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Summary: VERY MOVING -- PLEASE BRING WILLIE BACK
Review: This is a wonderfully touching book. Willie Weaver, the central character is a promising young athlete until he suffers from a permanent injury. Willie's father cannot accept a less than perfect son and Willie's mother has never gotten over the loss of her second child. Shut out of his parents' lives, Willie turns to his classmates, only to find rejection from them.Disillusioned, Willie leaves Idaho for the Golden State. Once California bound, he leaves Idaho behind forever on a Greyhound bus. In the interest of easing the folks back home's possible concern, he gets a kid bound for Phoenix to send postcards to his home so they'll have a Phoenix post mark. Once in California, Willie has a near run-in with a street gang who rob him. Broke, hurt and desperate, Willie is taken in by a guardian angel with a gritty, street attitude. The angel is a bus driver who agrees to let Willie sleep on his couch provided he attend school. Willie enrolls in a local alterative high school, called "One More Last Chance" and meets another angel in the form of the principal, Andre. Andre is a very bright and progressive man who belives all of his kids deserve many "one more last chances" and confides to Willie that some of his kids would have no other chance if not for his program. Willie thrives in this new environment and he enriches the lives of others. In true Crutcher form, this book tackles major themes such as abuse, sexuality, politics and violence realistically and intelligently. This book is of an extremely high caliber and cannot be recommended enough.
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Summary: Must be read
Review: This is an amazing book! I really enjoyed reading it. This book is a tear jerker. It's set for teenagers and based in the Northwest. It is a book that relates to real life. It makes you really look at yourself. After this book you really start to respect the things you have. I realised how lucky I was and i hope it does the same for you. One of the best books I have ever read!
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