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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2009
Gr 9-Up Crutcher's fans will relish the reunion with some familiar characters in this collection of three stories set in the Pacific Northwest and thematically united around anger. "Kyle Manard and the Craggy Face of the Moon" takes Angus Bethune ("Athletic Shorts", 1991) and Sarah Byrnes ("Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes", 1993) on a road trip to Reno to confront the mother who abandoned her years before. In "Montana Wild," student journalist Montana West ("The Sledding Hill", 2005) defends her article on medicinal marijuana in a very pu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In this collection of three novellas, Crutcher places his own characters from previous novels and short stories in situations outside their o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on October 1, 2009
Using a deft hand, Chris Crutcher touches on difficult topics—abusive parents, censorship, and racial and homophobic threats—that many teens will find relevant and compelling. Teenage characters find the courage to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
