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A review by saidtheraina
Claim to Fame by Margaret Peterson Haddix
3.0
Lindsay is a former child tv star who is now living in seclusion in a small town. When she hit puberty, she began hearing voices. But not just any voices. Voices of real people, saying things in real time. And she only heard the voices of people who were talking about her.
The themes running through this book hit close to home. So as Lindsay struggled through handling her powers, I thought about the larger ramifications. The book certainly isn't immune to heavy-handed preachiness (You need to realize that it doesn't matter what other people think), but there's enough other stuff going on (the mystery of the power's origins, character development) that I was able to ignore it. Thought provoking and a good booktalk candidate.
The themes running through this book hit close to home. So as Lindsay struggled through handling her powers, I thought about the larger ramifications. The book certainly isn't immune to heavy-handed preachiness (You need to realize that it doesn't matter what other people think), but there's enough other stuff going on (the mystery of the power's origins, character development) that I was able to ignore it. Thought provoking and a good booktalk candidate.