Hi im a professor from yale and im doing a research about everyday people and what they think about this book. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Shayne blank just moved into town and no one knows who is he and where he comes from. Shayne blank is the new kid in townbut that doesnt stop him fr. Blank confession is a book that shocks you from the first page turn you make. A boy named mike martin mikey goes to school with his sister marie. This is a book trailer about the new young adult novel blank confession by pete hautman. Conclusion karma what goes around, comes around mean by taylor swift i chose this song. Arriving at the doors of a new high school one day is shayne blank, perched on a battered bmw motorcycle and dressed all in black. Blank confession s deft and timely exploration of bullying will find an eager audience among teens searching for gripping, realistic fiction. The mystery in blank confession unfolds in two ways. Nov 16, 2010 pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, and invisible.
Setting my book report police station at school, shayne blank meets a boy named mikey martin and a bully named jon. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blank confession. The story is about a new kid named shayne and comes to this town and in the first week or two that he is in the new town he confesses to something really interesting. May 07, 2012 trailer for the book blank confession by pete hautman. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. One of the oldest tropesa stranger comes to towngets fresh treatment in this gripping whodunit. Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, invisible, and mr. I spent days on end reading it, figuring out things and slowly putting the pieces together. Shayne blank is the new kid in townbut that doesnt stop him from getting into a lot of trouble very quickly. This is such a great book, very intense and quick to change speaker. Like the other books ive read by pete hautman, blank confession is a fastpaced and fairly entertaining young adult novel that nonetheless comes off as being a little on the shallow side. Was was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america.
Gr 8 upthis simple, engaging story opens with shayne blank sitting in a police station, about to give a murder confession. Trailer for the book blank confession by pete hautman. The boldface marginal references indicate the confession number to the left of the decimal and the paragraph numbers. Blank confession ebook by pete hautman rakuten kobo. Megabestselling author luanne rice returns with a rippedfrom the headlines story of a girl who is kidnapped by. No one knows much about his past, including mikey martin, who is the shortest guy in the 11th grade and likes to slink from class. Was, which was nominated for an edgar award by the mystery writers of america. Fourteen years ago, a threeyearold girl was the only survivor at a horrific murder scene. If you have holds on the shelf, they will be held until we reopen. Read a sample click to the right or left of the sample to turn the page.
A stranger rides into town on a battered old bmw motorcycle and with mad ninja skills stands up to the drugdealing bullies in the high school, then walks into the police station and confesses to murder. Nov 21, 2015 pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, invisible, and mr. Officer rawls is ready to go home when shayne blank walks into the police station and confesses to a murder. Blank confession by pete hautman 2010, hardcover for. Blank confession is a compelling mystery that will keep readers turning pages, from national book awardwinning author pete hautman.
Shayne blank is the new kid in town but that doesnt stop him from getting into a lot of. Thats just part of the mystery as shayne sits in the police station, waiting to confess to murder, in national book award winner pete hautmans latest thriller, blank confession. All wcpl locations are closed until further notice. The confession is a 2010 legal thriller novel by john grisham, his second novel to be published in 2010 the previous was theodore boone. Jons posse of two, kyle ness and trey worthington help him bully the smaller kids of the high school. Detective rawls, intrigued by shaynes calmness, allows the teen to lead him through the entire story, right up to the murder including his evolving relationship with mikey martin,who finds himself the target of a sadistic bully. Summary summary augustines confessions is a diverse blend of autobiography, philosophy, theology, and critical exegesis of the christian bible. A boy named shayne blank goes to a police station and tells a police officer named george rawls that he committed murder.
This was grishams first novel to be released simultaneously in digital and hardcopy format. Its at the opening of this book that the reader sees shayne sitting in the police station, wanting to make a blank confession of murder. Book of confessions ii the brief statement of faith begins on page numbered 11. To add, blank confessions provides a vivid and smoothly written story line that is easy to keep up with and told by multiple people, making the book a fantastic read. All in all blank confession is an intricate, well written book. That might sound like a weak or oversimplified compliment, but let me explain my deep admiration for storytellers. As the details begin to fill in, the only thing that becomes clear is that nothing about shaynes story is clear at all. Pete hautmans books are short but powerful, and this is another fine example of a quick read with high impact. B recommended yes like the other books ive read by pete hautman, blank confession is a fastpaced and fairly entertaining young adult novel that nonetheless comes off as being a little on the shallow side. Blank confession by pete hautman by sarah heenan on prezi. Book report presentation blank confession by shermane. Shayne blank is the new kid in town but that doesnt stop him from getting into a lot of trouble very quickly.
