The Graduation (Final Friends #3) 
Pike's foray into YA proves wrong so many things I keep hearing about writing from people who have never even been published. How you can't make a compelling heroine out of a typical wealthy, pretty girl. How you can't make multidimensional characters based on stereotypes. How you can't save every character's life without going overboard with the HEA, etc. Characterization in Final Friends is amazing; the author knows how to play with teenagers' perceptions of each other, reputations, expectations and secret weaknesses. He manages to make us fall for characters we have all reasons to dislike. Jessica, who would be perfect if she was a little less vain and superficial. Sara, who would be nice if she was less hysterical and bossy. Bubba, who would be fun if he was more transparent. Bill, who would be attractive if he was less boring.
The end was both surprising enough and fully satisfying. Final Friends is very much in line with a book such as Weekend, just pure YA. They're great if you like romance; they all get married in the end, or so we're led to believe. Is that realistic? Who cares? I certainly didn't when I closed the book. I just felt fine. Mighty fine. And I wanted to listen to the Beatles.
Finally the end of the Final Friends sereis. I finished this in one night. It was very intruging and I loved it just as much as the first two. I did have my suspisions all along on who I thought did it, and I am proud to say that I was correct. This book took place a few months after the dance. Pike really tried to make Jessica likable in this book. After the second she was one of my least favourite characters. Maria was up there with them, after she screamed at Jessica, but once again, he
My God, this entire series of books sustained me for many years. I can't even remember how many times I read these, but I read them constantly when I was probably 12 or 13. So, obviously, I'm giving this book 5 stars for the me I was when I was 12 or 13.

An Ok end to a good series. The twist at the end was good but somehow I did not expect a happy ending for all involved.It's strange how everything was neatly tied together at the end.The ending could have been better.
The Graduation is the third installment in the Final Friends trilogy. Graduation is coming soon and itd be time for Michael and his friends to move on to a new phase in their lives. However, Alice lives on in their memories and Michael is getting closer to the truth. Will he be able to figure out the last piece of the puzzle before someone else gets hurt again?I was quite satisfied that this book provided the answers Id been seeking ever since the first book. The explanations made sense and the
There are spoilers ahead for Final Friends: The Party and Final Friends: The Dance (or Until the End, as theyve been repackaged). Graduation is approaching quickly, and Sara has her hands full as student body president in organizing the graduation party at an all-night celebration on a boat to Catalina. Michael is still determined to find Alices killer, and he feels that time is running out. If he doesnt discover the truth before the graduation party, he worries that tragedy will strike a third
Here are somethings I noticed/remembered/liked/disliked about Book Three: The Graduation (the link is to Goodreads).Let's see...Noticed1] Pike really does go out of his way to make Jessica likeable in this one.2] Ummm...how could anyone not notice where he was going with Claire's boyfriend...???3] The second I started this book I knew exactly what happened to Alice, I remember every detail from this book especially the ending on the boat.Remembered1] Jessica and Michael and the sex in the
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Original Title: | The Graduation (Final Friends #3) |
ISBN: | 0671019279 (ISBN13: 9780671019273) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Final Friends #3 |
Characters: | Michael Olson, Jessica Hart, Alice McCoy, Polly McCoy |
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So here's the conclusion at last. In that respect, The Graduation felt more pulled-together than the second part. Pike explains the leap from the homecoming dance straight to the graduation ceremony by giving most of his characters reasons to have gone away; and isn't it the least he could do after two tragedies hit this group of Tabb High seniors? Following through as if nothing had happened is what would have been suspicious. At any case, the end of the year has finally come. With it the final friends will meet again for one last time, one last occasion to sort out the puzzle of the two "accidents" that happened.One of the problems with people thinking you're smart is you eventually begin to believe it. I remember all the times in class―how restless I would be for the teacher to get on with the lesson. I've grasped the concept, I used to think, why haven't the rest of the kids? What I didn't realize then is that learning something doesn't just mean figuring it out. It's also the pleasure you get from the knowledge. I didn't appreciate that the teacher would sometimes dwell on a particular subject because he or she loved it. I got mostly A's but now I wish I'd had more fun doing it.
Pike's foray into YA proves wrong so many things I keep hearing about writing from people who have never even been published. How you can't make a compelling heroine out of a typical wealthy, pretty girl. How you can't make multidimensional characters based on stereotypes. How you can't save every character's life without going overboard with the HEA, etc. Characterization in Final Friends is amazing; the author knows how to play with teenagers' perceptions of each other, reputations, expectations and secret weaknesses. He manages to make us fall for characters we have all reasons to dislike. Jessica, who would be perfect if she was a little less vain and superficial. Sara, who would be nice if she was less hysterical and bossy. Bubba, who would be fun if he was more transparent. Bill, who would be attractive if he was less boring.
Her mouth was a wonder, so soft and warm, tasting like―well, she tasted like toothpaste, which was fine with him. From now on, he knew, whenever he brushed his teeth, he would remember this moment.
The end was both surprising enough and fully satisfying. Final Friends is very much in line with a book such as Weekend, just pure YA. They're great if you like romance; they all get married in the end, or so we're led to believe. Is that realistic? Who cares? I certainly didn't when I closed the book. I just felt fine. Mighty fine. And I wanted to listen to the Beatles.
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Title | : | The Graduation (Final Friends #3) |
Author | : | Christopher Pike |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 211 pages |
Published | : | February 1st 1998 by Pocket Books (first published December 10th 1988) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Horror. Mystery. Fiction |
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At long last.... After my more than 10 years of searching for the third book in the Final Friends Series and for looking for Alice's murderer, the mystery was finally solved. I am pretty satisfied with the way the story ended. I am now at peace. Like Alice. Hahaha (I hope she's in peace, though).Finally the end of the Final Friends sereis. I finished this in one night. It was very intruging and I loved it just as much as the first two. I did have my suspisions all along on who I thought did it, and I am proud to say that I was correct. This book took place a few months after the dance. Pike really tried to make Jessica likable in this book. After the second she was one of my least favourite characters. Maria was up there with them, after she screamed at Jessica, but once again, he
My God, this entire series of books sustained me for many years. I can't even remember how many times I read these, but I read them constantly when I was probably 12 or 13. So, obviously, I'm giving this book 5 stars for the me I was when I was 12 or 13.

An Ok end to a good series. The twist at the end was good but somehow I did not expect a happy ending for all involved.It's strange how everything was neatly tied together at the end.The ending could have been better.
The Graduation is the third installment in the Final Friends trilogy. Graduation is coming soon and itd be time for Michael and his friends to move on to a new phase in their lives. However, Alice lives on in their memories and Michael is getting closer to the truth. Will he be able to figure out the last piece of the puzzle before someone else gets hurt again?I was quite satisfied that this book provided the answers Id been seeking ever since the first book. The explanations made sense and the
There are spoilers ahead for Final Friends: The Party and Final Friends: The Dance (or Until the End, as theyve been repackaged). Graduation is approaching quickly, and Sara has her hands full as student body president in organizing the graduation party at an all-night celebration on a boat to Catalina. Michael is still determined to find Alices killer, and he feels that time is running out. If he doesnt discover the truth before the graduation party, he worries that tragedy will strike a third
Here are somethings I noticed/remembered/liked/disliked about Book Three: The Graduation (the link is to Goodreads).Let's see...Noticed1] Pike really does go out of his way to make Jessica likeable in this one.2] Ummm...how could anyone not notice where he was going with Claire's boyfriend...???3] The second I started this book I knew exactly what happened to Alice, I remember every detail from this book especially the ending on the boat.Remembered1] Jessica and Michael and the sex in the
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