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. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 352 pages and is available in paperback format. Review of the book you dont know me by david klass. And even if i were up in my room i wouldnt be doing my homework, so youd. A book of a boy dealing with a bad home and a harsh school life. You dont know me david klass page 15 read online free. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Johns mind games help him to survive the brutal treatment he receives from the man who is not his. The first edition of the novel was published in 2001, and was written by david klass. Review of the book you don t know me by david klass. 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. You dont know me by david klass by lizbeth alcaraz on prezi. However, you dont know me sucks you in from the very first page and it doesnt stop holding onto you until you have reached the very end. What bathroom fixture did his father have in mind at.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. A book of a fourteen year old boy who struggles to find his mothers love and comfort. He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than twentyfive action screenplays, including kiss the girls, starring m. Moving, wholly involving, original, and emotionally true, you don t know me is a multilayered young adult novel that presents a winning portrait of an understandably angstridden adolescent. This video was for my girl friends english class for the book you dont know me by david klass. Buy the paperback book you dont know me by david klass at indigo. Student created book trailer based on the book you dont know me by david klass. One minute im short, the next minute tall, one minute. His father is abusive towards him if he does not do what he is told to do immediately. You dont know me david klass you dont know me, out of all the numerous pieces of literature which i have explored, was the most influential. John, the 14yearold narrator, bounces between the comic and absurd, as.
David klass has 27 books on goodreads with 355070 ratings. You don t 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. He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than 25 action screenplays, including kiss the girls, starring morgan freeman and ashley judd. Quiz over the book you don t kow me by david klass. My friend who is not a friend and i exchanged our first words since his basketball game arrest just before this math class began, and, it pains me to report, they were not filled with warmth and friendship. Mar 28, 2001 david klass, the author, has created a character the reader can empathize with, can relate to and one you want to seek out and hug. Free download or read online you dont know me pdf epub book. Johns mind games help him to survive the brutal treatment he receives from the man who is not his father. Read this literature bookmovie report and over 89,000 other research documents. This book even with a lot of humor tends to have serious topics. The book has been awarded with dorothy canfield fisher. Literary device in the book you dont know me by david klass. He fights with his tuba, which isn t 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. David klass s most popular book is you dont know me.
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. This book you dont know me is about a troubled middle schooler named john who has many issues with his friends and some family members at home. Buy you dont know me new longman literature 1114 new ed by klass, david isbn. Moving, wholly involving, original, and emotionally true, you dont know me is a multilayered young adult novel that. Jan 01, 2001 you don t 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 probably relate to or at least understand. The book was about how a boy named david was being abused by his mothers drunk boyfriend and mother left and he did it more and then after the teacher tried to help. Sep 26, 2010 my book report was due last week and i didnt have time to finish my book i need to turn it in by tomorrow. David klass is the author of many young adult novels, including you dont know me, dark angel, and firestorm the caretaker trilogy.
This book had a unique integration of coming of age, humor, and the reality of child abuse. This is a video narrative of the novel you dont know me by david klass made by me giselle montilla for a college course. You dont know me by david klass is an insightful view into the mind of a disturbed teenager. Pdf you dont know me book by david klass free download. Klass you don t know me throws a lot at his protagonist, joe, a suburban new jersey high school senior who is captain of his schools losing soccer team, the braves. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 19, 2008 sharply observed, and with a powerful voice, this is klass s best novel yet. In david klass s novel you don t know me, john, the main character, deals with all the things adolesence brings. He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than twentyfive action screenplays, including kiss the girls, starring morgan freeman and ashley judd. Abused by the man who is not his father on a near constant basis and unable to confide in his absentee mother, john internalizes his fear and anger. His oblivious mother is not aware of the problems they have been dealing with because john will not tell her. David klass is the author of many young adult novels, including you don t know me, losers take all, and grandmaster.
He is also a hollywood screenwriter, having written more than twentyfive action screenplays, including kiss the girls, starring morgan freeman and ashley judd, walking tall, starring the rock, and desperate measures, starring michael keaton and andy garcia. 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 will go through many obstacles, but will find out that he is wonderful. John is an injured soul, trapped in an impossible circumstance. The humor in the book is more of a coping mecanisim for the main charater and it often. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are. 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. Then it spits you out and you are left wondering which earthquake shook your world and why youre the only one who felt it. The author takes us inside the mind of the main character john and allows us to share his life.
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