After the Death of Anna Gonzales
By: Terri Fields
Henry Holt and Co, 2002
Students hear about Anna's death through a vague announcement over the intercom. Students have different reactions. Most students didn't know her, some try to use her death as an excuse to get out of practice, class, or even homework. Others wish they had talked to her more. Some wish they had talked to her at all. A few students are angry that she would choose to end her life. Didn't Anna realize that when you kill yourself you kill a part of everyone else?
Personal Review: I thought this was a tragically beautiful book written in poems. The poems are an interesting way to show the reaction of different students. Some poems were sad while others were insensitive. I think this book shows the variety of students that exist in high school and is realistic in the reaction of those students when they hear about suicide.
Warning: This book is about suicide, people who can relate to this subject may find this book harsh.
112 pages
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