Would you like to tell us about a lower price? Tribb has always been a thinker, not a doer. But he needs to do something about the mice in his house, and fast. Linda, his wife, hates those mice. If only Tribb could get rid of the nasty little things. Then Linda might be happy again.
Maybe even fall in love with him again. Tribb has his troubles, all right. In the end, though, Tribb solves his problems. Read more Read less. Kindle Edition File Size: Grass Roots Press 18 July Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers. She can't seem to be ale to tell her Her mother? Not an option She goes to her grandmother,who she can trust not to tell her mother. Her best friend is slipping away from her, when she finds out, she's just pissed off becaause Hannah didn't tell her sooner and goes to Marcy, former teen model and school's queen B, who makes sure everybody know it via Facebook.
Aaron is the new kid, nobody knows why he changed schools or where is he from. He doesn't stand slut-shaming or any kind of agression against a girl, he reads a lot and he's so damn sweet to accpet being a fake father. But, of course, theres his dark secret ; he killed his best friend. Not killed killed like stabbed him or anything. His best went on an exchange program to France and cheated on his girlfriend, Penny, Aaron's best friend.
He was defending her and they got into a fight and Chris got in the way of a car. Well, after the whole school finds out about Hannah's pregnantcy and starts guessing who the father is. Aaron goes to her home to talk to her and ends up being the fake father. It's believeble to them because the were alone once and every guessed they had sex but they really didn't. For half of the book, the question is Who is the Father? They slept together on Jay's last night before going to college.
Hannah was really in love with him. Hannah and Aaron start being friends Hannah sees him as a hero but Aaron doesn't let her in because of his past. However, later he starts to trust her, and tells her everything. Hannah decides to confess who the real father is to her family, she comfrots Jay but doesn't want to. That's why she waits to get her family together and confesses.
Hannah has made some mistakes but she's he first character i've ever read in a Ya novel who talks about periods, being horny and the fact that she really likes sex. The ending left me wanting for more,it was too abrupt. I want to know what happens after the baby is born with Hannah and Aaron's relationship although it was good enough for me. This and other reviews can be found on my blog: Book Blog Bird I picked up Trouble from the library, quite excited because it had been on my radar for a while. I think I built this book up in my mind too much.
I saw that it was about underage pregnancy and that it was all acclaimed and everything and I thought that it would This and other reviews can be found on my blog: I saw that it was about underage pregnancy and that it was all acclaimed and everything and I thought that it would be raising some really interesting moral questions and shining a light on teen and underage pregnancies, which is a perennially hot topic. Firstly, I thought the writing was good. I liked the way the families were so supportive of their kids. There are so many YA books where kids are cut adfrift either emotionally or physically from their parents that to see multi-generational families being so close and loving was really great.
The popular crowd that Hannah is so distraught at being dropped from were so unpleasant that I just wanted to chuck a grenade into their midst. They had no redeeming features, as far as I could tell. The boys were a bunch of slut-shamers and the girls were all manipulative and evil. In any sense of the word. In fact, the only time her pregnancy is mentioned is when she has physical symptoms, like peeing and horniness.
The age of consent in the UK is sixteen and Hannah was fifteen when they had sex, so technically that makes him a rapist, but this fact was completely skated over. That just sat all wrong for me and I found the sex scene with him and Hannah a bit grim. I was making faces, and not good ones, and the fact that Hannah was completely in love with him made me like her even less. In all, the whole feel of the plot was like a soap opera and I hate soap operas , where the characters are always screaming insults at each other and getting into fights and having to be physically held back by their friends.
It just got a bit wearing after a while. I also found the lack of resolution in the plot a bit jarring. I wanted to know what was going to happen once the baby came home. I wanted to know how or if things were resolved with Jay. I wanted to know what was in the letter he wrote to Hannah.
I wanted some resolution for Aaron with the people from his old life. It was then that I became more aware of the book and noticed the high praises. I adore YA contemporary but sometimes when something different comes along — like Trouble appeared to be — I hesitate. I guess you could say I just needed a push in the right direction and going to the author signing was definitely the push I needed. After just a few pages I was quickly hooked and I found myself quickly devouring the story.
