Book Summary: You Don T Know Me

The book "You Don’t Know Me" is not your average book. It has many twists and turns in it. It has to do with a teenager who finds himself in a lot of crazy situations. The main characters are John, Gloria, Violet Hayes, Mr. Steenwilly, the man who is not John’s father (that’s what John calls him), and his mother (she is not names either). You Don’t Know Me is about John and his confusing life. If you don’t read it, you should since it’s an amazing book.

John is a fourteen year old boy who lives with his mother and her boyfriend, the man who is not John’s father. John is the protagonist in this novel. His real father just disappeared and left his mother alone, working in a factory to support herself and John. John has low self-esteem and it looks like he is in a
This is a man versus man conflict. The climax of the book is when John goes out with Violet Hayes and comes home late thinking that the man who is not his father isn’t there but he is there. The man who is not John’s father starts to severely hurt John but he said stop and starting running away. The man who is not John’s father finally catches him outside of the house in the front lawn. Mr. Steenwilly then comes and rescues John. His mother then pays more attention to him. The author’s purpose was to show that people who are abused need to speak up because their teachers are not always going to check up on them and happen to be there when they are getting hurt. It was a good book about a teen and his mishaps. I recommend this book for people who are quiet and for kids who are in seventh to twelfth grade. It is a book with lots of hilarious parts, sad parts, and exciting situations that will keep your heart pumping for more. To sum this book up, I guess you can say that it’s a book about a teen who can slip through the cracks and lose almost everything but wind up having the things he wanted