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Summary: See Ya Later Alligator
Review: Through all my fictional journeys, none has been as exciting as the one I recently shared with Emile, Meely for short, LaBauve. This unusual, fifteen year old boy, eats only what he kills off the lands of the Catahoula Bayou. His father is an alligator hunter and often disappears for several days at a time, leaving Meely to fend for himself.
The school's long time bully, Junior Guidry, is the nephew of an important police officer. Junior like most bully's, has to win at everything, no matter what the price. So when the tale took a twisted turn for the worse, I feared for little Meely. Junior had always had it in for Meely, and seeing as how Meely had recently caused a lose of pride for Junior at school; It only seemed fit that Junior would come after Meely. As it turned out, Junior would have to come after Meely more than just a couple times.
As you read through the first half of this novel, get to know all the characters well. They are all cleverly introduced, and although these are flat characters, their choices in the second half of the book, will most likely astound you.
I recommend this book not only because it has a wonderful ending, but because all the situations in this story can be altered, drastically, if not slightly, to fit into our own life's story.
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Summary: A Funny and Touching Novel
Review: Wells spins a great yarn of a Huck-like boy from the bayou in 1960's Louisiana. Some might even claim that Wells is riding on Twain's coat-tails here, because of the similar themes of race, the absent father, and the troublesome and misunderstood truant on the run from the law. On the surface, there are a lot of similarities. Yet, Wells has a knack for going in deeper, to see these American archetypes in a new light. Furthermore, Meely and his father have a relationship that would not be defined by any as being "normal," yet, a true love is evident there, and it seems as if their relationship could not exist in any other form. Read this book. You'll love it.
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