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Running scared and talking glib, seventeen-year-old Jim Atwater has played father to his kid brother, Byron, since his parents' divorce eight years ago. But their ordered world falls apart when Jim's mother dies - and his father turns up out of nowhere for the funeral. Soon Jim and Byron and going to "nowhere" themselves, on a plane to Florida to live with him for the summer. Can Jim set aside his anger and come to terms with his father?
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| $99.99 | Digital |
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Martin West
reviewed Father Figure on March 25, 2017
Father Figure
Very well written . . . Richard Peck cleverly turns phrases in this book to engage the reader and spin the story. I was very impressed with the style, although I do think the characters could have used some more depth - especially the younger brother.
I can't talk about the plot without revealing too many spoilers and ruining the suspense, but it's worth the read. It's a good window into a different time (late 1970s) and I like that the ending is not the perfect, happy ending, but awkward and bumpy like real life.
There's a lot of wisdom in this book - not so much from the father, but from the main character, Jim, as he navigates his world and experiences, and hears from the people around him and how they react to things. He processes life really, really well. He's very good a just letting things "be," which is a valuable life skill.
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