Everyone has memories of their teenage years, whether they just studied or were a messy student. Among these rebellious teenagers, some study diligently and tend to change themselves after noticing that they were going in the wrong direction. In the book Dooley Takes the Fall, written by Norah McClintock, it talks about this type of teenager called Ryan Dooley. Dooley, Rhodes, Beth, Dooley's uncle are the main characters in this story, which takes place in an urban environment. At the beginning of the story, Dooley witnesses a person fall from a cliff to his death, and the person is identified as one of the students who attends Dooley's school, Mark Everley. At first, the police say Mark's death is a suicide, but Dooley is suspected by the police as the delinquent youth after being involved in another death of a peer and a burglary incident. This story unfolds as Dooley tries to prove his innocence and changes himself from his past. The author wrote this book because she wants to show people the real life of teenagers and how those disorderly students change throughout their lives, showing the appropriate setting, a correct narrative point of view and a symbolic title. The author reveals the intense situation that Dooley is involved in the messy life of a teenager and thought in a good environment. The author opens the suspense by pointing out that the accidents are not simple suicides, but the victims are killed by someone. In the novel, the first victim's sister, Beth, says, "You're saying that someone else could have seen him fall and could have gotten to him before you and that person could have seen him lying there dead or dying and instead of doing anything to help him , that person...... middle of paper ......and the process by which a disordered student returns to being a good student by setting the appropriate time, mood and background, setting an appropriate narrative point of view and having an good title to show readers the intentions of the writer talk about what contemporary teenagers do, think and grow. She also deals with adolescent problems such as bullying, drugs, alcohol and juvenile delinquency by linking them in the book. She managed quite well to reveal her intentions, but l The author could have conducted the first half of the story in a more intense atmosphere that would have made readers think they wanted to read the book more. However, this novel is well written and shows many hidden aspects of teenagers, and teenagers would feel empathy while reading this book, so this book is definitely recommendable to teenagers.