Helpful Score: 4
A wonderful, haunting drama of a young boy and his three sisters all forced to make it on their own after their mother shoots and kills their father. This story will make you laugh, it will make you cry, and you will also find yourself rooting for Harley throughout. Loved this first novel by Tawni O'Dell.
Helpful Score: 2
Synopsis
Times are tough in the Altmyer family. With the maniacally abusive Mr. Altmyer dead and Mrs. Altmyer serving time for his murder, adolescent, hormone-raging Harley has just inherited the role of caretaker for his three younger sisters. Told from Harley's point of view, this debut novel set in a rural Pennsylvania mining town tells of his experiences as a teenage father figure, a lover of an older single mother, and a primary suspect in a brutal murder.
Times are tough in the Altmyer family. With the maniacally abusive Mr. Altmyer dead and Mrs. Altmyer serving time for his murder, adolescent, hormone-raging Harley has just inherited the role of caretaker for his three younger sisters. Told from Harley's point of view, this debut novel set in a rural Pennsylvania mining town tells of his experiences as a teenage father figure, a lover of an older single mother, and a primary suspect in a brutal murder.
Helpful Score: 1
This book kept my attention. It is a character driven book. I had to force myself not to judge the characters. I chose to put myself in their shoes.
