Reading Blog #2 Backlash by Sarah Darer Littman

          Backlash is a story about a girl named Lara who comes across a problem of cyber bullying.  In Backlash, the book has more than one point of view. It shows the point of view of the main character which is Lara. The point of view from Lara's sister, Sydney. The point of view from Lara's former friend, Bree, and Bree's younger brother, Liam. This shapes the story because you are able to see different sides of the story and how they all feel instead of just one character. It goes from what he/she actually said to what was thought to be said. You get a perspective on how everybody sees the situation in the story and if they're dealing with the situation in a positive or negative way. Like Bree saw something as "Lara is taking to Ashley Trapasso, a junior on the team, and she is all giggly and happy. As if she senses my gaze, Lara looks in my direction and laughs." but Lara saw it as "Hey, are you busy on Saturday?" Ashley asks. "A few of us are going to the mall." "Yes! "I exclaimed. And then I realize that came out wrong "I mean, no, I'm not busy, and yes, I'd love to come." We both laugh, and as we do, I glance over and see Bree give me a death glare." You can see that they saw one situation in two different ways. This lead to many conflicts in the book.