Bluefish
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780763656140 (0763656143)
Publish date: September 13th 2011
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Edition language: English
Travis is missing his old home in the country, and he’s missing his old hound, Rosco. Now there’s just the cramped place he shares with his well-meaning but alcoholic grandpa, a new school, and the dreaded routine of passing when he’s called on to read out loud. But that’s before Travis meets Mr. Mc...
It took a few chapters to get drawn into this story, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Great characters, great story.
This was a great frienship, middle school book.I totally enjoyed it! Not everything in this world is peachy sweet and this book shows a little of the other side and how friendship can make life a bit better!
Travis lost his home and his dog, not in that order, within weeks. His Grandpa sobered up, said they needed a change, and moved them away from the swamp they'd lived in forever, and all that, right after Rosco, the hound dog who was Travis's very best friend in the world, went missing.Travis starts...
A tender story of three teens finding their way to each other, from disparate states of outsiderness. There are distinct echoes here of Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt, although Bluefish is decidedly lighter and the humor quick witted. As a reader, I easily rooted for these likable characters. In facin...
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