I’m the first to admit, most of the fiction I read anymore is pretty much action/suspense based, so I was very happy to get a note from a reader willing to share her reviews from Goodreads here on NOC. Karen is a librarian at Palisades and the book review I stole from her account is “Carter Finally Gets It” by Brent Crawford. She gave it 5 stars (out of 5). Unfortunately, I couldn’t see a way to grab the HTML with the cover shot:
At first I thought reading this book would be like watching the movie, The Graduate (intense discomfort while witnessing a protagonist’s growing pains) but it turned out to be more like the experience of being taken on a surprise joyride. Carter is a character many students will identify with; he is hilarious (“laugh out loud while riding a bike at the gym making me look like a crazy person” hilarious), full of adventure, über cool, and surprisingly sensitive. Carter takes us through his freshmen year as he gets his first girlfriend, loses his first girlfriend, and ultimately follows his own path. Author, Brent Crawford, has written a book that will keep boys authentically interested in reading a book – just the type libraries need to purchase (with a little disclaimer: strong language is often used.)
If you have books you want to share, feel free to send me the review or if you are also on Goodreads, let me know and I can grab the review from there. Have a great weekend!
No comments:
Post a Comment