Sioux Smith is sharp, funny, and wry, and is pretty certain that she sees the world of high school differently from everyone else – a belief that is cemented when she makes an uneasy discovery about one of her school’s “popular” teachers. And while she feels alone at her high school and in her unique slant on small-town life, Sioux finds a kindred spirit in the most unlikely of people: an elderly stranger, a woman who has more insight, despite her progressing dementia, than anyone else in Sioux’s life. What Sioux and “Miss Marple” discover about each other over tea, illicitly secreted wine, and Coronation Street, makes for a novel with heart and grit in equal measure.
Gravity Brings Me Down
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Ms Ghent, I really love your book, Gravity bring me down. It made me laugh, cry and felt excited with all the adventures. Also, it’s hard to believe that I actually fell in love with one of the characters in the novel, Steve Ryan. I find him so mysterious at the beginning but as I continued to read I found him really sweet and charming and I admire Sue for bing so cool. Anyways, Gravity Brings Me Down has become one of my favorite books, and thank you for writing such an awesome book!
Hey, thanks, that is so nice to hear. I love that you love Steve Ryan, and that the book made you laugh and cry and feel excited. That’s the nicest compliment any writer could get.
Oh my god! I never thought that you would reply! You actually made my day! Hehe
And, the characters in the book are still stuck in my head, it’s so hard to get rid of them, I kept thinking about the old woman,Mabel and about Sue and Steve!Ah, your welcome
Hehe! They’re sticky!
Loved the presentation at PEC High today…you’re a super star!
I’m doing my book report on Gravity Brings Me Down. I loved it, and I need to choose my “six favourite quotes” from the book to feature in my report. Although it’s gonna be hard to choose only six, all of my favourites are definitely coming straight from Sioux’s personal perspective of life, from high school to gravity.
Thank you, Natasha. I’m so happy you loved Gravity. I’d love to know which quotes are your favourites.
Good luck on your book report!
I LOVE YOUR BOOK!!!!! I was awake all night reading it and i couldn’t put it down…. please make a sequel
Wow, thanks!
Hello Natale, I am reading ur book gravity brings me down and I have a question. Why the book called gravity brings me down? what’s the main theme of the book
Hi Grace,
The title is a double entendre (double meaning): the girl believes that gravity (as in the gravitational pull of the planet) is responsible for the things that force her back to earth when she would rather fly high like a bird (hence, the gravity machine); gravity (or gravitas) also refers to things that are heavy or serious, so the heaviness or seriousness of life depresses her (brings her down).
The main theme of the story is hope. At the beginning of the book, the girl feels hopeless. But then she meets Mable and through her, discovers that life is worth living.
I hope this helps! Happy reading!
Natale
Gravity is such a great book, I feel that I know the characters and the world they inhabit!
Thanks, Brian!
Hello,
i liked that book very very very much. I am from Germany and have reviewed it. I hope that a lot of people will read this book now. It’s very amusing.
Thanks so much, Olivia, I hope so too. That’s high praise.