Blank confession was such a interesting book, i could barely let go of it. Shane was a 1953 film that was set in the old west with a man much like our main character that rides in to town noticing the inequities and tries to make a change that no one their can sustain the fallback from. Shayne blank is the new kid in townbut that doesnt stop him from getting into a lot of trouble, very quickly. He wrote blank confession because he has been very successful writing young adult literature. Teen suspense, teen contemporary fiction reading levelinterest. While the book is short its defiantly worth the read, and weather readers choose to get it from the library to save money or buy it. Shayne befriends mikey on the same day that mikeys sisters drugdealing boyfriend, jon, asks him to hold his stashand on the same day the local law. Download book blank confession pdf blank confession hautman, pete shayne blank is the new kid in townbut that doesnt stop him from getting into a lot of trouble very quickly. Blank confession and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. What exactly happened between the first showdown between shayne and jon to the present, where. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Blank confession by pete hautman is a solid story told by a skilled storyteller. Sep 03, 2011 hi im a professor from yale and im doing a research about everyday people and what they think about this book. Now shes determined to search for the truthand the killer is even more determined to stop her.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Hautman weaves the narrative threads perfectly to provide back story and to advance the plot, expertly developing fully realized characters and, ultimately. Read blank confession by pete hautman available from rakuten kobo. Thirteen years later, hautman wrote godless, which won the national book award for young peoples literature. If youre good at figuring out puzzles or at least want to give it a try, i say go for it. Have you ever been in the presence of a gifted orator or storyteller.
The novel is about the murder of a high school cheerleader and how an innocent man is arrested for it. His inspiration for the novel blank confession is never spelled out specifically, but alludes to a connection with the film shane. Blank confession by pete hautman shayne blank is the new kid in townbut that doesnt stop him from getting into a lot of trouble very quickly. Apr 15, 2012 thirteen years later, hautman wrote godless, which won the national book award for young peoples literature. Throughout the evening shayne slowly tells his story of the last few weeks and how everything led up to the murder.
Blank confession book by pete hautman official publisher. I dont really think hautman is a great writer, but i still find reading myself his books because even though the subject matter tends to be dark, theyre honestly pretty fun reads and are good for. During this time you will not be able to place new holds on physical materials. For businessonly pricing, quantity discounts and free shipping. The characters are well developed, the plot interesting, and the style masterful. Shayne blank is the new kid in townbut that doesnt stop him from getting into. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that.
The first nine books or chapters of the work trace the story of augustines life, from his birth 354 a. The emotional attachment blank confession includes in the reading keeps you flipping pages and wanting more. I read the book blank confession from pete hautman and i wanted to know 10 quotes from the book that you thought stuck out to you. Hautman effectively employs flashback sequences and alternating narratives to enlighten readers as to the sequence of events that led to shaynes dramatic revelation. In a tale reminiscent of shane and the lone ranger who was that masked man, anyway. His sister is dating the bad boy of the school, jon brande. Theres more to shayneand his storythan meets the eye. Steer readers who appreciated michael harmons brutal knopf, 2009 and courtney summerss some girls are st. Blank confession the setting of blank confession is in a high school, and there is a kid named shayne blank who goes to the police and confesses to a murder, and there are many metaphors like in moby dick when the whale goes all ninja on the peg leg guy. Buy a cheap copy of blank confession book by pete hautman. Blank confession by pete hautman overdrive rakuten.
His first book, drawing dead, became published in 1991 and he has been writing ever since. Pete hautman is the author of godless, which won the national book award, and many other critically acclaimed books for teens and adults, including blank confession, allin, rash, no limit, and invisible. Images important to blank confession vocabulary words questions why doesnt someone turn jon in for selling drugs and bullying people. Mikey as a narrator is funny and upfront about the insecurities he feels because he is short and is often mistaken for a.
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