tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post3919035479700946217..comments2011-09-20T11:18:26.982-04:00Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04349631448644661717noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-21756136515451904542009-11-22T16:03:30.196-05:002009-11-22T16:03:30.196-05:00I absolutely love Alexie. Being that this was his first writing aimed toward a young audience, I think he has produced an amazing piece of YA fiction. If you liked this book, I would definately reccomend his adult writing, especially his short story collections. My personal favorite is Tonto and the Lone Ranger Fist Fight in Heaven. This is an amazing collection of very entertaining short stories.S.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00939324983477056038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-37753297271935843602009-11-20T10:03:49.911-05:002009-11-20T10:03:49.911-05:00I really loved this book, too! I greatly enjoyed all the little drawings - many of them made me laugh out loud - and I grew to love Junior and the other characters in the book, and cared about what happened to them very much. One of my favorite things about the book was how positively it ended, even though Junior went through some pretty tough stuff - I love when a character grows and is able to overcome hardship, instead of letting everything knock him down. It was refreshing, since it could have easily taken a different turn. We will have to discuss at our next Borders date! <3Colurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10497157983971136403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-41621692514153622732009-11-18T17:07:06.152-05:002009-11-18T17:07:06.152-05:00Great review! This is one that I've only heard good things about.Amy Reads Good Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16356200080451424461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-3401279620667591122009-11-17T20:21:52.988-05:002009-11-17T20:21:52.988-05:00I loved this book, and I don't, as a rule, read YA- so if I can love it, anyone can. Thanks for writing about it!Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-1553021605558874952009-11-17T18:24:48.558-05:002009-11-17T18:24:48.558-05:00Stumbled onto this post... It definitely make me want to check out this book. I'm always a little wary of YA novels, but then again some of my favorite books have been aimed at teenagers or children.Taliahttp://www.fauxboheme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-5561656343625009982009-11-17T05:12:09.442-05:002009-11-17T05:12:09.442-05:00My parents used to have a little place at a fish camp down near Okeechobee where they'd live in the winter. It was smack dab in the middle of an Indian reservation, so I saw all of this sad behavior up close. They do get alot of money from the government, so most don't really try too hard at anything, and they drink alot. I always got depressed thinking about how it got to be this way. I could see it being a totally realistic situation for an ambitious kid to want out. This is the first review I've seen on this book (you are usually on the cutting edge), and you've done a great job!Sandy Nawrothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861465309609418332.post-19061805147722811382009-11-16T23:02:48.415-05:002009-11-16T23:02:48.415-05:00I've heard so many good things about this book! I really need to read it. It was quite popular with the high schoolers I worked with last year.Herding Catshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15062821156295344158noreply@blogger.com