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S'està carregant… American Road Tripde Patrick Flores-Scott
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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. I loved T (Teodora) for trying so hard and being such a good kid. I like how he totally turned around in academics with the help of his best friend, Caleb. They went from being Halo junkies to students ready for college. Wonderful sibling support between T and his sister, Xochitl, and brother, Manny. Good insights into PTSD from combat and the veterans support network. I liked being familiar with the setting in the Pacific Northwest and New Mexico. The teen angst and kissing got to be a bit too much, but it was sweet, and seemed quite realistic. Teodoro's life is going nowhere. He's living in a crappy rental place with his family who seem to be crumbling just as much as the house. But when the family finds out Manny, the brother who has been serving in the military, is coming home they try to be their best selves to get their family back on track. Teodoro has just realized that he wants his life to go somewhere. He gets a job to pay for a tutor to help get into college. When Manny gets back it is tough and Teodoro realizes to meet his goals, he might have to distance himself. When his sister X tricks him into a road trip, his summer plans go out the window. But it just might manage to save them all and make them all better. Teodoro "T" looks forward to his brother Manny's return from Iraq but soon discovers that something is very different with him. T is changing too as he discovers new romantic feelings for Wendy, an old family friend. His sister Xochitl hustles the brothers into her old car and they head south to Tio Ed's where trouble ensues. At turns tense, funny, dramatic and romantic, this is an uncompromising look at post traumatic stress syndrome and its impact upon a Latino family. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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With a strong family, the best friend a guy could ask for, and a budding romance with the girl of his dreams, life shows promise for Teodoro "T" Avila. But he takes some hard hits the summer before senior year when his nearly perfect brother, Manny, returns from a tour in Iraq with a devastating case of PTSD. In a desperate effort to save Manny from himself and pull their family back together, T's fiery sister, Xochitl, hoodwinks her brothers into a cathartic road trip. Told through T's honest voice, this is a candid exploration of mental illness, socioeconomic pressures, and the many inescapable highs and lows that come with growing up--including falling in love. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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T gets scooped up by his sister for a "ride" in her vintage 1961 Rambler & instead of bringing him back home, they take a visit to his grandmother Abita's place in Yakima, and then head down to Oregon to see their great uncle and T gets to see Wendy again. One thing leads to another and T finds himself traveling all the way to Delano, CA for a cousin's funeral and then a disasterous effort in the aged car to reach Uncle Tio Ed's in New Mexico - Lots of twists and turns occur:
some melodramatic scenes, T's plans changed to be w/his sister and Manny, his brother, instead of returning home to SeaTac with his parents, & gradually, real help for his brother's mental health - real roller coaster of a senior year for T. Some plot developments seemed a bit unrealistic but the heartfelt tone and wonderful Latinx cultural details make this a good YA read. ( )