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3.0
Last night I would have rated this a 4, but as I thought more, I stepped back. There are flaws that leave me somewhat unsatisfied. Ultimately this book shows two brothers coming to terms with their lives and their relationship. And I really like that. Along the way, too many 2-dimensional characters, almost stereotypes, dampen my enthusiasm for the book. I've called this YA, but I'm going to have to be really careful about recommending it. Sloan has given Doug sexual fantasies in overdrive. Never having been a teenaged boy, I don't know how close she is to the truth. But she's made my job recommending it harder...
I love my 'brush with greatness' I know a woman whose daughter went to high school with Sloan. I love that the setting is Oklahoma...and that I knew the places she puts Doug. I love that she posed for the cover art which is awesome. I appreciate that she has used the Iraq war as a backdrop and shows us what we are doing to another generation of young soldiers.
But ultimately conflicts remain. I know this book will find its way into the hands of students who will need it. I just don't know who that is at the moment...
I love my 'brush with greatness' I know a woman whose daughter went to high school with Sloan. I love that the setting is Oklahoma...and that I knew the places she puts Doug. I love that she posed for the cover art which is awesome. I appreciate that she has used the Iraq war as a backdrop and shows us what we are doing to another generation of young soldiers.
But ultimately conflicts remain. I know this book will find its way into the hands of students who will need it. I just don't know who that is at the moment...
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