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Vawter, Vince
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Now seventeen, Victor Vollmer (from Paperboy) works as a newspaper copyboy. After the death of his former mentor, Mr. Spiro, Victor embarks on a journey to scatter his ashes at the mouth of the Mississippi. What begins as a personal quest to find the courage to speak up abruptly changes in tone and theme as Victor faces dangerous drug smugglers and a powerful hurricane.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
(2)
4-6
Because of his stuttering, the eleven-year-old narrator seldom speaks. When he takes over his friend's paper route, the task is Herculean: he must talk to strangers. With heartbreaking detail, in a near-stream-of-consciousness narrative, he describes his difficulties: how he uses the "Gentle Air" method or shouts certain words. An eloquent debut novel set in 1959 Memphis.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2013
2 reviews
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