This was a wonderful novel and one of the best coming-of-age stories I've read. It captivated me from the first page and held me to the end as I read it in one sitting. Full of symbolism and imagery, it chronicles the children maturing and assuming their role as outcasts and rebels to the system,...
I do not usually write reviews on here, but I feel very strongly about this book. This book is one of my least favorite books of all time. There was not a moment of this book that I even somewhat enjoyed. Everything about this book frustrated me, and made the book hard to read. SPOILERSLet me sta...
***3.5 stars ***I have a confession: while I enjoyed this book, I am more looking forward to the upcoming movie that stars Tommy Lee Jones and Hillary Swank. Why? My 3.5-star rating really relates to my preference in writing style. I’m a fan of challenging sentences, dripping with imagery and met...
66 eight miles east of Flagstaff. They had seen it from the pickup early yesterday morning while headed back to Box Canyon Boys Camp after an overnight camp-out in the Petrified Forest. Wheaties was driving, two boys beside him in the cab and the other four in the bed with sleeping bags and gear....