Gail giles born september 24 in galveston, texas is an american writer of young adult fiction. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Kip stayed in a near catatonic state for about 5 weeks. Giles is a master at showing us the reality under the facts, the story behind the.
Discount prices on books by gail giles, including titles like girls like us. Following the success of the new york times bestseller find her, lisa gardner is back with the heartpounding sunday times bestseller right behind you. To ask other readers questions about right behind you, please sign up. The reader is swept along with the highs and lows, and her voice resonates for weeks after reading has finished. Giles is a gifted storyteller to be able to make kipwade sympathetic, even when hes acting abominably, i think feels remorse and never blames his victim. Feb 11, 2009 right behind you by gail giles book trailer duration. After living for over four years in a ward with hardened juvenile offenders, kip is declared rehabilitated. Break us katherine tegen books fans of pretty little liars, look no further for your new favorite chilling mystery. It brings up the issues of life after prison, juveniles in prisons, and the question of if we ever get a. Characters are complex, plot was riveting and extremely compelling with its backstory of childhood abuse, foster care, trauma and corruption. Two speddiesspecial ed studentsgraduate high school and move in with a kind but sometimes misguided older woman. Gail giles right behind you 2007 is another ya novel that tackles a tough. In your chart, include three female characters from this book as well as at least. Right behind you by gail giles book trailer youtube.
Right behind you by gail giles by cheyenne berandi on prezi. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read girls like us. You can connect to my blog and link to other author sites. Right behind you by gail giles book trailer duration. She aims to write books about social issues that connect with a teen audience in a realistic way. In a new place with a new name, kip can start afresh, but hell never succeed in a normal life if he doesnt learn to manage the crushing guilt of his. He is also a boy you would probably never meet in real life. I chose gail giles as author of the month for january because of her contribution to. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Now, after years in a juvenile ward, he is ready for a fresh start. He wasnt a good father but he tried his best raising kip. It brings up the issues of life after prison, juveniles in prisons, and the question of if we ever get a fresh start. Right behind you by lisa gardner is the 7th in the pierce quincy rainie connor series but the excellent thriller is perfect for fans and newcomers alike. I guess, really, we each hated him for a different reason, but we didnt realize it until the day we killed him.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Giles is excellent at crafting believable and flawed protagonists. A figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation o. I agree that the weakest part of right behind you is the texas portion. Although gail giles didnt completely win me over with shattering glass, it was a decent read and with strong pacing. The horn book girls like us is a quick, enjoyable read that is hard to put down. These are harsh realities, and one of the strengths of young adult fiction is that. In what ways does this ambiguity add interest to the story. Tla tayshas high school reading list book awards librarything. There is a lot more harsh reality in your books than the average runofthe mill teen reading material. Aug 01, 2012 gail giles is the author of four young adult novels. Right behind you is a story about rage and redemption, guilt and.
Kips voice sounded rusty because he hadnt talked at all for 5 weeks and it is. Once youve completed the book, explain why this is appropriate. It was published by little, brown books for young readers and has a total of 304 pages in the book. The book is well written, with believable scenarios and dialogue most readers will enjoy. Evan writes a song about it that just happens to be the fastest rising song on the billboard charts ever. This last book in a popular trilogy is a nailbiting, nottobemissed finale that will leave readers breathless.
Gail giles is the author of several books for young adults, including shattering glass, what happened to cass mcbride. The book i read was right behind you by gail giles, which starts with a young 8 year old boy named kip who lives in alaska with his father. She has won several awards for her work, including the an ala best of the best book. Her father lost his job, and her family is crumbling apart. Do you think the hungry ghost is a good way of describing kips guilt. Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how i wonder what you are. Recommended books for young adults very good ya read. Right behind you will be enjoyed by teens and adults, though enjoy isnt the right word, due to the heavy contact.
The title of this book is right behind you and it was written by gail giles. Gail giles is the author of six young adult novels. When kip was nine, he set bobby clarke on fire and then spent the next four years in a mental ward for dangerous juveniles. The prologue mentions sam, though we dont learn till halfway through the book whether sam is a young man or woman. Plenty of twists and turns to keep you up all night. The hunger games by suzanne collins, fiction, reality show in the future.
Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky. May 27, 2014 girls like us ebook written by gail giles. When he was nine years old, kip mcfarland murdered another child. But in dead girls dont write letters, i was walking along a street in chicago. Youll find information about my books, some funny stuff to amuse you, some educational stuff for teachers, and a few tidbits about me. Nov 01, 2008 download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read right behind you. Articles my blog teachers guide for dark song teachers guide for right behind.
And i know that with her last release, i stated that what happened to cass mcbride. At first, prickly quincy, who is mixedrace, and fearful but kind biddy, who is white, seem to have little in common besides their special ed designation. Buy a cheap copy of right behind you book by gail giles. But the ghosts of his past soon demand justice, and he must reveal his painful secret. Sep 07, 2010 giles is excellent at crafting believable and flawed protagonists. Although this book is part of a series, you wont need to read the previous books to enjoy this one. I thought the little snipits of interviews at the beginning of each chapter, giving the reader a little foreshadowing of how things play out, was a nice touch although the ending it s self felt a bit unfinished. Bobby clarke said to kip that his glove was the best and that he didnt have a mother to buy him one that is what made kip so angry. The author draws readers in with deep, meaningful characters who play on sympathies. I chose gail giles as author of the month for january because of her contribution to the field of teen literature. You wont find out how old i am or how much i weigh. The novel is about an high school boy named simon glass that is helped to become one of the most popular dogs in school by other students. For me, i think its partly that it didnt have a twist at the end like cass mcbride or dead girls so i was kinda disappointed.
Buy the paperback book right behind you by gail giles at indigo. Quincy and rainie encounter their most personal case yet in the seventh novel in the fbi profiler series. Dark song is a great ya book, but it s not as good as her beautifully nearperfect right behind you. Mark said he heard the dark song when he creeped houses. The book gives memorable voice to underrepresented young women. Once in a while a writer comes along who really changes the way things are done. The song the predators heart sings when it hears the heart of the prey. Gail giles is the queen of psychological thrillers for teens. But what about books that explore dark situations of the characters own making.
However, ive taken the liberty of changing my mind yes, again. A writer or a speaker, using an apostrophe, detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech. Jack tried to do everything so that kip doest make another mistake again. Sep 01, 2007 the book i read was right behind you by gail giles, which starts with a young 8 year old boy named kip who lives in alaska with his father. Common knowledge book awards tla tayshas high school reading list. Her second novel, dead girls dont write letters, was an ala top 10 quick pick 2003 and a book sense 76 selection. Her debut novel, shattering glass, was an ala best of the best book, a book sense 76 selection, and a booklist top 10 mystery for youth selection. The book i read was right behind you by gail giles, which starts with a young.
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