Just finished this book earlier today, and I can’t stop thinking about it. In my opinion, the beginning is drawn out and the ending is rushed, but I think it’s perfect like that. It catches you off guard by how quick the ending moves, and in my opinion, that fits really well with the overall theme.
Contrary to what some people believe, you don’t need to read the Outsiders before reading this. They both have a couple of the same characters and they both take place in the same town, but they don’t follow the same storyline and you don’t need to read both to understand one.
Awesome book for 7th graders and up!!