There's a lot of potential to this book, but it doesn't live up to what it could be. it does, however, have a good message for middle school girls about forgiveness and friendship.
    • 4/5
      Okay, usually I voice my "quibbles" at the end, but I'm going to start with them.1. On page 17, she ate an apple to the core but then later takes a bite.2. Mention of a chicken pox scar near the beginning and end—not common anymore.3. On page 32 and 33, it mentions I and 2 (should be I and II or 1 and 2).4. Page 35: the font changes.5. Most chapters are far too long; it's difficult to find a place to break.6. The reference to a "ginger"? That's an insulting term for redheads.And now, what I love. The voices are eighth-grade voices. No one is perfect. There is poetry infused throughout. (Please read Maddie's poem on pages 179–180!) Living in CT, I love recognizing the CT references. The empathy! We all must learn to put ourselves in the place of others. Finally . . ."Dream: a black metal bridge and underneath, roaring water.Dad's on the other side, holding out his arms.'Dad, I'm afraid to fall,' I say.He says, 'Falling is the only way to get here.'"