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Personal Effects (2012)

by E.M. Kokie(Favorite Author)
3.99 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
0763655279 (ISBN13: 9780763655273)
languge
English
publisher
Candlewick Press
review 1: Whew. You know those books that leave you emotionally drained so that you just have to let it sit on your mind for a few days? This is one. Like 'The Fault in our Stars' and 'Thirteen Reasons Why' it will make you cry and just sit there reading until you are done, because there is never--never, a good stopping point. Not until you reach the end. I listened to the audio book version, highly recommend it.
review 2: Personal Effects is a really hard read, but completely worth it. Matt's brother died in action in Iraq and his father's decision of how to deal with it is to ignore it and work on "toughing" Matt up so he too can join the military. When Matt finds some personal letters in his brother's personal effects, he decides to take a car and travel across coun
... moretry to meet this girl his brother was involved with but had never mentioned.......and when he arrives, he finds that there are many aspects of his life that his brother kept secret. This was an emotionally packed story that hit me hard, but I would highly recommend to anyone. less
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jhearcy06
Amazingly good! It will be hard to forget.
Jhanna
wow! just wow! one of my new favoriets!
jhughes
good story. really makes you think.
Larry
ALA Notable Children's Books, 2013
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