OK here it is, all of you think that this book will "change the way teens act and help" is NOT true...I'm a teen and our English teacher made us read this book. Right now we have finished it and are writing our persuasive essays on the book....my opinion: This book shouldn't be taught in high school English...or anywhere for that matter. As I do, and many others, agree that this guy who wrote the book is just telling us how to live our life. I'm sorry but that's quite a lot of people's thoughts on this book, along with a lot of other negative thoughts on it.