![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Between his frustrated, factory worker father’s “quick hands”, and his violent older brother, Doug has learned to keep his soul well-insulated behind a mildly sarcastic exterior. Others, feeling that they have encountered the same story several hundred times already, and underwhelmed by its on-the-nose prose, may find themselves politely perplexed at its status as a National Book Award finalist.Īs the story begins, things go from bad to worse for middle schooler Doug Swieteck when his troubled family moves from New York City to the small, upstate town of Marysville. Some will see it as a heart-warming redemption story, easily read, but not without a few nice literary touches, and a few surprising plot twists. Containing nothing overtly offensive, but composed almost entirely of elements you’ve seen or read before, the novel is likely to generate some very different reactions among its readers. Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt is a familiar-feeling tale of personal growth set in the late 60s. ![]()
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