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3.42 AVERAGE
3.42 AVERAGE
Continuing my exploration of the Orca Soundings offerings, which are books aimed at readers who are of an age to read about complex/dark subjects but are more disiniterested readers. The Way Back features a girl short on advantages: her parents are out of the picture, she makes money through theft and burglary, she's addicted to drugs...and now she's pregnant.
I think this was one where there were one or two more elements than could really fit in the book. The painful parts of things like are skimmed over, and Colby slides pretty seamlessly from 'disinterested delinquent' to 'A+ teen mom'.
Mr Horvath, though. Gotta love him.
The secretary waved. "Ready for you."
She pointed Colby toward a door held open by a slender man wearing a blue bow tie and blue-and-green-striped suspenders.
"That's a pretty gay outfit," Colby said as he ushered her through.
"That's the point." He led them to his office, decorated with framed art of foxes. Illustrations, paintings, even the print on the curtains had jolly little foxes on them. Colby sat. "Now, what can I do for you?"
Colby pointed to the row of ceramic and plastic foxes lined up along the front of his desk. "What's with the foxes?"
"Dapper and debonair. Like me. I collect them."
"No shit. Super gay."
"No shit, indeed. I'm Mr. Horvath, Super Gay."
"You're not old enough to be called mister."
"Then you can call me sir." (15)
I think this was one where there were one or two more elements than could really fit in the book. The painful parts of things like
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pregnancy and detoxMr Horvath, though. Gotta love him.
The secretary waved. "Ready for you."
She pointed Colby toward a door held open by a slender man wearing a blue bow tie and blue-and-green-striped suspenders.
"That's a pretty gay outfit," Colby said as he ushered her through.
"That's the point." He led them to his office, decorated with framed art of foxes. Illustrations, paintings, even the print on the curtains had jolly little foxes on them. Colby sat. "Now, what can I do for you?"
Colby pointed to the row of ceramic and plastic foxes lined up along the front of his desk. "What's with the foxes?"
"Dapper and debonair. Like me. I collect them."
"No shit. Super gay."
"No shit, indeed. I'm Mr. Horvath, Super Gay."
"You're not old enough to be called mister."
"Then you can call me sir." (15)
One of my favorites of the Orca Soundings series! Well written and realistic. I loved Colby and her journey to better herself and become a good mom.