On our trip back to Ohio a few weeks ago, I read The Girl Who Fell from the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow. This was recommended to me by a girl in my book club, as a novel they were considering to read in her high school English class. After reading the book, she (and I) both decided this was pretty difficult subject matter for for teaching to high-schoolers. Lots of sex for the wrong reasons. It would have been interesting to discuss in college though.
I enjoyed reading this book about a biracial girl who is the only survivor of a family tragedy. I thought the characters were interesting, the sexual undertones felt reminiscent of girls in my high school, and the wrong choices seemed realistic for teenagers. I also thought the drug induced decisions of the adults seemed like something that typically happens in bad neighborhoods. I would recommend this book, but after just a couple weeks the story is already fading from my mind.
I'm working through An American Tragedy now. It's slow work. It's written well, but I'm just having a hard time staying focused. More to come soon!
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