Micah's mom finally musters enough nerve to leave Micah's alcoholic dad. They move to Micha's Grandpa and Grandma's house only to find Grandpa dressed in Army fatigues, acting strange, and preparing a fallout shelter for World War III. Micah's concerned about Grandpa's panic attacks, but for once in his life, Micah has it all - friends, popularity, and being the head of the "Fallout Club." Nothing is going to change that now, including Grandpa's sickness. Nevertheless, Micah fails to consider one important factor - his tremendous love for his Grandpa.
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"...Full of adventures and the lessons life teaches us all, this is a great read." -- A-Book-WRTG-Fantatic
"...Woven with interesting war stories, this is the perfect novel for young history buffs." -- Peggy Tibbits, author of Carly's Ghost and Rumors of War
"...Woven with interesting war stories, this is the perfect novel for young history buffs." -- Peggy Tibbits, author of Carly's Ghost and Rumors of War
About the Author
Richelle Putnam is a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature, as well as Writer's Digest School. She is a member of Southern Breeze Division of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators as well as the National Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She is married to Tim Putnam and together they have six children, four grandchildren and four dogs and a hamster.
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Fallout,
By Christine Duncan (Wheat Ridge, CO. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fallout (Paperback)
Fallout by Richelle Putnam is about a boy named Micah who comes with his mother to live with her parents leaving behind Micah's alcoholic father. The only problem is Grandpa is acting strangely and the whole town knows it. The story question becomes then, how Micah can fit in.My twelve year old devoured this book, finishing in record time, mainly, I suspect, because fitting in is the major question of any kid in junior high. Putnam's Micah was real to him, if a tad too adult to me. Discussions with my son after he read the book proved that he had taken in the issues of family loyalty, popularity, and doing the right thing in a hard situation, which was, afterall, what Fallout was all about. Bottom line: if you are looking for something for your middle school kid to read this summer, Fallout is a winner.
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An unusual story,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fallout (Paperback)
The story is about a boy and his mother whose dad was a drunk. The mum and boy move in with the grandparents to escape from him. I liked the story a lot, my personal opinion was that it was great. The writing was very good too, and the fact that it is written in first person makes it more interesting, more understandable. The book is very interesting, but also very shocking, it shows the feelings of the boy, about what he feels for his grandpa and how he's forgetting about him, and caring more about whether he's going to have one of his panic attacks in front of his friends, and how he considers himself an awful person for even thinking it. It is a short story, but not at all like other books that I've read before. It shows what a real person would have felt or done being in the position that the boy was.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fallout-A story of growing up,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fallout (Paperback)
Fallout is a story of a pre-teen and his relationship with his grandfather. I found that the grandfather was a very believable character, with his bouts of panic attacks and how this affected his grandson and the community he lived in. I would recommend this book to pre-teens as I feel they will relate with the feelings of loneliness and not belonging. Also I think teens can relate with the problems that families try to cover and how others react to them.
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