Hidden Roots
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Amazon Editorial Review
Acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac makes his Scholastic Press debut with a powerful story of family and identity.
11-yr-old Sonny lives with his mother and father up near the Canadian border. Theirs isn’t a peaceful household, given his father Jake’s sudden rages, which can turn physical in an instant. Sonny’s refuge is his mother, and his uncle Louis, a quiet, wise old man who seems to always appear when Sonny and his mother need help most. Jake hates when Louis comes around, but luckily he works long hours at the nearby paper mill. Through an unexpected friendship with a new school librarian, Sonny gains enough confidence to stand up to his father, and to finally confront hidden family secrets and discover the truth about his Native American roots, and the people in his family's past who tried to destroy their heritage.
Set in upstate New York in the 1950s, Hidden Roots is a novel that illuminates a startling truth about our history as only Joe Bruchac can tell it.
Acclaimed author Joseph Bruchac makes his Scholastic Press debut with a powerful story of family and identity.
11-yr-old Sonny lives with his mother and father up near the Canadian border. Theirs isn’t a peaceful household, given his father Jake’s sudden rages, which can turn physical in an instant. Sonny’s refuge is his mother, and his uncle Louis, a quiet, wise old man who seems to always appear when Sonny and his mother need help most. Jake hates when Louis comes around, but luckily he works long hours at the nearby paper mill. Through an unexpected friendship with a new school librarian, Sonny gains enough confidence to stand up to his father, and to finally confront hidden family secrets and discover the truth about his Native American roots, and the people in his family's past who tried to destroy their heritage.
Set in upstate New York in the 1950s, Hidden Roots is a novel that illuminates a startling truth about our history as only Joe Bruchac can tell it.
I picked up this shabby little book at Goodwill.
It is a beautifully well written coming-of-age story.
I enjoyed each and every page.
It is a beautifully well written coming-of-age story.
I enjoyed each and every page.
Journal Entry 3 by book_drunkard at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, December 3, 2016
Released 5 yrs ago (12/3/2016 UTC) at by mail, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Off for a trip in the This-n-That Bookbox.
Chosen from book drunkard's This-n-That Bookbox. Thanks for including it in the mix of all sorts of good books.
A coming-of-age story about a youth, Howard Camp, who grows up knowing little to nothing about his ancestry. His father has anger issues; his mother and he often pay the price, and his Uncle Louis helps both of them despite his father's issue with the man.
The new school librarian helps Howard too with suggestions of what to read.
What is it about Uncle Louis that makes his father so angry? Who is Uncle Louis actually?
This is a book for tweens and/ or teens, but it definitely should be read by anyone.
Thanks book-drunkard once again for the book.
The new school librarian helps Howard too with suggestions of what to read.
What is it about Uncle Louis that makes his father so angry? Who is Uncle Louis actually?
This is a book for tweens and/ or teens, but it definitely should be read by anyone.
Thanks book-drunkard once again for the book.
"No two persons ever read the same book."--Edmund Wilson
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A small box of books, which includes this YA novel. Hope you find something to read in this box. Otherwise, continue their journey in a local LFL.
Sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
I have either registered it, or received it from another person who is willing to share it, too. Consider logging onto www.bookcrossing.com and letting us know where it is been and where it is going next. It can be done anonymously or join the site as a member.
A small box of books, which includes this YA novel. Hope you find something to read in this box. Otherwise, continue their journey in a local LFL.
Received in a box of books... looks interesting, will hold on to it to read.
