She finds an out of place rock that she pockets and puts something small of her own in it's place. She wound her way through a series of underground hallways until she finds a room that could only be described as glowing from floor to ceiling. The fourth place she visits is in Munster at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Monastery. She finds a bottle of spray paint and writes her name under his and takes a picture of their names. She soon finds where he left his name and becomes overcome with emotions. For Readers ages 12 – 16.The third wandering she goes to is the Pendleton Pike Drive-In. (2015) Reviewed by Lillian Hecker, Children’s Services Librarian. One hopes it will reach the people most in need of this counsel.Īlfred A. This is an important book for teens - and the adults who care for them - to discuss. She does not offer easy solutions, but at the back of the book, she lists agencies that offer help to potential suicides. Niven has written a sensitive portrayal of teens in extreme distress. In alternate chapters, Violet and Theodore describe their deepest feelings about life, friends, enemies, family and the human condition. Eventually, going against traditional high school norms, they fall in love. They share feelings of despair and the notion of suicide. The two become a team in their geography class, planning to “wander” Indiana to do a project on state landmarks. The bell tower becomes the linchpin that binds Theodore and Violet together, away from the world’s perception of what happened there. Since that day she never goes into a car, never talks about the accident, and is treated very gingerly by her parents and teachers. She and her much admired older sister were in a car crash nine months ago in which her sister was killed Violet emerged physically OK but emotionally upended. Violet, on the other hand, is new to suicidal thoughts. He regularly drops out of school, hides in his bedroom closet, drives recklessly and behaves like the bipolar kid his psychologist finally labels him as.
Finch is not a newcomer to suicidal thoughts and acts. However, only Violet and Theodore know that it is Theodore who talks Violet down from committing suicide and not the other way around.Īuthor Jennifer Niven analyzes Theodore’s and Violet’s moods, depressions, family support, social interactions, and all the incidents that lead to the bell tower encounter. But no, somehow Violet grabs Theodore Finch’s legs and coaxes him back from the precipice. Students watch in horror as they realize a suicide may take place before them. It is blond, beautiful Violet Markey, the antithesis of a nutcase. But wait! There is a girl on the other side of the bell tower. At first, only one student notices, but dismisses the image because he sees only Theodore “Freak” Finch, a known nutcase. They meet on a narrow ledge six stories above the ground in the bell tower of their high school.
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