Okay for Now [With Earbuds] (Audio)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781617073137 (161707313X)
Publish date: April 26th 2011
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Edition language: English
Wow wow wow! This is what I'm here for. The first book from NPR's Ultimate Backseat Bookshelf that I enjoyed. When I started I worried it was going to be too much. But then I got into the characters and the story and it's one of those books you can't stop reading (which leads to you almost crying ...
This is one of those books I wouldn't have read on my own but that ended up to be a worthwhile read nonetheless. It starts out a little slow and ends feeling a bit overpacked and jumbled, but has a long, satisfying stretch of "middle" inbetween.The voice is what makes this book shine. Gary Schmidt m...
Touching realistic fiction story about a boy growing up in 1968. How the Vietnam war touches his family and how he learns that he can do whatever he wants, makes a very touching story. It has some sad moments but the ending is hopeful.
1.5 starsI tried to like this, I really did, but Doug was entirely too annoying for me to care about him as a character. The repetitive and obnoxious statements of "So what? So what?", "Do you know what it feels like?" "stupid" and "I'm not lying" were enough to make me want to throw my Kindle (I di...
Why I waited so long to read this book is beyond me. I instantly fell in love with Doug and even though he is a chump (don’t you just love that!) his view of the world is always optimist. Being the target of many, he knows what’s headed his way, yet he doesn’t dwell on the negative aspects of it, ...