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Liked It Rated 4 stars “I travel to the villages in Alaska and I knew where the story was taking place. Loved it!” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I travel to the villages in Alaska and I knew where the story was taking place. Loved it!”

  Mandi M wrote this review Friday, June 11, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Debut author Mattox Roesch has tremendous talent and the ability to create characters who leap off the page. This story is about Cesar, a young LA gangbanger, and his mother who has decided to move herself and her son back to the small Alaskan community that she was born in and ran away from 20 years ago. There Cesar's life becomes entwined in his ebullient cousin Go-Boy's wild schemes for a new philosophy of living and his own religion based on the Alaskan, feminine, Jesus. The author actually lives in the town that this story is set in, so his portrait of small village Alaskan life sings with detail and charm. This glimpse of life in a far off place, family, community, and starting over is written with a fresh and vibrant voice that is unforgettable.”

  Jackie Blem wrote this review Thursday, November 26, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “A somewhat unique coming of age story in a very unusual setting - Unalakleet, Alaska. Cesar has been relocated from Los Angeles by his Native mother, hoping to get him out of gang life and reconnected with their family heritage. He quickly forms a bond with his older cousin, nicknamed Go-Boy, who is part seer, prophet and politician. Life in Alaska has its own rhythms which soon seem second nature to Cesar, allowing him to contemplate the patterns from his previous life with the gangs and to notice certain changes in Go-Boy's behavior. I'm going to be recommending this to YA librarians and in particular, those doing outreach work with teens in detention.”

  Dodie Ownes wrote this review Tuesday, September 8, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No