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The Night I Freed John Brown by John Michael Cummings - Review

The Night I Freed John Brown by John Michael Cummings
I enjoyed and wholeheartedly recommend this contemporary coming-of-age novel that takes place in historic Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, the famous site of John Brown’s raid. In the story, 13-year-old Josh Connors finds freedom from his oppressive family and bullying brothers in a neighboring family who has [...]

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Kieron Smith, Boy by James Kelman - Review

Kieron Smith, boy by James Kelman
Still, this isn’t a bad book. Kelman is a writer of singular will and sincerity. He is, like many highly original artists, proposing to create the taste by which he is judged. In language and structure, he rejects forms that have worked for other writers. He willfully ducks anything that [...]

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