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Title	:	The Rules of Survival
Author	:	Nancy Werlin
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 259 pages
Published	:	September 7th 2006 by Dial Books
Categories	:	Young Adult. Realistic Fiction. Fiction. Sociology. Abuse. Contemporary. Teen

The Rules of Survival

Nancy Werlin

Hardcover | Pages: 259 pages

Rating: 3.98 | 11365 Users | 1095 Reviews

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This National Book Award Finalist is a thought-provoking exploration of emotional abuse, self-reliance and the nature of evil. A heart-wrenching portrait of family crisis, this is perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Speak and Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why.
 
For Matt and his sisters, life with their cruel, physically abusive mother is a day-to-day struggle for survival. But then Matt witnesses a man named Murdoch coming to a child’s rescue in a convenience store; and for the first time, he feels a glimmer of hope. Then, amazingly, Murdoch begins dating Matt’s mother. Life is suddenly almost good. But the relief lasts only a short time. When Murdoch inevitable breaks up with their mother, Matt knows that he’ll need to take some action. Can he call upon Murdoch to be his hero? Or will Matt have to take measures into his own hands?

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Original Title:	The Rules of Survival
ISBN:	0803730012 (ISBN13: 9780803730014)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	South Carolina Book Award Nominee for Young Adult Book Award (2009), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2008), National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature (2006), Missouri Gateway Readers Award Nominee (2009)

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A good account of a domestic life under siege. Matt and his sister Callie try to protect each other and their youngest sister from their unstable, irresponsible and clearly mentally ill mother, who can veer from manic cheer to vicious cruelty in seconds. The writing is pretty simple, but the short sentences and short chapters fit the edgy, survivalist mode of the story. I like that there is redemption (at a price), but not the kind of heroics the reader might expect. I found it ironic

"The Rules of Survival" is about Matthew Walsh who lives with his two younger sisters and their abusive mother. He retells his story through a letter that he intends to give to his youngest sister Emmy, who was too young to understand the events that went on when Nikki abused them and put them through more than just their fair share of pain.This was such a good novel, I read it in only two days (both school days), so you can tell how addicted I was to reading it. I seriously felt Matt's pain and

This book was so well written that I didn't notice how disturbing it was until after I finished. I would call it haunting and beautiful. I kept reading well into the night.Nancy Werlin has written a classic.

This book is really something. Thought provoking, powerful, haunting. Because the story took place over the course of five or six years, we see the steady growth of problems Matt, Callie, and Emmy endure and how they handle it. What I loved most about this book was the realistic character development, particularly Matt's. Although he's a protective and dedicated to his sisters, he's still a kid. He shouts and gets upset and wants to leave and be selfish because he's just a kid. A kid put in the

Matt and his sisters, Callie and Emmy, live in a war zone. Their mother is unstable and abusive, and there are no adults to help. I kept wondering why Matt never told someone at his school, but he explains why-- a sad commentary on our system.The book structured as a letter that Matt writes to Emmy, explaining to her what happened during their childhoods, which Emmy was too young to remember.For those of you who are wary (or weary) of another book about damaged families, this book does have an

How can a mother love her children, but treat them like she doesn't at the same time? Most children feel safe around their mother, but not in this case. This is realist fiction story about Matthew and his two sisters that have to deal with having a dangerous mother.There are a lot characters in this book, but without Nikki there wouldn't be a story. Nikki, the main character is the mother of her three children. She shows her love for her children differently, she's definitely dangerous and a bit