Fault Line: A Novel
Written by Janet Tashjian
Narrated by Jason Harris
3.5/5
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Seventeen-year-old Becky Martin--smart, funny, ambitious--aspires to be a stand-up comic. While setting out to make her goal a reality, she meets Kip Costello, a rising star in the San Francisco comedy club scene. Where Becky once felt invisible around guys, she now basks in Kip's adoration. And what could be better than an attractive, intense boyfriend who cares about every minute detail of her life?
But Becky soon discovers a darker side to Kip, where emotional and physical abuse grown hand in hand. How is it possible to feel so special yet so worthless at the same time? As the relationship goes from loving to controlling, can Becky find the courage to get the help she needs before it's too late?
Janet Tashjian
Janet Tashjian is a middle-grade and young adult novelist who’s been writing books for children for over two decades. Her first novel Tru Confessions was made into a critically acclaimed Disney TV movie starring Clara Bryant and Shia LaBeouf. The Gospel According to Larry series is a cult favorite and Fault Line is taught in many middle and high schools. Her bestselling My Life As a Book series is illustrated by her son, Jake. They also collaborated on the Einstein the Class Hamster series. Janet collaborated with fellow Macmillan author Laurie Keller on the chapter book series Marty Frye, Private Eye. Janet currently lives in Los Angeles and made her new home city the setting of the Sticker Girl series, which details the adventures of Martina who overcomes being shy with the help of her magical stickers that come to life.
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Reviews for Fault Line
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was one of the last of the 2008 Abraham Lincoln Award nominees that I chose to read. The book description did not appeal to me - how funny could a high school stand up comedian actually be?As I began Tashjian's story, I really started to like the protagonist, and I wanted her to succeed. Her new relationship was exciting, and I wanted them to work out. As her boyfriend gets more and more controlling, however, she starts to realize she needs to leave. As with most cases of abuse, the victim thinks she's at fault.This is an important book for young people to read, and the conclusion is more than satisfying.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becky is a smart, funny, driven seventeen-year-old. When she meets Kip, an aspiring comic, she totally falls for him. Although when he starts to make her choose between him and her friends, becomes more and more controlling, and seems to turn on her for no reason, she starts to wonder if this is the relationship for her. Interspersed throughout the narrative are notes-to-self Becky makes and Kip's journal entries that give more insight into what each character is thinking. A powerful exploration of an abusive dating relationship.