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Bezig met laden... Right By My Sidedoor David Haynes
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"With wit and realism, David Haynes presents a different kind of Holden Caulfield in fifteen-year-old Marshall Field Finney, an ordinary, sullen teenager who discovers storytelling as a way to ease his adolescent anger and family tensions. Living with his parents in "Washington Park,'' a housing development outside St. Louis, Missouri in the 1980s, his high-strung mother walks out on him and his father, a flawed yet strong man who manages the local landfill. Marshall's two best friends, one Black and one white, are his only allies, as they navigate school and family life together. Through these relationships, Haynes poses Marshall's universal questions about his place in his community and what's next in his life. Ultimately, Marshall's story proves that people take care of each other, families take care of others, and a boy finds his own resilience to become a young man"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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The storyline sounds grim, but the author keeps us laughing at Marshall's predicaments and rooting for his ability to figure it all out. Haynes successfully describes the neighborhood characters and Marshall's closest friends to help us understand how much support he actually has. Who Marshall actually learns is right by his side is revealed at the very end of the book, and will probably not be the obvious or your initial choice.
This is one that will make you smile from beginning to end, and should not be labeled as exclusively young adult material. Humorous fiction is always for the young--and the young at heart. Haynes always makes sure his novels are weighty enough to satisfy both. ( )