Evolution me and other freaks of nature book

The whole premise is one which i personally havent read in a young adult book before. Shepherd begins the unit on evolution, school becomes more dramatic than mena could ever imagine. Besides the normal worries of a teenager starting high school, mena has other problems to think about. The kindle book format for this title is not supported. Robin brande following her conscience leads high school freshman mena to clash with her parents and former friends from their conservative christian church, but might result in better things when she stands up. Until she messed up and did the right thing that is. Her books are so ageappropriate and so well written i cannot convince my 12 yo to put the book down to eat. Mena is being shunned and bullied by the people she used to be in a church group with. I knew today would be ugly its the first day of high school for mena, and already her world looks bleak.

Welcome to life for mena, whose year is starting off in the worst way possible. Singlehandedly responsible for getting her church, her pastor, and her former friends and parents sued for millions of dollars. Ya novel centering around 14yo mena, a freshman girl who has recently gotten kicked out of her church and is now being frozen out by her parents. Vernoffs voice is appropriately young, sweet, and shows growth as mena finds her way.

Mena in studying evolution finds that she can fight for what she believes in. Evolution, me, and other freaks of nature materials for. The five people you meet in heaven by mitch albom totals for april. Following her conscience leads high school freshman mena to clash with her parents and former friends from their conservative christian church, but might result in better things when she stands up for a teacher who refuses to include intelligent design in lessons on evolution.

This book is basically a slightly candycoated version of the movie saved with mandy moore and macaulay culkin. My favorite line from the book is i believe in evolution. Not being a huge fan of the overthetop parody of radical christianity that saved supplies, i liked this book. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public. I have read several books in my lifetime im 12im using my mothers account, but only three books have ever made have to tear my eyes away from the page. Evolution, me, and other freaks of nature by robin brande prezi by taylor storts summary in the realistic fiction book, evolution, me, and other freaks of nature by robin brande, mena is a high school freshman who is going through a lot of trouble.

Welcome to life for mena, whose year is starting off in the worst. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. They all belong to an ultraconservative church harry potter and the lord of the rings are banned from her reading list. Ask for testimony from teens who have read the book, and enjoyed it, or even found it valuable. The protagonist, mena, is very rooted in her faith, but she still believes in evolution. General,schools fiction, evolution fiction,blogs fiction,interpersonal relations fiction,childrens books young adult fiction,schools juvenile fiction,juvenile fiction,interpersonal relations juvenile fiction. I learned about this book in young adult literature in the 21st century. Evolution, me and other freaks of nature by robin brande evolution, me and other freaks of nature is a book about a girl whos just starting high school, named mena, but this isnt just any normal kid starting high school, she used to be part of the tightest knit clique in the school. It is a book about her experience of her first year in high school, a fight between evolution. Teachingbooks evolution, me and other freaks of nature.