4 stars
Sam's life is hanging by a thread. Her best friend since elementary school has turned into a typical dorky, pervy middle school moron. Although Sam has four BFFs that she spends every weekend with, they don't have a clue about her father's alcoholism. Sam's mother is always zoned out on yoga, and she never wants to hold Sam's father accountable for his drinking binges. Desperate for advice, Sam turns to an anonymous source - by leaving a letter describing her problems in a library book. Soon Sam begins corresponding back and forth with a person she's never even met. With this support things begin to get better, though. Sam finds herself the object of a hot high school guy's crush. She is suddenly Miss Popularity at her own school. Her father promises to make some changes. Yep - life is good. That is...until the violence starts.
Lush is an important book for anyone in middle school dealing with struggles and stress in his home life. The author does not paint a pretty picture or a happy ending in this novel. This does, however, offer hope to anyone dealing with alcoholism - and will offer the reader hope in the end.
The book Lush is about a girl who is having troubles at school and at home. Her father is a drunk, so she starts sending a random person letters at the library. She then meets a new "friend" at the library, and they start dating. Her father's addiction is getting worse. Samantha tries drinking, and she now knows that she will never try it again. When her father hits her little brother Luke, he goes to a rehabilitation center. Melenda's friends turn against her after she lies to them, and Samantha doesn't know what to do anymore. This book would be great for anyone who has problems at home, or one of their parents is doing bad things. I really liked this book because it opened my eyes so that I can see that i have it good at my house. It also taught me that you should never try to avoid a problem, because it won't fix it, it will make it worse. You have to do something about the problem.
ReplyDeletei think Lush is an outstanding book. it's so real, & shows the struggles that teens go through all the time; at school & at home. this is a great book to read& i recommend it to everyone! (=
ReplyDeleteThe book Lush talks about a teenager named Samantha. Samantha father is a drunk. She is very worried about her little borther. Samantha starts sending a random girl in the libary notes on how her life is going. Samantha tries drinking herself and see that it is not for her. She tells herself that she will never do it again. After seeing her father hit her little brother, she knew something was going to have to change. She sent her daddy to rehab. This story is great for all the kids that is having it hard at home or is having trouble with anyone in there family with a drinking problem.
ReplyDeletethis book is about a girl who is having some rough situations. she has a brother, mom, and dad. her dad is an alcholic. he says hes going to stop but he reall doesn't. sammantha goes to the library and she starts writing notes back and fourth with someone she doesnt even know to see if they can help her out with her problems. i really liked this book.
ReplyDeleteThis book really was good cause the same things Sam is going throught i was going throught the same thing when i was younger my father did drugs and my mom just worked all the time and took care of me and my brother. she does in fact have a rough time. She has a brother and her mom and dad some people dont even have that. Sam's dad is an alcholic he says he will stop but it never happens. She doesnt wont to tell her friends but if she has a friend she can trust maybe she can tell them.
ReplyDelete''Lush''is a book about a girl named Samantha who is 13 years old with a acoholic dad,a little hyper brother, a worried mother, a nana who cares about her, and friends who she can trust,but is worried telling them her dads a drunky.In this book she starts to send notes to a random girl in the library to get advice for the problems she is having.This is an awesome book by Natasha Freind and you'll be suprised by the twist and turns on each chapter.
ReplyDeleteLush is sooo sad
ReplyDeleteexcpectily chapter 13 when luke gets whacked in the head with a beer bottle
and I love the part where it goes:
juice flying through the air
Click,click,click.
juice splashing against the feingold blueprints
Click,click,click.
Dad raising the bottle above Luke's head
Click,click,click.
Bottle cracking against Luke's face
Click,click,click.
Blood. Everywhere.
...
Then I like the start of chapter 4
when their in the Hospital.
The End
Thanks
for listening to my favourite parts
Bye
Morgan Ann Jacky Martin
lush is a good book i
ReplyDeleteliked it it was funny and
sad at the same time!
cool book:]
awweh its soo good i wanna read the rest of them :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVED IT!! GREAT BOOK! WHOOOOO! im gonna go read it again
ReplyDeletethis book was amazing and its great for kids in middle school if they are having problems at home with their father by him drinking.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book, twas lovely. But now i need to to a book report on it and start with a quote from the book to be my "hook". I also love(but twas so sad that i actually started crying, something rare for me) but i don't own the book and need the direct qouat help????
ReplyDeleteI LIKE THIS BOOK BECUZ IT WAS REALLY GOOD
ReplyDeletethis book was the besttttt!!!!! i love all natasha friend books. so far i've read perfect and lush and they both were amazing! it's so real.....i love them. i loaned them to my friends and they love em too! so read it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAwsome book!!This book was the bomb!!
ReplyDeletei luv this book i think every body should read it its the best book i think ive eva read!!!! it is very interesting
ReplyDeletei love this book!! it is such a good book! i couldnt put it down.. and this is coming from a girl who doesnt like to read very much.. :) oh i loved perfect too!! Natasha Friend is an awesome writer!!
ReplyDeleteThis book is amazing
ReplyDeleteLush is about a girl named Sam age 13 is having problems at school and at home . Her father is a drunk . She goes to the library to relax while she was she desides to make a note about her problem and shove it in a book . She meets a new friend at the library who turns into her boyfriend. Sam goes to a party with her boy-friend and trys drinking for her self and starts to get really drunk! And her boy friend took her into a room and started taking her clothing off but she stop and asked him what he was doing , and he didn’t say anything and kept going then she yelled stop and said she was a kid and that’s how he found out she was only 13. After that she figures tha drinking isn’t for her. Her fathers addiction is getting worse . Her dad told them to be quite because he had to do work when really he was drinking , while there were playing a game luke gets thirst so they go and get a drink. Luke notices his favorite television show and starts jumping and screaming . There dad comes up stairs and starts to yell at them and smashes his drink on lukes face . The next day same sends him to a rehab center. Sams best friends turn against her because she lied to them about her dad.
This book so so good ! i recommend it to agesssss 13 andd upppppppppp ! :)))))
ReplyDeleteOMG I LOVE THIS BOOK LUSH BECAUSE IT MADE ME CRY SO BAD AND SOME OF THOSE STUFF HAS HAPPEND IN MY LIFEI WISH THERE WAS A MOVIE FOR LUSH ALL OF U GISE WOULD BE THE BECAUSE THATS PROBLEY UR FAV. MOVIE BYE AND U GISE R AWSOME FOR LOVING THIS BOOK BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE TTYL
ReplyDeletei have read a bit and i think it is good
ReplyDeleteOMG i lovee this book iv actaully never finish a book instead of lush i honestly rate it and its so sad but good
ReplyDeleteI love this book so much cause its like the same thing that happens at my house.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book! But I have to do a speech on it and I have to include 4 items that deal with the book... HELP!!!!
ReplyDeleteits a really good book
ReplyDeleteLush is an amzing book but it only gets really interesting if you have the actual problems the character faces in the book. Well, Samantha is just an ordinary girl, as you would think. But she is having the worst year at school and better yet her dad just almost killed her brother with a bottle! This tween struggles and pulls herself through life like shes losing in a tug-o-war match. Her dad always says he wont drink anymore but where ever she goes whether its the bathroom or the living room there is always a beer in sight.
ReplyDeleteDo you think her father will stop drinking for good?
read Lush to find out.
this is the best book ever. i love this book ever since i read it in seventh grade. i never forgot it!!!!!
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