Alaska Battle of the Books High School list for 2024-2025. I am on maternity leave this semester, but I will help a bit when I‘m back in January before the battles. I am working on Sunrise over Falluja. I‘ve read Old Man and the Sea and Fighter in the Velvet gloves before.
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I am enjoying Robin‘s fresh voice. It‘s almost weird to hear the youth in the voice of an Iraq War soldier since this invasion happened when I was in 5th grade. I think Meyers‘ portrayal of the confusion and lack of knowing even in the soldiers rings true.
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This particular piece pulls at your emotional core, tugging at the heartstrings in a way that leaves a lasting impact. Yet, it must be noted that it also contains elements that could be described as sorrowful, adding a depth of sadness that can't be overlooked. Michael Kramer did a wonderful job of narrating. Although, there is a newer version of the book (available on Audible) with Jay Kopelman, himself, narrating the story.
pickI can‘t even imagine going through what these families experienced.I was a military wife whose husband was deployed to the Middle East.Many of the occurrences described in this book could have happened.Thankfully they did not.I liked how the husband and wife‘s lives came together in order to get Jolene the help that she needed.This story is inspirational.It talks of deployment from a different angle.Reading it helped me to bette understand PTSD
panWell, I read this & might as well've not for all the good it did me - it neither enlightened nor entertained. Having now read several first person junkie novels, I have come to the conclusion that I really dislike the incoherent ramblings that supposedly convey the chaos of drug addiction. The descriptions of finding the next fix seem so unoriginal & tedious. There is also no plot.
