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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about I'm, Cincinnati, Kentucky with the genre: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'A Long Way Home'
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conversations.value: What is a description for a book titled A Long Way Home about Book, Brand, UPS/USPS/DHL with the genre: Biographies & Memoirs, Memoirs?
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conversations.value: This Book is Brand new international softcover edition delivered within 7-12 working days via UPS/USPS/DHL and FEDEX.(FOR SALE ONLY U.S. &amp; U.K.)
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conversations.value: What is a description for a book titled A Long Way Home about Riley, Sam, Vietnam with the genre: Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life?
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conversations.value: Gr 5-7-A seventh grader learns to accept the past in this well-intentioned first novel. Much to Riley Griffin's displeasure, his widowed mother has moved them to the small Vermont town where she was raised. Riley struggles to cope with the frequent appearances of her high school beau Sam, an outcast because he refused to fight in Vietnam; becomes friendly with two sisters who are abused by their parents; and researches an ancestor who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. When Sam takes Riley on a trip to Gettysburg, the boy learns something about his ancestor that helps him understand Sam's actions. Ultimately, he learns that standing up for what one believes is difficult but admirable and that heroism is expressed in many different ways. The plot suffers from attempting to explore too many topics: Civil War, Vietnam War, pacifism, alcoholism, child abuse, shame, prejudice-to name just a few. While the setting is described well, the style of writing is awkward. The narrator's voice is inconsistent, although he is in many ways a typical seventh grader. The violent similes seem to conflict with the frequent Christian symbolism, which likens Sam to Jesus. For books about different manifestations of courage, try Louis Sachar's Holes (Farrar, 1998) or Jerry Spinelli's Wringer (HarperCollins, 1997).
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conversations.value: For books about different manifestations of courage, try Louis Sachar's Holes (Farrar, 1998) or Jerry Spinelli's Wringer (HarperCollins, 1997). Much to Riley Griffin's displeasure, his widowed mother has moved them to the small Vermont town where she was raised. Riley struggles to cope with the frequent appearances of her high school beau Sam, an outcast because he refused to fight in Vietnam; becomes friendly with two sisters who are abused by their parents; and researches an ancestor who fought at the Battle of Gettysburg. When Sam takes Riley on a trip to Gettysburg, the boy learns something about his ancestor that helps him understand Sam's actions. Ultimately, he learns that standing up for what one believes is difficult but admirable and that heroism is expressed in many different ways. The plot suffers from attempting to explore too many topics: Civil War, Vietnam War, pacifism, alcoholism, child abuse, shame, prejudice-to name just a few. While the setting is described well, the style of writing is awkward. The narrator's voice is inconsistent, although he is in many ways a typical seventh grader. The violent similes seem to conflict with the frequent Christian symbolism, which likens Sam to Jesus.Gr 5-7-A seventh grader learns to accept the past in this well-intentioned first novel.