tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post4906863726978904235..comments2023-10-05T13:20:39.120-04:00Comments on Leafing Through Life: The Rules of Survival by Nancy WerlinMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-15672629771862154312012-02-18T22:17:33.227-05:002012-02-18T22:17:33.227-05:00I remember being a little underwhelmed by The Rule...I remember being a little underwhelmed by <i>The Rules of Survival</i> when I read it. Your review is making me wonder if I should go back and reread it, to see if there's something I missed all those years ago...Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-63946708187513415962012-02-18T13:34:27.506-05:002012-02-18T13:34:27.506-05:00Sounds good! Nancy Werlin isn't my favorite au...Sounds good! Nancy Werlin isn't my favorite author of all time, but she always dials up the suspense like whoa.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-11913558589488922192012-02-17T12:38:55.152-05:002012-02-17T12:38:55.152-05:00Wow, what a story! The terrifying thing is there ...Wow, what a story! The terrifying thing is there are plenty of kids who live in fear just like that.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-71792874118326100902012-02-17T09:57:56.088-05:002012-02-17T09:57:56.088-05:00THis book sounds positively chilling. THanks for ...THis book sounds positively chilling. THanks for the review.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1710818943922563736.post-52082271873818059622012-02-17T08:45:49.402-05:002012-02-17T08:45:49.402-05:00I was struck, when I read this one, just how power...I was struck, when I read this one, just how powerless the adults were. Sure, some of them just didn't take action, but some really had very little choice to take action. And Nikki knew how to cover up her behavior.<br /><br />I have a friend whose sister is this kind of abusive to her 13 year old daughter. No one can do anything about it. Everyone in the family, from my friend to her parents to the little girl's father and his family, have called in to CPS and the cops. When they come out to the house, the mother puts on a perfect act, and then the police and CPS start saying that all the reports are just hearsay. The mother convinces the authorities that her parents and siblings are just out to get her. And for years, everyone was afraid to act because the mother threatened to disappear if anyone tried to take her child away, and she would have, easily. They only acted once she was in legal trouble for another situation and was forced to stay in the area, and when they acted, absolutely nothing came of it. Now, the mother has another daughter, a one-year-old with Down's Syndrome, and the cycle starts all over. It's a frustrating and horrible situation that no one can do anything about.<br /><br />Knowing about all that made it interesting to see this book from two points of view - both of the kids and of the adults who were in the periphery.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.com