Retro Wednesdays (1)

June 24, 2009

Retro Wednesdays will be a focus on books that were published at least two years ago that I think are worth blogging about. Maybe you missed them, maybe you want to read them again but these will be books that I would hate for anyone to miss!

Feels Like Home

by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

It's been six years since the death of Mickey's brother's best friend—and six years since her brother, Danny, went missing. Back then Danny was a high-school football champion with a bright future. He and Mickey would read from a well-worn copy of The Outsiders, never getting enough of the friendship and sibling loyalty themes, or the hope that they could escape their small town. When Danny shows up unexpectedly at their father's funeral, Mickey is forced to deal with her anger at being abandoned, while trying to piece together her memory of the night of the accident. Fragments of the mystery are revealed slowly as Mickey undergoes a metamorphosis similar to her fictional hero, Ponyboy. Fans of Hinton's classic will notice many send-ups in this tribute, and realistically portrayed grief, best-friend troubles, and a budding romance with a boy from a different social class add to the novel's strength. As Mickey and Danny discover, "there's a lot more to growing up than getting out of this town."

I really loved this book!