They were sent to their grandparents as their parents were having problems and they had planned a trip without Ernie and Genie. As they settled in for the month, these two brothers were finding that they enjoyed county living and that Virginia wasn’t so bad. Genie was worried that without internet s...
Like, for me, the best way to describe it is, I got a lot of scream inside. - Chapter 3 Castle Crenshaw is in the seventh grade and he is always in trouble, mostly fighting. He doesn't take any crap. But, he sees a team running track in the park, proves he can run faster, and the Coach asks him t...
The audio book for this is so flipping good, easy to see why it won the Odyssey. It gives great characterization for the story, I don't think I would have enjoyed this as much if I'd just simply read it. Castle Ghost has always been made fun of because of his first name, so he goes by Ghost. He l...
A well-rounded read.Great crafted characters. I felt like I knew these boys, Ali, Needles & Noodles. Like these boys were hanging on my block and I passed by them every day. I liked the plot too. One you could relate to, if you come from lower income lifestyles, which I come from humble upbringing a...
How much can a book rattle you? This book rattled me, rattled me more than you can image. Why? Because of what it evoked inside of me. The book speaks truth if you can handle the truth about racism and about injustice. I’m not going to stand on a platform and tell you about racism and injustice bu...
My wife, a middle school special education teacher, recommended this book to me. She really liked it because there is such a dearth of books about young black men who are not addicts or gang members or tragically abused or otherwise completely dysfunctional. Matt, the teenage narrator of this story,...
This book is on the quiet side, with lots of reflections on grief, family, love, and growing up. But it also has some really funny moments! There’s lots to like here, and I’ll definitely be looking out for Reynolds’s books in the future.
I have now put off writing this review for a full month.There was really a lot to like about this book. I think the most moving and intriguing aspect of the story was protagonist Matt's habit of attending other people's funerals after his own mother died, because seeking out the person who was hurti...
Okay, so Im coming dangerously close to neglecting the fact I haven't written this post in like 2-3 months, which is funny, because I read the book in less than a week. I knew if I sat down and wrote the review, I'd have so much to say, and I tend to be very wordy in reviews to begin with.The Boy in...
Making this book my break book was my first mistake. Reading this book in February was my second. This rating is definitely a case of I read this book at the wrong time. I will probably pick it up again another day when I know I will appreciate it more. As it is, my reading was so disjointed, I di...
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