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Hardcover Free Radical Book

ISBN: 0618111344

ISBN13: 9780618111343

Free Radical

Luke McHenry loves baseball. After repeated disappointments, he is determined to make the All Star team. Then his mother makes an explosive confession: 31 years ago she was involved in an anti-Vietnam War protest that went horribly wrong, and a student was killed. Mom has been in hiding ever since, but now she is ready to turn herself in. While her whole life in Alaska has been a masquerade, for Luke it is his only reality. Suddenly, everything--from the baseball season to his very identity--is in jeopardy. As Luke witnesses his mother's struggle to face up to the mistakes of her youth, he begins to understand his own hopes and fears--and who he really is. Free Radical is both a contemporary coming-of-age story and a moving depiction of a parent's guilt and need for forgiveness. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Rated 4 stars
Made me think about justice versus revenge

First of all, I will say I am an adult, but I sometimes read good young adult fiction. I would put this book in that category. There were pros and cons but I think that this is a good book, and am important book for kids if they are thinking about what justice really means. Negatives: The portrayal of Amy, the young woman with a disability, does not really work. The author goes to extremes: either keeps mentioning the world...

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Brad's Review

My book is very eccentric!! I think it is entertaining, and most books I read I don't like. So it's perfect for people that don't really like to read because it's very suspenseful. It's also a good book for people that like sports because it has baseball in it. He likes the San Francisco Giants, but the best team is the Orioles all the way. Well one thing that bothered me about the book is how the mother acts and wants to...

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Rated 4 stars
My Review

Free Radicals is a fairly descent book, but it's not one of the best books I've every read. I give this book a 4 because there were some things that I really just didn't like about the book, but don't get me wrong this is a well developed story. I didn't like how Luke was all about himself. Like when Luke's mom told him the truth, he didn't want to hear, and didn't care about how his mom felt, he only cared about how he...

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Rated 4 stars
Very Suspenseful

Last night, I started to read this book as I was going to bed. I read the first 20 pages or-so. Today, I finished off the book. It is very suspenseful & you may just read it as fast as I did. I will say that this is a very interesting book & it is well worth your time. There is just two problems with it:-The last 20-30 pages, you're waiting for something for something suspenseful to happen. But nothing does. That's the...

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