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__**Running with Scissors**__  By Nicole Heytink, Allyson Solvang, Tayler Hehir, Lauren Karow and Kelsey Hehir. (Nicole, Lauren, Kelsey) We decided to read the book //Running with Scissors//, by Augusten Burroughs. It is a 304 paged book that is very disturbing but also has some comedy and drama. It is about a little boy who had to suffer through physical and metal abuse and was sent to live with his physiatrist when his mother wasn't able to take care of him anymore. One review we found was from Tina on the website goodreads.com She said: I'm more than halfway through this, and I find myself liking it and hating it at the same time. Like, it's really interesting and funny and horrifying, and I want to be reading it, but as I'm reading it I'm mad at it for being such a ripoff of David Sedaris. What, can only gay men with screwed up childhoods write memoirs now? And even though it is funny and interesting, I definitely don't think he's on the same level as they boy. The title of the book is intriguing and it made us want to find out more about the book and read all about this little boy's life. This book is a true story and we want to find out the meaning behind the title too to see why they say running with scissors when is being physically and mentally abused. I have personally read a book before similar to this one about a boy who was physically abused and you actually get attached to the story and you feel like you are there. This book will be one that we won't want to put down, and we will keep reading.

We would like to read this book because we think that it will be very interesting to hear about a true story of a twelve year old boy named Augutus and how he survived through the very hard circumstances he had to deal with throughout his life. Also by reading this book, we will know every detail that happen in his life, and what he had to do. It will teach us a lesson on how we should't take things for granted because we never know what could be happening to an innocent person or child. This book is also different from all the other books, that we usually read. It is a true story, and it seems very interesting. This book is different from others because it teaches you that sometimes in bad situations you just need to laugh. This book is heartbreaking and engrossing at the same time. It is bawdy and has a different type of humor that not everyone would get. Even though this book is very emotional, it is different then reading a girly drama, a romantic, or mystery book. We didn't want to read a fiction book like we always do. We know that this book will a true heart book where we will want to keep reading, and we will learn that not everyone's life are as perfect as they seem. Although, this book is very disturbing, it is a true story about a dysfunctional family. This book has some inappropriate scenes and language, but we think that we are old enough and mature to handle it. This book also has to do with abuse, rape, and disfunction. We all know about it, and we think that it will be interesting to read so that we can understand what really happens to the children when they go through such a hard time. I think it will show us that we all have to go through hard times and it wont always be easy, and it will be a eye opener to us, showing us what the real world is and that not everyone has a normal life. I think this book will be a reality check, to show us how lucky we are to not have to live like Augutus, because it was based on a true story. //(Allyson)// **Sedaris**: This book isn't nearly as funny or poignant. I think this book is going to be very different than what we all have read before. I think its a good book because it shows the reality that no one really ever sees or talks about. I think it will show us how life isnt always easy, and not everyone is perfect. The book seems very interesting and apparently it all based on the authors life. I think it will show us us all new look at life. **Barnes & Noble**: //To say that Augusten Burroughs had an unusual childhood would be an understatement. His eccentric mother -- left him in the care of her shrink, a man who might have benefitted from a little therapy himself. Somehow, Augusten survived, and the result is this memoir, one both horrifying and hysterical.//http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/running-with-scissors-augusten-burroughs/1100586078http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/242006.Running_With_Scissors// (Tayler) Meeting 1 -Running with Scissors **Meeting 2- Running With Scissors** Meeting 3-Running With Scissors

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