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Deadbeat (2010)

by Brian W. Smith(Favorite Author)

4.72 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0984090444 (ISBN13: 9780984090440)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Hollygrove Publishing

review 1: When I picked up this book, I had no intention of staying awake all night. However, as I began reading about QJ's life, his experience as the child of a mother in love with a partner he hates, a father who suffered an unfortunate set of circumstances that led him to a life on the streets, and a godmother who does what she can to provide the structure and discipline QJ misses from time to time at home, sleep was not an option. Brian Smith weaves a remarkable tale of successes and failures in the lives of these characters, leading readers on an emotional journey beyond explanation. Quincy, initially a loving husband and doting father, is homeless. He's introduced to readers as his son, QJ, finds him. This discovery is ill-timed, and is ten years after Quincy leaves Carmen a... morend QJ. As Carmen finds herself ready to date again, she finds love in someone very different from Quincy. QJ doesn't like or respect Carmen's new love, Terry, and the rift in the household is obvious. There are twists and turns, peaks and molehills, in the journey to this family's final destination. The end, though, is one you'll never expect.
review 2: I'm so pissed with Brian W. Smith, I could go to his house and throw a brick through his window. He continues to create characters that have us pissed one moment, amazed their craziness the next moment, and standing up clapping your hands and cheering for them by the time it is over. Then after all that emotion he does what he does best and twists it. Consider me twisted. QJ is quickly becoming a statistic along with the friends that he hangs around. One of his hot headed friends runs his mouths to much and gets the ball rolling on cataclysmic events. I love it hen an author takes one event, one ripple in the pound an changes the fate of so many. That's all I can say without this becoming a spoiler..... Once again BWS...job well done.....Fan for life less

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