So when he discovers that Hannah is pregnant, he offers to pretend to be the father. Like I said before, Trouble is an amazing read. I loved how Non Pratt really captured the real life issues that teens go through daily. I loved both Aaron and Hannah. Together, they were perfect.
I loved how the story ended but just felt as though it needed more. It ended too soon after a major moment. I wanted to know what happened next. An epilogue would have been fantastic! In all, Trouble was a pleasure to read and I wish there were more stories out like it. Juno is a fun movie. Hannah Witton recommended this book in one of her monthly favourites videos.
Hannah is an amazing YouTuber who vlogs about sex education, feminism, and relationships, including her lovely Drunk Advice series. Check out her videos. I have no trouble understanding why she liked Trouble. Non Pratt who I can only assume is just at good at wrangling dinosaurs as Chris Pratt has created a novel realistic in its portrayal of teenagers yet optimistic in its outcomes. This, of course, is one of the reasons I love to read YA. Hannah Sheppard not to be confused with Hannah Witton, above! They smoke, drink, and—oh yes—have sex. So I had flashbacks to teaching in England thanks to the setting of this book.
I definitely recognized the type of school Pratt describes, with registration and mock exams and the dreaded GCSEs. I also had flashbacks to my own time in high school, which is not that long ago; I dredged up memories of peers and friends and compared them with the type of life Pratt portrays here. I was never interested in engaging in these types of hormone-driven hijinks. How do you even read a book while having sex, anyway? That just seems awkward. And to this day I still have trouble getting myself in the mindspace of someone who finds all this stuff important or even interesting. It all seems rather messy and sticky and unappealing.
I was on the prowl. A summer of flirting with Tyrone and learning how to make a guy lose control had given me confidence. Somewhere along the way, women figure out that in order to get by in life, they have to start pretending to be other people. Pratt definitely shows Hannah, Katie, and the other year-old girls as confident. In a lot of ways, this reminds me of Johanna from How to Build a Girl. Tired of being herself, Johanna finds the confidence required to create an entirely new persona in order to fit into the scene she wants to inhabit.
It is brutally honest when Hannah confides in us that she wants sex: But I want some diversity in my relationships. I want platonic friendships among genders. Trouble comes close with the relationship between Hannah and Aaron. I appreciate the ambiguity, especially towards the end.
They are friends, yes. Rather than providing a trite epilogue, Pratt firmly reminds us that life gives no assurances: Hannah is only fifteen; there is so much more that will happen to her, good and bad. The dual perspectives are a perfect juxtaposition. Both Hannah and Aaron are fallible human beings. They are foils for each other, calling each other out when the other is being an idiot, and generally supporting each other through some of the worst moments of their lives thus far.
Although Pratt leaves the romantic status of their relationship up in the air, she establishes vehemently that whatever their feelings for one another, Hannah and Aaron are at the very least true friends. And I like that. This is a book about empathy, compassion, and how crazy it is that women have to push babies out of their vaginas.
One of the men actually asks if the doll is to scale. You can almost hear all the women let out their breath when she says no. View all 3 comments. Mar 19, Emma rated it it was amazing. This book made me cry in a coffee shop. Who would have thought that would happen with me. Full review to come. Oh how this book had so many feels, and I was on the verge of tears when it came to the end. Trouble is a book that I've always been conscientious about reading because of it plot line and teenage pregnancy.
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Its not something I really want to read about when I see it on a day to day basis. But was I wrong, yes! Miss Pratt created a far more beautiful rendition of a con This book made me cry in a coffee shop. Miss Pratt created a far more beautiful rendition of a contemporary novel about love, consequences, but most of all friendship and sticking by each other in the toughest times of ones teens life. What I loved was that it wasn't always about Hannah and her pregnancy, both of these MCs have a story to tell and told through a dual perspective.
