I read these while in middle and high school. They made my heart HURT! The author was later on Oprah, and the book sky-rocketed. I cannot say that thiI read these while in middle and high school. They made my heart HURT! The author was later on Oprah, and the book sky-rocketed. I cannot say that this was a book I enjoyed reading, but it was sonething I feel as though had to be read. You cannot learn from the mistakes of the past, if you do not know what they are. Everyone deserves to tell their stories, unfortunately, some are more painful than others.
These books were hard to read emotional, but were written well. Full of description and feeling, your heart goes out to this little boy as he grows up and stands tall even after everything he has been forced to endure. <3...more
Talk about an eye opening novel! I loved this book, it had me from start to finish and I did not want to put it down. My heart was in this book with tTalk about an eye opening novel! I loved this book, it had me from start to finish and I did not want to put it down. My heart was in this book with the main characters. The child's description of everything was so vivid and simple - it worked very well.
I only give this book 4 stars because I hated the ending. I'm not going to say why and spoil it for others... I just wasn't impressed. IT held me all the way through until the last pages. ...more
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