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I Am an Artichoke (Laurel-Leaf Books)

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A Review by Miranda

Fifteen-year old Sarah can't wait to start her new summer job as a mother's helper, so she can get away from what she calls her weird family. Finding out that the mother and father are divorced and argue all the time about their daughter, Emily, who has an eating disorder Sarah realizes her family isn't that bad. In the meantime she is trying to help Emily through her troubled times, relieve stress from her mother and tries to get the attention of a cute boy that works downstairs.

I liked how the topic of the book was so realistic and a teenager could relate to what was going on. It was easy to follow and it made you want to keep reading. I liked the characters of the book and how each one was totally different. It made the story a lot more interesting, because one character would like to do something one way and the other would want to do it another way. So you're stuck thinking, how are they going to resolve it? The one part about the book that I didn't like was how towards the end it had a great climax but the resolution was weak.

I would recommend this book to people who like reality and teen issues. I think it was a wonderful book that makes you want to keep reading and not want to put it down.

I am an artichoke, was at several points a good book, the description described to me a girl who felt under appreciated and misfiting, who finds herself in the middle of a compromiseing situation. The book did stay somewhere in that region of plot, but several events in the book were just plain poorly written. Unlike the introspective character introduced in the beginning, Sarah, evolves into a somewhat ditzy, shallow character. The protrayal of the elevatorboy, who Sarah, of course, developes eyes for (that, bringing up the point of the book being predictable), was a bit stereotypical. On a brighter side the book did deliever an accurate, colorful journaling of anorexia, and divorce.

One of my new favorites! Goes right up there with the book A Time for Dancing (which you should check out, but thats another story)I found a bunch of similarities between the charecters, myself and my friends. I think there is a bit of everyone in at least one of the charecters.

I think this is a very good book, and worthy of your "attention".

I read, "I am an Artichoke" when I was in seventh grade(I'm in tenth grade now) and I absolutley loved it! It was one of my favorite books and I would always get it from the library. I was not at all disappointed when I first read it because the writing was so much more different than any other book. It's one of those cozy books that you can read over and over again! It takes place in New York City and has a sense of depth and reality which is refreshing. Read it and you will enjoy it.

I Am An Artichoke is about a fifteen year old named Sarah who is looking for excitement and adventure. When she finally finds it, it does not come in the shape or form of what she was looking for. Instead, she has to cope with a twelve-year old, Emily, who has an eating disorder. Sarah is faced with situations that are very mature. Sarah has to face the facts that what she says will either help or hurt Emily. Will Sarah make it through tough times with Emily??? You will have to read I Am An Artichoke to find out

Lucy Frank writes with this amazing, refreshing honesty. Her portrayal of the young anorexic Emily is so real, it is capable of provoking tears from the easily frightened or previous anorexics. The most stunning part of the novel, though, is the innocence the main character, Sarah, has in luring her beloved friend away from the eating disorder. It seems as if she does not realize the effect she has influencing Emily. She is just naturally inspiring... a novel with a frank, fresh quality to each glorious page.

I love this book. The author manages to be funny about the deepest things--independence, self worth, friendship, even anorexia and divorce. Lucy Frank reveals her characters at their best and at their worst. Yet, even when they behave badly, the reader goes on liking them because their humanity and vulnerability are so apparent--a triumph of fine writing!

I really liked this book, and itwas very touching and beatiful. The end was amazing, though th "elevator boy" part was pretty shallow. The charactors were interesting, And I loved it!

This book seemed absolutely horrible. It was a story about a girl who was sent, unknowingly, to "cure" a young girl's anorexia. Much information was inaccurate and very disturbing because of that. I disliked how it portrayed Emily (the anorexic)....

i liked this book and lucy frank's description of emily's mother. i was dissapointed that sarah's cute guy turned out to be kind of a jerk.... i was so proud of sarah when she stood up to her parents :)