Unlike the most of Laurie Halse Anderson's main characters, the main character of Twisted is a boy. Tyler is the main character in this story. He was a typical high school student before he decides to pull a prank, and gets caught by the police. He gets stuck doing community service and has to work with the custodians all summer doing landscaping, and other maintenance work. He is now in shape, and a little big mysterious. He has a secret crush on Bethany, who is his father's boss's daughter. She becomes interested in him, and even tries to go all the way with him at a party. He stops her, and walks away. The only problem is, someone comes along later and rapes her. Tyler gets blamed for it. His father doesn't even believe him. In fact, his father seems to hate him, and everone around him. Nobody believes Tyler, except for his bestfriend. Tyler steals his father's gun, with the idea of killing himself. Except his sister messes it up, when she reads his suicide letter. He is made fun of, alienated, and beat up by Chip, Bethany's brother. The whole time, Tyler is in danger of breaking his parole. In the end, the real suspect is caught, and Tyler is finally able to connect with his father. I really enjoyed this book. It shows how things can totally change in one instant. Tyler was accused of something he didn't do just because he had a record. I think this happens more than we know. I also think that Tyler find s friend in the custodians/maintenance workers. The whole experience was a wake up call for his father, which ends up healing their relationship.
Kelly Morrison
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