Part of the magic of this book is how anyone can relate, whether 15 years old or 32 or 77; whether male or female; whatever race; whether gay or straight or bi or whatever.
It's a love story in which bad things happen, and when they do, you really feel them, because you care so deeply about these characters. As a mom of teen boys, I particularly enjoyed the boys' relationships with the parents in the book.
Here's a "sky" passage:
"Why do birds exist, anyway?"
He looked at me. "You don't know?"
"I guess I don't."
"Birds exist to teach us things about the sky."
(I'd like to write a poem with my own answers this question.)
Read this book. There's a reason it's got so many stickers on its cover.
Happy day!
It does look interesting I'll have to see if I can find it at the library.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds very good, Irene. I love your quote, imagine you were thrilled to find it for your OLW!
ReplyDeleteI read it a couple of weeks ago and I loved it as well.
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