Trouble Is a Friend of Mine
Hannah is your typical teenager, she likes a drink, she likes to party and she certainly likes having sex too. But one night, when she first took her V card, she didn't realise it was going to haunt her 4 months down the line when she becomes pregnant. She doesn't count on the baby daddy being around. So when a curious, new student named Aaron arrives she feels something right with him and before both too them know it, he's volunteered to be the fake baby daddy.
I haven't read something like this before and I was typically a fan even when this book was first released. But one day it peaked my curiosity and I thought why the hell not.
I wasn't disappointed instead I was elated, happy, tearful, it was beautiful seeing new lives being born. Not just a new born but the start of something magical. There were moments in the book that made me inadvertently cringe. Especially in the beginning, I was certainly like 'Really!? I think Hannah was someone pretty much like that, But she certainly had some slutty friends naming one, Katie.
I actually wanted to really slap her. She was nothing but a wannabe bratty child and she makes Hannah's life a living hell while she hasn't got enough on her plate already. However let me highlight the WAS in that sentence. I think having another responsibility for not only yourself is something scary, frightening and is the unknown. Hannah comes a long way to accept that, and that's what aspiring in Pratt's writing and her character. Aaron has his own story, his own battles that have haunted him. He is lost and lonely.
He meets his best friend in a residential home. Aaron felt safe and happy playing cards and spending with someone who needs some company, friendship. Aaron suffered happiness and sadness in such a short amount of time that he needs a focus. Hannah needs his support, a friend to rely on, and he wants to matter again, he needs to do something amazing. He becomes a fake baby daddy and he takes it with both hands and doesn't let go. There is something deeper between them but friendship is the beginning. You find with this book you don't really connect with characters but you hear the, you listen to them, you hear their story which makes this a beautifully written and emotional novel to experience.
If you know of anything similar in genre of this book. Please let me know. I want to hear people's stories like these to witness their happy endings. A book that makes me cry shows how truly amazing this author is. I need more and I can't wait to read Remix. Rating - 5 This review can be found my blog Jan 29, Sarah Churchill rated it it was amazing Shelves: I enjoyed Trouble even more than I thought I would.
At first I thought it was going to be a Juno-like story, but with characters that would fit right into Skins - not exactly people I'd relate to. I ended up adoring all of the characters except the big jerks, obviously , and being drawn into the complex relationships. I loved the dual POV of both Hannah and Aaron; two very different voices that ultimately fit together like two pieces of a puzzle. The fact that they're both so quick witted made I enjoyed Trouble even more than I thought I would.
The fact that they're both so quick witted made it all the more fun. This isn't just a book about teen pregnancy, it's also about family, friendship, bullying, acceptance, forgiveness and overall It's left me all smiley: Just finished this and I'm laughing and crying at the same time!! When I started Trouble, I was skeptical and didn't know if I was going to finish it, but I kept reading because it had great ratings from a lot of people whose opinions I trust.
But WOW, I ended up loving this book. It's so original and beautiful in its own way. I SO recommend this one!!! Feb 13, Nomes rated it really liked it Shelves: While Trouble is written in an effortlessly engaging style I wasn't sure whether this would be my thing despite it having 5 star ratings from trusted friends.
Look, it opens with a dose of partying, alcohol, random sexytimes, attitude and angst, and some school mean girl undertones. I have definitely outgrown these themes they have never been my-kind-of-thing in YA but Hannah's voice was so refreshing that despite everything I continued on. And I'm glad I did. I was hooked on voice from the st While Trouble is written in an effortlessly engaging style I wasn't sure whether this would be my thing despite it having 5 star ratings from trusted friends.
I was hooked on voice from the start -- but, IMO, the first pages are the weakest. Things really gained momentum after a tenuous start and it soon became clear that this book is completely non-cliche, full of genuine heart, 3D characters and a plot that sails along unexpectedly whatever you assume this teen pregnancy book is about, it isn't. I love how Trouble is told in alternating POV -- like the plot, it is unconventional -- happily switching between Hannah and Aaron mid-scene, flipping back and forth in short bursts or sometimes holding one POV for extended lengths of time.
