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Down Sand Mountain (2008)

by Steve Watkins(Favorite Author)

3.55 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0763638390 (ISBN13: 9780763638399)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Candlewick Press

review 1: During the 1960s, a young boy named Dewey Turner struggles to be recognized in his school, but hope still remains in him that he will be popular someday. He does gain attention, but it is an embarrassment that causes insults and taunts from his peers. This novel portrays the typical experiences of teenagers who struggle to fit in within their community. It also talks about how a person can discover oneself through the individual's experiences as he/she grows up because of the lessons that it teaches the person. This book will be enjoyable to teenagers since most of the teenagers today can relate to this because of the similar problems that Dewey and the others experience.
review 2: I didn't like this book right off the bat. In fact, I was annoyed with the first... more couple of chapters. The voice didn't feel believable to me and the events seemed forced. However, I either got use to the narrators voice or the writing became better because by chapter eight I was engrossed. Down Sand Mountain is about a twelve year old boy named Dewey Turner coming of age in the summer of 1966. The book spans from the summer to March of the following year. Along the way Dewey encounters racism, death, fear, politics, girls, bullies, and family dynamics. We take the steps with him as he not only encounters these things, but learns to adapt to them as well. This was a quick read and it was fun. Great last chapter. less

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