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Guitar Boy [With Earbuds] (2011)

by M.J. Auch(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1615879099 (ISBN13: 9781615879090)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Full Cast Audio

review 1: Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be all on your own? Well Travis Tacey is a fifteen year old boy whose father kicked him out of their home after their mother was in a wreck. After the father kicked Travis out he went to his first resort, the cabin in the woods with his moms guitar. “The tone was wonderful.” (p.114) He was on his own with not very much to live off of. Travis managed to get a bike at a garage sale, but he didn’t have enough money so he sang a few songs to get the bike. After he got the bike he went on a mission to find Scott McKissack's guitar shop. Does he get to make a guitar or find a place to stay? I really enjoyed “Guitar Boy” by MJ Auch and I think you would too. This realistic fiction book would be a great read for grades si... morexth through eighth.
review 2: Travis Tracey doesn't have your normal teenage boy problems. Bad grades, girl issues, and fitting in aren't really his concern. Instead, he has to worry about things like his recently paralyzed mother, his abusive and cruel father, and supporting his family. After being kicked out of the house by his father after an argument, Travis sets off in the world with only his mother's old guitar, the clothes on his back, and a few dollars. After only a couple days in the world, everything is going terribly, until Travis befriends a guitar maker and shop owner, Scott McKissack. And for once, things are going okay for Travis, despite being alone and homeless. Something good about this book was it took turns that I didn't think were going to happen. When i thought one thing was going to happen, the author took it in a completely different direction. However I didn't like how fast the book moved. Like one minute they're in the hospital and the next they're in a diner. I feel like there could have been a little bit more detail put into it. It was still a really good book though. less

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