Dear Cousin …

I was very shocked when I read your letter. I nearly got a heart-attack. But as I said once, I’ll help you whenever you get in troubles, though I didn’t expect such big troubles!

The story with the police man sounds like an accident. Do you recognize when we were kids and behaved mischievously? Our parents always figured it out, shouted at us and then everything was in order again. Therefore my opinion is that you should go to the police, because it makes all even worse when they catch you once and it also destroys yourself when you run away from “the problem”. Don’t be scared about the consequences, though it could mean prison.
The problem with the girl is much heavier! Sorry that I am joking, but the letter sounds too negative. You told her about the police man?! Ok mate, keep cool! Maybe she understands it and wait for you until you get out of prison. I think if she really loves you she will act like that. Girls can be very romantic yet they do stuff like that. Your life will never be the same again, but you have to make the best of it. If you decide to go to the police, please tell your mum first the whole story. She will be shocked, like I was, but she will understand it some day and help you to find to yourself again. Don’t be shy to tell her, because of her actually problems with your dad. Your mum is a strong person and I think she will bear it.

Finally I want to tell you that I am always by your side if you need my help. If you want me to leave Chicago and come to you I’ll do.
Yours,

Cousin from Chicago

xoxo

Book review of: Paranoid Park

The teenage drama “Paranoid Park” is written by the US-author Blake Nelson. It was published in 2006 an first published in the United States of America by Viking, a member of the Penguin Group (USA).

At first I will tell you the story of the “no-name narrator”. He used to be a normal teenager. His parents get divorced and his girlfriend Jennifer doesn’t really love him, although. One evening the narrator planned an evening with his mate Jared. They want to go out but then Jared cancelled their meeting and so the narrator goes to the so called “Paranoid Park”. It is a park, where only the best skaters drive around. There he meets “Downtown children” and starts to talk with one guy named “Scratch”. They make out to do “train hopping” and so it happens. A police man catches them and starts to beat them up. The narrator defends himself and killed the police man. And then he decides not to tell anyone about what happened. Only at the end of the book he writes a letter to his friend Macy McLaughlin.
In my opinion the story is good because it is exciting until the end, whether the narrator tells the police what he has done or not. I also think that there are many youngsters who relate to the main character because they have similar problems.

The message of the book is that if you made something wrong or get in troubles, it makes it even worse not to speak about it and therefore it would be great if many teenagers read the meaningful book.

Rate 8/10