Also it would be criminal for me not to mention the swoon in an unexpected and unpredictable way. So many threads come together spectacularly in the last quarter of the book -- at this point the book really hits it's stride and the emotion and gut-punches are real and beautiful and balanced with ache and belonging and horror and hope. And the ending was just fantastic although I could happily have gone on reading what happens next I liked this a lot -- it was engaging and a read I found myself heading back to, consuming it in a couple of days.
I am impressed with this debut and have a feeling Non Pratt could easily become a fave YA author of mine. A shaky start for me that built in awesomeness to a spectacular ending. So watching out for what Pratt has next. Thanks to Trinja and Emily both awarding Trouble 5 shining stars and fave reads of the year for bringing this book to my attention: I'd say 3 stars for the first half and 4. Apr 18, Kate KitKat rated it really liked it Shelves: Jun 29, Kirsty rated it it was amazing Shelves: I have been waiting to read trouble for a long time and I am delighted to say it didn't disappoint.
Trouble is the story of Hannah and Aaron. Hannah is 15 and pregnant and Aaron is the new boy at school who pretends to be the father of her child. It was the perfect read for me for several reasons. Firstly the voices of both Aaron and Hannah are spot on. The way they think, the way chat about things with their friends captures all those thoughts and feelings of a 15 year old and it draws you comp I have been waiting to read trouble for a long time and I am delighted to say it didn't disappoint.
The way they think, the way chat about things with their friends captures all those thoughts and feelings of a 15 year old and it draws you completely in. As a result I was the with them from page one and had to keep reading as I needed to know more about these characters. Hannah is clever and funny and whilst she does necessarily use it in the traditional way at school you really get the feeling that she is the sort of girl you would have wanted to hang out with when you were at school.
Aaron is absolutely adorable and I loved his loyalty and finding out more about his past and why he was the way he was. Not only were the two main characters spot on the whole host of secondary characters from the other kids at school to Aaron elderly friend Neville whom I must admit I have a special soft spot for were brilliantly well done too.
For me this book is all about friendship and the main characters learning what it is to be a good friend. As the book goes on you get to see shifts in the social groups both Hannah and Aaron associate with and it is brilliant to see them at that last stage of high school going into adulthood as they suss out which of their friends are true friends and deserve the loyalty the other can offer.
One thing I do love about this book is the way in which teenage sex is handled. It isn't judgemental and sees sex as an ordinary part of growing up and teenage life as it should be. It doesn't have a preachy message about it either although it does comment on the way in which society can look down on teenage girls who enjoy doing the deed.
I also loved how one of the characters was gay but he wasn't included as a gimmick or put on a pedestal but treated normally. We need more of that in YA fiction please. Ultimately for me the best part of the book was the relationship between Hannah and Aaron and seeing how it develops over the course of the book.
I loved how they bonded but still fell out and argued like proper teenagers. I loved seeing Hannah through Aaron's eyes and I loved seeing how they supported one another through some really though situations. All in all a fantastic read, heart warming whilst dealing frankly with serious issues in a sensitive and funny way.
I for on will be recommending this far and wide for a long time to come. Sep 15, Emily rated it really liked it. This book was first brought to my attention by someone I follow, who recommended this book to everyone she possibly could, giving it a glowing review. I like most books that she does, so when I saw it in the library I thought "why not?
And Becky was not wrong, it was a very good book. But it's one of those books that have me completely torn - on one hand I love the issue it tackled, it had very real characters and the book engaged me. But then I didn't like the way it dealt with certain issues This book was first brought to my attention by someone I follow, who recommended this book to everyone she possibly could, giving it a glowing review. But then I didn't like the way it dealt with certain issues.
I loved the characters, they were very real, discussing real things and doing things teenagers do. I know many people would completely disapprove of this, and think it's not typical of teenagers, but yes teens are out seeking drinks and having sex at Ignore it and condemn it as much as we may like, but it happens. There are few that don't, and that is fine too, but many do and it's an element of teen life that this book does not ignore. The book flicks between Hannah and Aaron's points of view, which is a style that I completely adore in any book.
