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Jodi Picoult is one of the most beloved authors of our time. Her many novels, consistently topping both national and international bestseller lists ("Sing You Home," "My Sister¿s Keeper," "Nineteen Minutes"), are celebrated for addressing controversial issues with courage, grace, and empathy. In her new Byliner Original, "The Color War," she showcases her versatility and storytelling gifts once again with a moving and revealing portrait of a boy coming of age in an America where the lines between black and white, rich and poor, and insider and outsider too often divide minds and hearts and separate a child from his own sense of promise. All Raymond wants to do is hang out with his best friend, Monroe, but life has other plans. This summer, his mother has decided to send him to Bible camp for inner-city kids. On the bus there, he dreams of the best night of his life, when he and Monroe slipped away from home and jumped the turnstiles to ride the subway to downtown Boston on New Year¿s Eve. The elaborate ice sculptures on display thrilled them, especially an angel with outstretched wings that glowed ghostly in the night. Raymond wakes on the bus to what he takes for another angel: Melody, a camp counselor and lifeguard. Like all the staff, she¿s white. Pretty, blond, and friendly, she¿s the person Raymond most wants to impress during the Color War, the camp¿s sports competition, and to whom he confesses his most painful secret, a loss that has made him grow up far too fast and left him wise beyond his mere nine years. Will Raymond manage to connect to Melody--or anyone--when he¿s so far from what he¿s known and loved? Or will he discover that sometimes the road to hell is paved with good intentions? A searing look at race and what it means to survive our own color wars.… (meer)
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An engaging e-short story of an African American boy, Raymond nine years old who has lost his best friend at the hand of a gang and now he is lonely thinking of his friend Monroe. His mother recommends a summer camp for inner city kids sponsored by a church.
As he thinks of the good times he had with his friend Monroe, he meets a 16 yr old white girl (a lifeguard) named Melody which is part of the camp leaders. He is infatuated with her and the way to impress her is by swimming. He desires to impress her in the swimming competition. He is wise beyond his years and confides in her as he knows there is a fine line between race and cultures.
Again, Jodi Picoult tackles relevant issues of the human heart in a moving way! Your heart goes out to this special little boy which was beautifully written--Have read all Jodi’s books and she never disappoints. ( )
Jodi Picoult is one of the most beloved authors of our time. Her many novels, consistently topping both national and international bestseller lists ("Sing You Home," "My Sister¿s Keeper," "Nineteen Minutes"), are celebrated for addressing controversial issues with courage, grace, and empathy. In her new Byliner Original, "The Color War," she showcases her versatility and storytelling gifts once again with a moving and revealing portrait of a boy coming of age in an America where the lines between black and white, rich and poor, and insider and outsider too often divide minds and hearts and separate a child from his own sense of promise. All Raymond wants to do is hang out with his best friend, Monroe, but life has other plans. This summer, his mother has decided to send him to Bible camp for inner-city kids. On the bus there, he dreams of the best night of his life, when he and Monroe slipped away from home and jumped the turnstiles to ride the subway to downtown Boston on New Year¿s Eve. The elaborate ice sculptures on display thrilled them, especially an angel with outstretched wings that glowed ghostly in the night. Raymond wakes on the bus to what he takes for another angel: Melody, a camp counselor and lifeguard. Like all the staff, she¿s white. Pretty, blond, and friendly, she¿s the person Raymond most wants to impress during the Color War, the camp¿s sports competition, and to whom he confesses his most painful secret, a loss that has made him grow up far too fast and left him wise beyond his mere nine years. Will Raymond manage to connect to Melody--or anyone--when he¿s so far from what he¿s known and loved? Or will he discover that sometimes the road to hell is paved with good intentions? A searing look at race and what it means to survive our own color wars.
As he thinks of the good times he had with his friend Monroe, he meets a 16 yr old white girl (a lifeguard) named Melody which is part of the camp leaders. He is infatuated with her and the way to impress her is by swimming. He desires to impress her in the swimming competition. He is wise beyond his years and confides in her as he knows there is a fine line between race and cultures.
Again, Jodi Picoult tackles relevant issues of the human heart in a moving way! Your heart goes out to this special little boy which was beautifully written--Have read all Jodi’s books and she never disappoints.
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