The Killer's Tears by Anne-Laure Bonoux

The Killer's Tears by Anne-Laure Bonoux

WHO WROTE THE BOOK???

AUTHOR: Anne-Laure Bondoux
PUBLISHER: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
DATE PUBLISHED: February 14, 2006
PAGE NUMBER: 162 pages

Literary Review :)

"The Killer's Tears" is a sensational novel about a love that grows between a murderer and a young boy. The action starts at the very beginning of the book: The Poloverdo family live happily in a farmhouse on the tip of Chile. Unexpected, Angel Allegria, a killer, murders the farmer and his wife, sparing the life of their son, Paolo. Together, they attempt to live a normal life, Angel being the dad, and Paolo being his son. When a wealthy city man named Luis Secunda steps in, an emulation emerges between him and Angel, competing for Paolo's attention and respect. After days of the three men living with each other, they are suddenly forced to leave the farmhouse, due to food deficiency. Luis separates from the group, falling in love with an inn caretaker's daughter. Seeing WANTED flyers everywhere, Angel and Paolo runs as far as they could, as fast as they could, in fear that the Police might find Angel. Later on in the story, Angel goes to jail, sentenced to death, and Paolo stays with his foster parents. At the end of the book, Paolo is 18 years old, and now that he was old enough to visit prison, he asks to see if he could visit Angel. Unfortunately, Paolo didn't grow fast enough because a year before Paolo turned 18, Angel died.
Anne- Laure Bondoux's word choice and imagery of words created a state of suspense and adventure for the book. Some parts of the story helped the reader visualize the big effect Angel had on Paolo. The questions below go into more detail about what happens in the story. :)

Monday, November 19, 2007

Question 4

Hey, this is me again!! :) I just have one more
question to ask you: Do you think their is a
certain message behind the part of the story
where Angel finds a cub fox and gives it as a
gift to Paolo??
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Question 3

Hey!!!

I just finished the book, I really liked it!!!
One question though: Why do you think
Paolo wasn't afraid of Angel, after Angel
killed his parents?
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Question 2

Hey!!!!!!!!!!!!

Do you think that Angel should have been
executed in the end of the book, or do you
think that he should have been able to live,
and Paolo come and visit him in the end?
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Question 1

I just finished reading the book last night.
I totally loved it! Could you tell me: what
is the lesson that "The Killer's Tears" tries
to teach the readers?
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