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Lawton Paul
ASIN: B00RGWA9SI
Publisher: Lawton Paul
Pages: 131

You gonna fall down or stand and fight?Fourteen-year old Jesse is tormented by the thought that maybe his aunt is lying to him about how his mother died.To find the truth he has to overcome his fears: the local bully, the large dark shapes that he imagines in the middle of the dock at night, and the thought that maybe his brother is right, he's just a warped kid who thinks too much. Will he find the courage to stand and fight?Q&A with Lawton PaulQ: What sparked this novel?A: Two things. One: I wanted my kids to know where I came from. The very southern setting—North Florida on the St. Johns river, is where I grew up. And I wanted to give them a feel for that time and place. Watching the sunrise on a stinky crab boat in the St. Johns—what could be better? And the second thing: When I'm not writing, I'm teaching kids. I see a lot of young people who have such promise but for some reason ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 68 ratings