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I am bookwrecked.
This book is set in my hometown, El Paso, however that is not the only reason I enjoyed it. Ari is a teenage boy who pushes many people away. His brother is in prison and his parents never talk about him. He meets Dante, a sweet kid who loves his parents. This is shocking to Ari, as he doesn’t share his feelings for others and finds it odd that a fellow teenager would so readily admit to loving his parents. The two develop a friendship and the audience follows them through that friendship throug
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A really great capture of male adolescence (for a YA audience, I think) and friendship in a not commonly depicted way. I was more impressed with the second half than the first, which I think had to do with a (overly?) long development of the characters, but it paid off!
Jun 02, 2016
Akilah
rated it
really liked it
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3.5 stars, rounding up
Great characters, EXCELLENT ending. Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda is an A+ narrator. Will review on the blog.
Great characters, EXCELLENT ending. Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda is an A+ narrator. Will review on the blog.
Listened to the audiobook with Lin-Manuel narrating and it was perfect.
Apr 05, 2016
Lianne
marked it as did-not-finish
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Jan 27, 2017
CoCo
rated it
really liked it
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Apr 11, 2018
Christina MOVED TO STORYGRAPH Perucci
marked it as to-read
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