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Gr 9 Up—High school senior Russell and his childhood friend, DJ, cope with the tragic deaths of their firefighter fathers in this contemporary, realistic exploration of the relationships between fathers and sons. Often poignant but never maudlin, Russell's conversational first-person narration takes readers through the teens' tumultuous highs and lows. Initially, Russell and DJ are lauded by the people of their town who hail the fallen firefighters as heroes, but they face ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Lynch continues to explore father-son relationships (Inexcusable, rev. 1/06) in this interior novel filled with Russell's memories of and musings about his dead father. The two had been unusually close. They went fishing together and always ate together (with Russell knowing instinctively when his dad would be home); both knew that Russell would become a fireman, just like his dad. While rescuing an elderly wo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Russell's fireman dad perished in the line of duty; his neighbor DJ's father suffered the same fate. The men's celebrity rubs off ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More