Some Boys

By: Patty Blount

Narrated by: Em Eldridge, Joe Hempel

Some girls say no. Some boys don't listen.

When Grace meets Ian, she's afraid. Afraid he'll reject her like the rest of the school, like her own family. After she accuses Zac, the town golden boy, of rape, everyone turns against her. Ian wouldn't be the first to call her a slut and a liar.

Except Ian doesn't reject her. He's the one person who looks past the taunts and the names and the tough-girl act to see the real Grace. He's the one who gives her the courage to fight back.

He's also Zac's best friend.

©2014 Patty Blount (P)2017 Tantor

Great

This book was very emotional for me. It was a bit of a reminder of what I went through in my past. However it was very well written and I loved the narration.

nostalgia

read this when I was in highschool, glad I gave it a reread. story and characters are just as good as I remember.

Great read.

I like that its realistic. love how determined Grace is and how she stuck to her guns. go girl!

Listen with your pre-teen or teen

A good way of getting a conversation started with your children about uncomfortable but important topics.

It was good

I have NEVER been angry or hated 99% of the characters in a book. Everyone in this book let Grace down. People who are meant to protect her, let her down. Her best friends let her down. And she forgave all of them way too easily.

Besides that, it was a good book. A lot of empowerment for Grace. She’s definitely not a victim but a survivor. For someone who had so much stacked against her, she still fought hard for herself. I’m proud of her.

EM & Joe did a great job narrating!

Blown away

this book was everything. it's hard for me to explain how it impacted me. but it really pulled at my heart' strings. the pain, anguish and anxiety, it was such a realistic story. I know that girl it happened to my friend when we were in high school. this is such a real story. I've been out of school for over 30 years. rape culture doesn't change

All the feelings

I usually don't leave reviews, and I'm going to change that. But, this book...omg. Had all the emotions. Great story, I want to slap her dad fyi. Also loved the narrators. Never heard of them before, now I'm looking for them!

Wow

Where does Some Boys rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a story that every teenager should listen too. Having been in this situation, I wish I had Grace’s strength.

Which scene was your favorite?

The whole book was awesome can’t pick just one scene.

Any additional comments?

This is a tough subject but a real problem in life. Doing the right thing sometimes is the hardest thing to do and Grave’s type of forgiveness, breath taking.

Such an important subject

I think this book is beautifully done on a very hard subject. So many people go thru this with people in there life not believing them or not knowing how to act around them.

Great story about a serious topic

I liked that the story dealt with a very real subject that affects a lot of people. Grace was strong but not inhuman and I liked that she tried to teach her classmates about consent and women's rights. The narration was ok, the male narrator didn't really sound like a teen so the words didn't match the voice. But overall a good story, even paced.