I love the way that not only do we see more into each individual's lives and thoughts, but you can see how how their impressions of the other character develops as the events unravel. The book is, as highlighted by the blatant sperm on the front page, about teenage sex and pregnancy. And as it is blatant on the front, it is also throughout although there are no explicit sex scenes.
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It is very honest, which is definitely what helps make the characters real and relatable. It take a controversial topic, and turns it upside down, making you laugh throughout. Although Hannah is pregnant, she doesn't necessarily act the way one would expect her too.
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Additionally, the focus is not solely on her pregnancy, with only an occasional reference to some of the pregnancy symptoms, but on her relationship with her friends and their arguments, and her family. However, with out spoiling it, I didn't like who the father turned out to be or how it was dealt with.
Technically, Hannah falling pregnant at fifteen would be statutory rape, combine this with the father, would this realistically be ignored by the parents and not perused any further? There was, to my recollection, no mention of how the parents dealt with who the father was. For me, it took a book that could have been very realistic and made it less so. Despite my quibbles, I thought this was a very good book, and would recommend it to older readers who enjoy reading twists on more controversial topics. For this review, and others like it, see: Teen pregnancy is my guilty pleasure lol and I loved this so much!!
The friendship between Aaron and Hannah is just so beautiful and pure. I think the story is very well written, and it unfolded at the perfect pace. I was not expecting this book to get as deep and dark as it did. It really added some substance and heart to a novel t 4. I took off a star because the ending is very abrupt it still left me crying happy tears , and there were a few things left unresolved, but other than that I really enjoyed this book. Oct 10, Abbie rated it liked it Shelves: Hannah Shepard hooks up with guys to distract her from missing the real love of her life. People label her as a slut and it doesn't really help that she gets pregnant.
Aaron Tyler lost someone he cared for and wanted a fresh start to make a difference in the hopes of redeeming himself. He pretends to be the father of Hannah's baby in the hopes of relieving some of his guilt.
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I liked the relationship of the two characters as well as their individual personalities. I would have liked to know if they Hannah Shepard hooks up with guys to distract her from missing the real love of her life. I would have liked to know if they developed into a more romantic relationship and their future plans. Would Hannah go to College in the future? Would Aaron still be their to act as a faux father for the baby? But I enjoyed the book and recommend it others. I enjoyed this book, I liked the relationship between Hannah and Aaron, as well as the conversations between Aaron and Neville and I was really wanted to read a friendship story.
So that was nice. But felt the story was a bit predictable. The story ended where I thought it was going to end, but like a lot of contemporary books you always want to know a bit more after, rather than just finishing where they do. Mar 05, Cynthia rated it liked it Shelves: Hannah is fifteen and pregnant. She can't tell anyone who the real father is. When the whole school finds out about her pregnancy, Aaron, a new boy at school, offers to pretend to be the baby's father.
Aaron has a secret tragedy in his own past to deal with, but through his newfound friendship with Hannah, he learns that maybe it's finally time Actual rating: Aaron has a secret tragedy in his own past to deal with, but through his newfound friendship with Hannah, he learns that maybe it's finally time to open up and move on. I love the alternating perspectives in this book. It was done in short chunks rather than whole chapters, so sometimes Aaron could just have one sentence and we'd switch straight back to Hannah. I felt like it kept the pace up, and I never got bored of either perspective at any point.
I definitely was more interested in Hannah's character, but the short chunks meant I never spent a whole chapter thinking, "When are we going to go back to Hannah? I cared a lot about Hannah. She's just a lost fifteen-year-old who slept with someone she shouldn't have, whom she thinks she loves but who doesn't care about her. It's terrible and I just kept wanting to give her a hug. Her vulnerability when she thinks about the real father of her baby. The way she realises there's more to Aaron than meets the eye and she wants to help him when she sees that he's sad, but he won't open up to her.
