A review by disconightwing
Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli

3.0

I have so many mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, I think it was an excellent story that teaches a valuable lesson about an overlooked group of people at the turn of the century. On the other hand, the ending was a major downer and I'm not sure I'd want a kid to read it, and the present tense really got on my nerves.

I had a hard time getting into this story, but I'm glad I stuck with it until the end. I had a hard time identifying with any of the characters, but I felt really bad for Calogero at the end, too. So I'm really torn about how I feel about this one.