You dont know me by david klass flashcards quizlet. A book of a fourteen year old boy who struggles to find his mothers love and comfort. In david klasss novel you dont know me, john, the main character, deals with all the things adolesence brings. David klass is an american screenwriter and novelist. He lives his life that is not a life with his mother and the. You dont know me by david klass did well giving a first person point of view from 14year old boy. David klass is the author of many young adult novels, including you dont know me, dark angel and firestorm the caretaker trilogy.
Just for example, you think im upstairs in my room doing my homework. Studying for you dont know me test flashcards quizlet. David klass is the author of many young adult novels, including you dont know me, losers take all, and grandmaster. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. You dont know me by david klass is an insightful view into the mind of a disturbed teenager. He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than twentyfive action screenplays, including kiss the girls, starring m. You dont know me by david klass by lizbeth alcaraz on prezi. Moving, wholly involving, original, and emotionally true, you dont know me is a multilayered young adult novel that presents a winning portrait of an. Pdf you dont know me book by david klass free download. You dont know me is very popular in united states and other parts of the world. He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than 25 action screenplays, including kiss the girls, starring morgan freeman and ashley judd. Moving, wholly involving, original, and emotionally true, you dont know me is a multilayered young adult novel that presents a winning portrait of an unders. The book has been translated in eighteen languages.
Author david klass allows johns life that is not a life to unfold through streamofconsciousness personal observations, perhaps investing the boy with more insights than the average 14yearold, but john is anything but average. You dont know me is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, sometimes perplexing novel about a teenage boy struggling to deal with his mothers abusive. The book has been published in 18 languages, was named an ala best book for young adults, and continues to be popular with. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The greenpeace organization made an unprecedented endorsement of his novel firestorm for its impact of environmental education. In this wellconceived novel, the heros underlying sense of isolation and thread of hope will. The first edition of the novel was published in 2001, and was written by david klass. Johns mind games help him to survive the brutal treatment he receives from the man who is not his.
One minute im short, the next minute tall, one minute. In 2001 klass published you dont know me, which uses an edgy firstperson narrative to tell the story of a teenage boys life with an abusive stepfathertobe. He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than twentyfive action screenplays, including kiss the girls, starring morgan freeman and ashley judd. Moving, wholly involving, original, and emotionally true, you dont know me is a multilayered young adult novel that presents a winning portrait of an understandably angstridden adolescent. You dont know me by david klass read by nick landrum. John, the 14yearold narrator, bounces between the comic and absurd, as he juxtaposes the alltooreal physical and emotional abuse he experiences from his. He will go through many obstacles, but will find out that he is wonderful. David klass john tells his life story, his mother meeting another man, who he calls the man who is not my father.
You dont know me by david klass 2001 t his is undoubtedly the best book of its kind that i have ever read. He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than. John, the 14yearold narrator, bounces between the comic and absurd, as he juxtaposes the alltooreal physical and emotional abuse he experiences from his mothers boyfriend. He fights with his tuba, which isnt really a tuba at all, but a frog pretending to be a tuba, he has a crush on the beautiful, but dim gloria glory halleluia, and he masters the art of looking like hes paying attention in mrs. Fourteenyearold john creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mothers abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems at school. Johns mother is marrying a guy aka not my father who likes to knock john around, and john feels trapped by the threat of more violence if he tells his mother. It had some funny moments, but it mostly showed how bad his life really was getting into the story. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are. John is an introspective, unassuming fourteen year old. His father left when he was a child, his mother works long hours and is more shell of a person than she is a mother. Narrated in, if memory serves, an authentic teenage voice the book documents his reaction to a vile, bullying soontobe stepfather, the perceived betrayal by his mother, the injustice of events beyond his control and his first sometimes faulty steps towards romance. See all books authored by david klass, including you dont know me, and danger zone point signature, and more on. This is a video narrative of the novel you dont know me by david klass made by me giselle montilla for a college course.
David klass is the author of many young adult novels, including dark angel and you dont know me. Fourteen year old john, the books narrator, is slowly losing his sanity. You dont know me is a comingofage novel by david klass which tells the tale of a young boy who is abused and faces pressure in his school. Free download or read online you dont know me pdf epub book. At school its not much better, when john asks out gloria his crush. The book has been awarded with dorothy canfield fisher.
But as i feebly protest, gloria takes my right hand in her own, and i can feel myself being led toward the great bonanza ranch house like a steer to the slaughter. The 14yearold narrator describes the physical and emotional abuse he experiences from his mothers boyfriend in this wellconceived novel, said pw. The author takes us inside the mind of the main character john and allows us to share his life. David klass books list of books by author david klass. You dont know me david klass read online free books. The man who is not his father beats him, abuses him and uses him. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Without being overly dramatic, you dont know me packs a lot of action between its covers. One minute im short, the next minute tall, one minute im geeky, one minute studly, my shape constantly changes, and the only thing that stays constant is my brown eyes. You dont know me is a sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, sometimes perplexing novel about a teenage boy struggling to deal with his mothers abusive boyfriend, a crush on a girl unworthy of his love and a number of other issues many teenagers could. Dust rose in the air, caught the rays of the sun for a brief moment and sparkled, and then returned to the earth as mere dust. Review of the book you dont know me by david klass. Fourteenyearold john creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with. You dont know me hardcover march 28, 2001 by david klass author.
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