And that sadness she feels when he shuts her out. Her emotions were very real to me, and I loved how brave and strong she was, deciding to keep the baby and having to face everyone in her life and stand by her decision. It was so great to see her find better friends and realise the true meaning of friendship. Aaron was sweet to Hannah, but I did think he was a bit closed-off — which was kind of the point, I suppose. But it made it hard to relate to him at times. I really warmed to him by the end though. He's so lost as well, just like Hannah.
I was glad that the book wasn't a romance — it was a bit like a romance, but instead it's just about how Aaron and Hannah become best friends. I loved all the family relationships in this book. This book was full of them and they were so integral to the story. I loved Hannah's gran and Hannah's mum. I also loved Aaron's relationship with Neville, an old man at the old people's home that Aaron volunteers at. Hannah was so frank about how horny she was, and all the make-out and sex scenes where it's clear that she's really into it and she's turned on and she wants it are just so lovely.
It made me so happy. But a reviewer on Goodreads did mention that it was odd that the book never showed Hannah considering masturbation when there was that long scene describing how horny she was during her pregnancy. I feel like this book could definitely have gone there! On the other hand, I don't know what to make of this book's attitude towards female sexuality and promiscuity. Most of the characters in this book slut-shame, and even Aaron, when he hears some other male characters slut-shame Hannah, although he does get angry at the male characters themselves, also gets angry at Hannah for "selling herself so cheap".
It's Hannah's fault that these guys are talking about her like that, even though nobody ever ever ever talks about guys in this way no matter how many girls they have sex with in this book. It left a bad taste in my mouth. But like I said, the book balanced that with Hannah owning how much she liked sex and I just I personally feel the book doesn't do enough to examine this slut-shaming culture when there's SO MUCH of it in the book.
There's a particularly troubling ha! And the book never questions whether that statement is problematic. Aaron just accepts it as a fact and moves on. I'm sorry, but when people get raped, it's not because they let people do things to them that they don't want to do! The ending was also a bit rushed and quite a few things were left unresolved. We don't really seem to hear that much about Hannah's pregnancy itself either. I mean, she's fifteen and pregnant! You would think she'd make more of a fuss about how annoying or painful being pregnant can be, and she'd spend more time worrying and thinking about what her life would be like once the baby was born, but I feel like there's not really much of that in this book.
But I really, really enjoyed reading this book, despite its problems. It's not a perfect book by any means, but it's well-written and funny and I felt very involved in the characters' lives, especially Hannah's.
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Trouble Review on K-Books Note: Before I go on to review this book I just want to say that this is possibly the hardest review I have ever wrote. Nothing that I wrote was ever good enough for the masterpiece that this book is. I started this review 5 times before I decided to sit down with some pen and paper and handwrite the review. I do this when I really can't write a review as it helps me get my thoughts into words.
After all the trouble starting this review I am so thrilled with it and proud of it. This is possibly the best review I may have ever wrote. Thank you for checking it out. This is definitely one of those incredibly rare books that you find every once in a while that totally blows you away and you know that it will stay with you for a long time afterwards.
It is incredibly rare for me to pick up a book and read it immediately after buying it but Trouble was one of those. After hearing so many amazing things about this book I just had to read it. Everything that I heard about Trouble was completely right. This book is something special. It is not your typical YA Contemporary novel.
It's raw, edgy and fresh. If there was only one book that I could recommend and urge people to pick up this year it would be this one. Suddenly faced with motherhood alone she doesn't know what to do or who to turn to. When new guy in school offers to pretend to be the father to protect her from the students, who have turned into vultures, at school, Hannah accepts. They are thrown into a beautiful friendship but both Hannah and Aaron are keeping big secrets.
What will happen when they all come to light? Will it tear the best friends apart or can their friendship stand all weathers? Trouble is so amazing. I seriously can't praise it enough. I find it difficult accepting that this in Non Pratt's debut novel. It reads like she has been doing this for years. Her incredible writing completely captures you and pulls you in at the start and won't let you go until you have demolished the book. Trouble is told from split perspectives from our two lead protagonists, Hannah and Aaron.
Non completely nailed split perspectives. Both characters voices were superb and there was no 'hang on who is speaking here' confusion that sometimes happens in split perspective novels.