Blade Silver: Color Me Scarred

by Melody Carlson

Book Overview

Ruth Wallace knows she can only hide the scars on her arms for so long. Cutting herself doesn't make her problems disappear, but at least it helps her cope. Ruth needs to find some way, "any" way, to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576835359
• ISBN13: 9781576835357
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Th1nk Books
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Most Awesome Book Ever

To hide my lies and my problems is one thing to make sure that they never get out is a completely different thing. No one must ever find out the humiliating secrets that I have kept so long. The longer I hide them the worse they seem to get. In this book Blade Silver by Melody Carlson, Ruth has a lot of family problems and her mom is very "sick". Her dad is abusive and Caleb, her younger bother is talking back a lot to their dad. Ruth has a very terrible secret that no one knows about. For the last year and a half she has been hiding this awful thing from everyone that she loves. Abby her best friend finally finds out what the secret is and Abby is in shock, disappointment and in disbelief that Ruth has never told her the secret. I believe the beat part is when Ruth is starting to realize that a lot of people actually do care about her and want to help her out. After she realizes that then she starts to accept the help she is getting, then she starts to respect herself a lot more. The entire theme or the main idea of this book is that you need to love yourself and after you do that then a lot more people will start to take you more seriously. This book really does teach you that you need to love yourself. This book was the best book that I have ever read. I would recommend this book to mostly girls because it is a little girly, but a lot of people can relate to this book. I just think that this book is all around the best book that I have ever read. I gave this book four stars because it was so hard to put it down. I just wanted to see what was going to happen next.

Razor Sharp Pain

To say that Ruth doesn't have issues in an understatement. Her family is having problems. Her brother keeps running away from home. Her mother is depressed all the time. Her father is verbally abusive towards everyone in the family. Ruth is tired of putting up with all this, but feels that nothing she does can change it. The only thing that makes her feel better is when she cuts herself. The pain that comes from seeing her blood flow gives her a sense of calmness. But even Ruth knows that this wrong, but she can't seem to stop. She tries to hide it from others but someone wearing long sleeves in summer looks suspicious. It finally takes Ruth's admittance that cutting is an addiction that needs to be stopped for her to realize that she can do something to break the cycle that she's been living in. This was one of the most difficult and painful teen fiction books I have ever read. It was so real, like I was reading an actual account of a teenage cutter. I wish that no one ever has to go through what Ruth did, but I know that there are so many kids who share the same experience. I could not stand Ruth's dad. I believe that verbal abuse is just as bad if not more so than physical abuse as inner scars are slower to heal. There is an explanation as to why he acted that way but I was glad that the story did not portray him unrealistically changing at the end of the book. It was horrifying to read about how Ruth would get a "high" from hurting herself in such a matter. Even worse because she would feel sometimes that she deserved it. I think that it was very sad that her extended family did not do anything to protect the kids from their abusive father. Ruth's recovery did not seem fake, in fact it only made it more realistic because it took her so long to accept help. Melody Carlson is gifted at bringing touchy subjects like this to life. The subjects in this series are difficult and not ones many Christians like to face. In fact, there are some who think that teens only face these kinds of issues because of a lack of faith. Thus, many teens especially those who are Christians find that they have no one to go to about their problems. This series shows readers what really happens out there, allowing for questions and advice about where to turn for help. I believe this is the first Christian book to mention cutting. There needs to be more books that talk about this subject as there are many people out there who need help.

'CUTTING' EXPERIENCE

Blade Silver by Melody Carlson is about a young girl named Ruth. Her father does not abuse her and her brother, Caleb, but his words abuse them any worse than physical abuse. Her mother is very sick and doesn't take up for her children. Ruth deals with the pain by cutting herself. No one knows she cuts herself, but for how long? She can't wear long sleeves all summer, can she? Her brother has run away from home after his father hit him. Ruth's best friend, Abby, and her crush, Glen, are getting suspicious. Ruth wants to tell them what she's doing to herself, but she doesn't think they will handle it very well. When Abby finally finds out, "I want to stop doing it, I really do" Ruth confesses to her best friend. Will Ruth ever tell Glen about her cutting? Can they help her heal her scars, mental and physical? I think that Blade Silver is a great book for people that cut themselves or are thinking about cutting themselves or for anyone who just wants to read a good book. I don't think that very young children should read Blade Silver. Blade Silver is a book that can relate to almost anybody's life.

Would You Hurt Yourself?

Would you ever put yourself through pain when you already have enough of it in your life? Ruth Wallace, a sixteen year old girl, uses cutting as a way to deal with the pain of a dysfunctional family. She always wears long sleeve shirts even though it is summer, and her friends don't suspect anything at all. As her mother sits at home doing nothing, and her father yelling at her for every little thing she does, Ruth continues to cut herself. As she attempts to stop cutting she gets more afraid everyday that she won't be able to stop because of all the problems in her life. Will Ruth get the help she needs in time before this habit threatens her life? Will her family get better with the problems they are having? Do you think she'll stop cutting? In this book I really liked that there was so many real life situations. The reasons I liked this was because the problems that Ruth has are all around us, and happens to some who are very unfortunate. It shows people signs of the problem like the one Ruth has. You could save someone's life by recognizing signs of cutting. I also like that the author added family difficulties to the book because those family problems are all around us as well. A thing in this book that I didn't really like was when the author was describing how Ruth was cutting herself. It made me really sick to my stomach to know that someone would do that to themselves. Sad but true, these situations happen and we have to deal with them. I would recommend this book to teenage girls who want a book that they can't stop reading. I would also recommend it to a teenage girl who loves to read about real life situations. This book is an excellent read, and I really suggest that you read it!

Do Abusive Words Lead You to do Harmful Things?

Blade Silver is a great book about a girl named Ruth Anne Wallace and her troubles with herself and her family. Her dad's words are very abusive, Ruth's mother is very sick and her brother was tired of her dad's disrespectful words and ran away. Because of this she decides to cut herself to deal with her dad's hurtful words. Ruth wears long sleeves to hide her new cuts and old scars. After her friend takes her shopping, she discovers Ruth's scars and tells her that she needs to get help for her addiction of cutting. Ruth goes to the school counselor. The counselor takes Ruth from her dad's custody and places her at and center to heal her cuts and stop her habit. Will Ruth Anne Wallace quit her addiction before it is too late? I liked a lot about this book; it explained what many teenagers could be going through. Blade Silver is an inspirational and encouraging book that any teenagers, mostly girls would like.