A review by rwarner
Mudville by Kurtis Scaletta

4.0

I mentor a young man going into 7th grade, and his class was assigned this book as summer reading. I read it so I could discuss with him. It's decidedly for young readers, though it tackles some very mature (in the sense of grownup, not pornographic) topics. The treatment of these topics is aimed at younger minds, though, so feels somewhat incomplete. Nonetheless, it's a good introduction for young people to a world where things go wrong all the time, and sometimes good happens and sometimes bad happens, and it's up to you to choose your attitude.

The story is fun and moves along well, with diverse characters, twists, intrigue, kindness, deceit, anger, and forgiveness.