Then I opened the book and meet a cast of very real and unique characters and a narrator as confused and interesting as she was real. For this reason alone, I was both interested and repulsed by Bad Apple. Fairy tales won't help her this time.so how can she tell the truth? And, more importantly, will anyone believe her?ĭealing with any subject is difficult but especially one as controversial as a teacher and student relationship. Mymer is suspended for what everyone thinks is an affair, she has no choice but to break her silence.

The whole town is judging her-even her family. But then rumors start flying and Tola is suddenly the center of a scandal. He gets her paintings and lets her hang out in the art room during lonely lunch periods. Everyone thinks she's crazy everyone says so. High-school junior, Tola Riley has green hair, a nose ring, an attitude problem, and a fondness for fairy tales, which are a great escape from real life. The Mini-Review: Jam packed with witty observations, fascinatingly messed up characters and an interesting scandal, Bad Apple is great from its first bite to its last. Mymer, my art teacher, is tall and skinny with floppy hair the color of yams and a peculiar affection for 'funny' T-shirts: CLUB SANDWICHES, NOT SEALS. I'm totally drawn in by this cover!įirst Sentence: 'Mr.

I love that instead of red apples, there are green since that is the MC's hair color and I love that since this is about a supposed 'forbidden romance' the black apple has a lipstick mark.

Bad apple by laura ruby