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Bittersweet: The Diary of Brandy Morgan

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Ms. Sanders pulls no punches with this honest and gripping story of racial tension and hate at Prescott High.

This is the story of Brandy Morgan. She is a typical teenager, wanting to fit in and have friends. But she's black and poor. Not the qualities needed to be cool at Prescott High. Cool would be Ian Fuller and his buddies.

Brandy gets the feeling that Ian isn't like his friends. He's not outwardly cruel to Brandy. He just ignores her when his friends are around. But Brandy is persistent and keeps trying to befriend Ian. Finally, Ian takes up Brandy's offer to help tutor him in math. From there, their friendship blossoms.

But not without problems. The high school students will not tolerate the mixing of the two races. Brandy is harassed and assaulted in various ways. No one should be subjected to the humiliations that Brandy must endure. As Ian's feeling for Brandy change, he is drawn into her everyday troubles.

The reader gets a glimpse inside Brandy's mind with excerpts from her diary. It gives insight to her unwavering spirit, but also her struggles not to hate those that seem to hate her.

This is not an easy book to read. It brings forward feelings of racial tension and distrust of someone that is different from yourself. It's hard to imagine that such reactions are still present in modern society, but current events make it all too clear that it's still prevalent in our generation.

Ms. Sanders closes out the book with examples of recent hate crimes that were in the media. Fans of the A&E program American Justice will be familiar with two of the cases listed: Teena Brandon and Matthew Shepard.

I suggest this book as recommended reading to everyone. If nothing else, it would provide a heated discussion on where our society is headed.

Reviewed by: Jaglvr

This book was ok. It was a quick read. For the most part, I enjoyed most parts of the book. I was interested in how it raised the universal ONGOING issue of racism. The characters were developed well and I literally cringed every time Brandy was harassed by those students in her school. The book could've been better, but for the most part it was okay.

the book was awesome. I liked the characters. although some parts in it was a bit overwhelming.it was all in all a good read. i would reccomend this book to teens.

This is a great book. The author is very poetic and an elegant writer. You really feel for the character and how they have to deal with real issues. I could not put the book down!

This book was a great read. It has vivid characters, excellent plot, and is well written. Most it's a romance story but it also educates the reader about hate crime and racism.

My favorite part of the story was the end when the plot takes a surprising turn. I love the main character Brandy for her persistence and determination.

The previous reviews must have been written by Ms. Sanders friends and family, please don't spend money on this book. This is the worst book I've ever read. The editing is horrible, as Ms. Sanders butchers her way through the english language you'll begin to wonder how the book was even published in the first. My guess is self publishing strikes again!! You feel no sympathy for the main character, she's a bit of a stalker and she has no backbone. Oh, and please don't let me forget to add she asks for you to feel sorry for her throughout the book.

Yuck, don't get me wrong, I'm an AA female and I love IR novels and I love YA novels, but this is book is a good waste of paper. This books reads like one of my students fifth grade essays. I spent the majority of the time making grammatical corrections. I hated this book with a passion.

Again, I implore you please, please don't waste your money. There are really good books at amazon. There are millions of titles don't waste your money and your time.I would like my money back, but this book I won't even resale; I'm shredding it and using the paper for recycling.