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Title	:	You Don't Know Me
Author	:	David Klass
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	August 1st 2002 by HarperTeen (first published January 1st 2001)
Categories	:	Young Adult. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Sociology. Abuse

You Don't Know Me

David Klass

Paperback | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 8574 Users | 658 Reviews

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John ("My father named me after a toilet!") wrestles with the certainty that no one really knows him not in his miserable home, and certainly not at school. It's true that no one can guess his hidden thoughts, which are hilarious, razor-sharp observations about lust, love, tubas, algebra, everything. And then there's his home: his father ran off years ago, so he's being raised by his mother, who works long hours, and by her boyfriend, whom John calls "the man who is not and never will be my father." This man is his enemy, an abusive disciplinarian who seems to want to kill John and, in a horrible final confrontation, nearly succeeds.

Moving, wholly involving, original, and emotionally true, You Don't Know Me is a multilayered novel that presents a winning portrait of an understandably angst-ridden adolescent.

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Original Title:	You Don't Know Me
ISBN:	0064473783 (ISBN13: 9780064473781)
Edition Language:	English URL http://us.macmillan.com/youdontknowme/DavidKlass
Literary Awards:	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee (2003), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award (2002), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2004)

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Ratings: 3.89 From 8574 Users | 658 Reviews

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John you should have told Mr. Steenwilly in the first place and make up a plan to get rid of the man who is not your father. How can you just sit there and absorb the fact that that abusive monster was going to marry your mother. Running away wasn't in fact the best option. Think of your tired mother who's first priority was you all along. But I understand how you felt about not telling her. I understand what would have happened if she did not believe you. I also think you should have told the

Trigger Warning: Child abuse, Mental health: the specific disorder is not mentioned therefore I do not feel comfortable labeling it but their are definitely aspects of some sort mental illness in this novel. This book is told in a unique way. John is the narrator and describes the events as if he was talking with his mother whom he repeatedly tells, you dont know me. Johns character while not Explicitly stated John seems to have some sort of struggle with dissociative disorder. We spent a lot of

John, 14, describes his life, filled with the usual teen miseries: he has a crush on a manipulative, selfish girl, he doesn't get algebra, he has no good friends, and he's ignored at home and school. But he has a bigger problem is that his mom's boyfriend regularly abuses him and John won't speak up for himself. His mother has to leave town to deal with a dying relative, and John is left alone with her abusive boyfriend. I greatly appreciate this book for its outstanding teen voice. You can feel

Not one for me.I liked the writing and the style was ok, but I couldn't really connect a lot with John. I think it was down to my issue with first person narrative - a story works the best when the author shows what is happening, rather than tells what is happening, which is hard to do in first person. So we have John telling us his step-Dad hits him, but because it's not shown it felt almost like another one of his weird fantasies.Anyway, I found myself not bothered whether I picked this up

This was an okay book, probably aimed towards younger readers. It wasn't life changing but I can definitely see this book being read in high schools.I did have some problems with this book though, mainly girls hating on girls and casual sexism/overprotective fathers but hey, this is an American book so I guess I should have seen this coming.

This is a very good book told from the perspective of a high school boy. It is told in stream-of-consciousness which really allows the reader to get into the character's head. Of course, this means that everything he tells you is biased by his own beliefs which is what makes this story so very interesting; we have no idea what anyone else is thinking, and we don' t know for sure if what he reveals about other characters is true. This adds an extra element to the story that may not be realized

In the beginning when I started reading, I couldn't stand this book. Not at all. But then I kept reading and the pages kept flipping. The truth is, I couldn't STOP reading. All of the sudden I connected with the book so much. I felt like I knew the character and what he was going through in his point of view, like I felt the pain and desire he was feeling at the time. And when I think about it closely, I kind of did feel the way he was feeling. Literally. It brought back memories of problems