Down (Orca Soundings) [Paperback]

Norah McClintock (Author)

Book Description

Series: Orca Soundings | Publication Date: September 1, 2007

Remy must control his anger or lose his freedom. (RL 3.6)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The racial overtones and complex layers of life on the edge of teen and adulthood make this a particularly gripping book." (Puget Sound Council for the Review of Children's Books 20080301)

"A lot happens in this very short novel, but McClintock keeps her writing spare and the story fast-paced." (Resource Links )

"Recommended for all public and high school libraries." (CM Magazine )

"Powerful and insightful." (TeensReadToo.com )

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When James and the rest of them talk about the other guys, their faces get all twisted so that they don't even look like themselves. I wonder if I looked like that when I beat up that guy. I sure was mad enough.

(20080101)

Product Details

• Paperback: 103 pages
• Publisher: Orca Book Publishers; First Trade edition (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155143766X
• ISBN-13: 978-1551437668
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,407,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, March 27, 2008

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Down (Orca Soundings) (Paperback)

After being locked away, for causing a guy to end up in the hospital in critical condition, Remy is finally released back into his old world.

Remy thought that it was bad where he was sent, but being back home is much worse. Especially since the girl that he loved has now moved on, and his mom and sister look at him more like a criminal than a son or brother.

Now that he's out, though, Remy wants to turn his life around. He doesn't want to go back where he was, and he can't control how his family is around him, but he does take one step forward by getting a steady job. Unfortunately, Remy takes two steps back when he continues to hang out with his old friends, who create enemies out of the new people who had just moved to their school -- the people who are different than them.

Before he knows it, Remy is swept back into the world that he wanted to forget. And issues of prejudice arise as two sides are unable to find common ground. He knows that if he gets involved everything will get worse, but Remy just doesn't know if he can control it.

Powerful and insightful, DOWN creates a plot out of an issue that we all thought was over but, unfortunately, is still in the air.

Reviewed by: Randstostipher "tallnlankyrn" Nguyen