Hate List

Plot Summary

• Val and Nick make a hate list
• Nick uses the list to kill people- Val stops him
• Val has to build a new life
• Hated by most everyone
• Jessica befriends her
• Work on a project that leads to healing
• Learns to love herself and be happy again

Significance of the Title

• Describes the item that started it all
• Shows the power of words
• Strong title that draws you in

Analysis of the Main Character

• Valerie Leftman
• Before- unpopular, bullied, Nick is the only person who understands her
• Severely traumatized
• Hated and blamed by almost everyone
• Has to figure out who she is again and love herself
• Learns that the future is more important than the past

Controversial Issue

• Whether or not Val could have prevented the shooting
• No- she loved Nick too much to understand the signs
• She did see the signs but dismissed them
• Not her fault

Truths of Human Nature

• People want a physical person or object to blame when something bad happens
• All people have hate, they just react differently to it
• Everyone has a breaking point

Personal Review

• Absolutely loved the book
• Had me crying and laughing
• Very hard-hitting
• Shows the power of words
• 5/5 stars

Creative Project

• Journal with pictures
• Wanted a way to really put myself in Val's place
• Wanted to show Val's feelings and experiences more in depth
• Included pictures because drawing was how Val coped, and I wanted to see if it had a similar effect on me