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Title	:	You Against Me
Author	:	Jenny Downham
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 413 pages
Published	:	December 2nd 2010 by David Fickling
Categories	:	Young Adult. Romance. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Young Adult Contemporary. Family

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If someone hurts your sister and you're any kind of man, you seek revenge, right?

If your brother's accused of a terrible crime but says he didn't do it, you defend him, don't you?

When Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart.

When Ellie's brother is charged with the offence, her world begins to unravel.

When Mikey and Ellie meet, two worlds collide.

This is a brave and unflinching novel from the bestselling author of Before I Die. It's a book about loyalty and the choices that come with it. But above all it's a book about love.

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Original Title:	You Against Me
ISBN:	0385613504 (ISBN13: 9780385613507)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.davidficklingbooks.com/davidficklingbooks.asp?ean=9780385613507&ref=search
Literary Awards:	Carnegie Medal Nominee (2012)

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Honestly Im not sure how I feel about that book. I cant say I despised it it would be pushing it and I cant say I liked itit would be too nice. When I finished my initial reaction was Ehhhhh which for the people who know me means not terrible but could have been so much better in Stephs language. No Seriously, I dont know if I went there with too high of an expectation, I read the summary a few months ago and was just dying to read it since then. I expected something like Leaving Paradise by

It was strange how words meant something when they came out of your mouth. Inside your head they were safe and silent, but once they were outside, people grabbed hold of them. Initial Final Page Thoughts.Wow, what beautiful ending. And book, actually. Extremely unique, fascinating and honest.High Points.Ellie. Mike. Trust. Doubt. Truth. Lies. Perception. Bracing rivers. Baked potatoes. Old cottages. Bunking classes. Cookery. The future. Team Karyn. Low Points.Even though I liked the romance

You Against Me is an incredible and beautiful addition to contemporary YA. Set in the UK, Jenny Downham gives a stunning portrayal of two families struggle to deal with the consequences of rape. Mikey and Ellie are our two main characters Mikey is the brother of the rape victim and Ellie the sister of the accused. From the very beginning of the novel the reader does not know who is telling the truth and the more the facts unfold, the greater the emotional struggle becomes. What I loved most

Reading You Against Me was like listening to a recording on high speed. All the characters' reactions seemed extreme and drastic and I couldn't understand where they were coming from at all. Downham seemed to be trying way too hard to make her characters seem relatable but they ended up seeming stiff and orchestrated instead. Maybe my life's too sheltered, but I simply couldn't see this story happening in RL. It wasn't brutal enough to be believable and it wasn't normal enough to be realistic

It's so late it's almost morning and I finished this book. I am filled with emotions. It's such an honest, brave novel, and I adore the characters to pieces.

This issue alone would usually have me steer clear of a book like this. I'm a paranormal junkie and the occasional contempory romance YA reader, but when it comes to serious issues I tend to stay away...I guess I like reading escape more then reality, but once in awhile a book comes along and you read the reviews and my curiosity seems to get the better of me. You Against Me is one of those books and I'm so glad I took the chance on this one since I would have missed out on a really great read.

Jenny Downham is a genius and I wish I had one-tenth of her skill. Or could just live in her head for a day to see what it's like to be so brilliant. One of the best dual-narrator books I've read in ages, and page 409 (of the UK version--I couldn't wait for it to be published here, although I think it just came out in the US) make me cry every time I read it because it's raw and hopeful in a way that breaks my heart and makes me want to believe at the same time.