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Here's my playlist for the novel, Brave, by Svetlana Chmakova

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~Brave, Playlist~

 

1.)Help//The Beatles

2.)Mean//Taylor Swift

3.)Stronger// Britney Spears

4.)Naive// The Kooks

5.) Stranger Like Me// Phil Collins

6.)When I Grow Up//The Pussycat Dolls

7.)I’ve Got a Dream//Tangeled Cast

8.)Part of Your World// Jodi Benson

9.) Life is a Highway// Rascal Flatts

10.)You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch// Tyler the Creator

A novel about the struggles of overcoming middle school bullying...

1. REASONS FOR SONGS:

2. 1.) I think this exemplifies the mood of what the main character is going through, and how hard Jensen wants to fit in with his peers, despite being bullied nonstop.

3. 2.)The surrounding peers of Jensen’s are incredibly mean to him. This song describes how the characters truly treated Jensen.

4. 3.)This song reminds me of when Jensen finally begins to realize that he is truly being bullied, because for a while, he was oblivious to what was truly going on. This song would be a soundtrack through his head for getting him through his hard times.

1. 4.) Throughout the novel, Jensen is oblivious and ~naive~ to what is going on within his so called, ‘friend’ group, and ignores that the people he thinks are on his side, are actually bullying him as well.

2. 5.) Jensen is an outcast in all of his classes, and much like Tarzan, from the Disney movie Tarzan, he feels like he is on the outside looking in. He wants people to understand a ‘stranger’ like himself.

1. 6.) Jensen dreams throughout the novel about writing a popular, soul saving, article about sun spots, and we see this dream catapulting him through much of the book. When he grows up, he wants to be a superhero, and recognized for all that is.

2. 7.) Jensen has many dreams, and most importantly, just wants to fit in. I think this song captivates his longing for more and aspiring to be bigger than he has previously been through this period of time in his life.

3. 8.) Main character, Jensen, is on the outside looking in. He wants to fit in and be apart of everyone else’s world. I completely thought of Ariel, and the Little Mermaid the entire time I was reading this book.

1. 9.) This song is one that illustrates the struggles of everyone’s life. Everyone has hard times, and good times too. It is how you prevail through it that allows you to experience all life has to offer.

2. 10.) This is a song that immediately popped into my head when I was reading this book. All of Jensen’s bullies are very much like the Grinch-heartless and cold!