Forever... (1975)

This book is about a girl who is senior in high school falling in love for the first time. Kath starts dating Micheal and everything is perfect. Like most relationships they have issues and sex is a big thing for them. Throughout the story the couple face issues that they have be there for each other for. Over the summer they spend time apart and Kath realizes that what she thought would be forever may not be when she starts liking another guy. This break up is hard for both of them.
I am not sure I would allow my students to read this story, if i did it would only be seniors who are allowed to read this book, I think is a great book to teach about the different issues that affect teens like sex, alcohol, attempt suicide, death, and pregnancy. These are all things that they characters in this story faced. If i was to teach this in my class room I would ask my student to reflect on issues that are facing and express those issues and the different outcome of them through different media.
I enjoyed reading this book. I was a really easy read for me. I can also understand why is banned in many schools. Although I don't agree with the banning of it because I feel like students need to know that they are not alone when facing their issues that they face daily. And reading books like this can help to learn to deal with the many curve balls that life will throw their way. ( )

One of those classic YA novels that you have to read to see where we've been. Pretty unremarkable and tame by modern "Gossip Girl" standards but still gets challenged. ( )

I can understand why this book is a "classic," and banned as well, as it dealt with many topics that were taboo in children's/young adult literature at the time.

I wasn't crazy about the book, but I think it's mostly because I couldn't really relate to it. I felt like every page was about sex and the affects of it on a relationship, and that's what the main character was focused on, which got annoying after awhile.

I did like the honesty in the ending. It wasn't "perfect" and it didn't give an idealized view of relationships and love, which I think is good.

I probably would have liked this book better if I had read it when I was in junior high or high school, I just wanted more depth of the character (instead of just sex and boys) but, overall, a decent (and quick) read and I can see why it continues to be published and a favorite of young adults everywhere (and why it still is banned). ( )

I'm sorry I missed this when I was in high school. In some ways, of course, it's dated, but in others it's much more progressive than I would have expected for a book that was first published in 1957. I enjoyed it, and thought it was a fairly realistic/representative portrayal of high school friendships and relationships. ( )

First July book club book down. Two to go.

This was a quick read. Seeing as how I was born after this book was published it's hard to imagine the reaction to this book when it published in 1975. ( )