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This Boys Life by Tobias Wolff is about a boys named Jack who is moving to Utah with his mom. They are moving after his mom had a troubling time with her husband. Jack was also trouble in school and also by the police. Halfway through the book, Jack is trying to leave Utah and run away to Alaska with his friend. He then later is going to different schools and moving around with his friends. Jack later gets caught by the police for stealing oil from a farm which leads him to be kicked out of the elite High School that he got accepted into. He then joins the army and serves in the Vietnam war. This book was very good and I enjoyed it a lot. Although some parts were confusing in the book, it was very interesting and kept me reading until I was finished. Overall, this book is excellent and I recommend this to everyone.
Miracle Boys by Jacqueline Woodson is a book about 3 orphan brothers whose parents died. The brothers names are Charlie, Lafayette, and Tyree. Charlie just had came back from 2 years of reform school and is upset and angry, Tyree was about to go to college but soon gave up after his parents died, and Lafayette is also very upset about his parents death. Their father died of hypothermia after Tyree forced his father to save a lady who fell in a frozen water lake. Their mother died of a coma when Charlie was 9 years old. He was to young to know what to do. Throughout the book, they get in trouble very much and blame each other for their problems. Overall, this book is very good and I enjoyed it a lot. The book is very interesting and not too hard to read. I recommend this book to everyone.
