I couldn't wait to read this new book by the author of one of my favorite books, The Wednesday Wars (reviewed on Book Bits 11/7/2007), but it just didn't do it for me. I think the author was so wrapped up in the issue of racism, that the book became only a vehicle for a moralistic message, and writing style went out the window. It's alternately stilted and flowery, with these strange little cryptic italics sections at the ends of the chapters. Everything is so overlaid with heavy-handed meaning that there's no joy in reading it. Review by Stacy Church
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