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Everywhere You Don't Belong
Raised by his grandmother in Chicago’s South Side, young Claude McKay Love hopes going away to college in Missouri will help him escape the havoc of his life there, but he discovers in this coming-of-age story that it’s not so easy to leave your past behind—or find a safe place to land.
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Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel Bump
261 pages
What’s it about?
Claude McKay Love is coming of age in Chicago's South Shore- just as Obama is rising in politics. Claude is a kid dealing with more than his fair share of problems. Claude's everyday existence is different than most of us would imagine.
What did it make me think about?
All the young people who live in precarious situations.
Should I read it?
What an unusual and compelling book! Claude is my favorite literary character of 2021 (ok it is only January 10th...). This book was uneven, funny, heartbreaking, and so very readable. I am so glad I picked this one up!
Quote-
"And my life went on like that: people coming and going, valuable things left in a hurry"
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Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel Bump
261 pages
What’s it about?
Claude McKay Love is coming of age in Chicago's South Shore- just as Obama is rising in politics. Claude is a kid dealing with more than his fair share of problems. Claude's everyday existence is different than most of us would imagine.
What did it make me think about?
All the young people who live in precarious situations.
Should I read it?
What an unusual and compelling book! Claude is my favorite literary character of 2021 (ok it is only January 10th...). This book was uneven, funny, heartbreaking, and so very readable. I am so glad I picked this one up!
Quote-
"And my life went on like that: people coming and going, valuable things left in a hurry"
If you liked this try-
Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward
Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement
Dominicana by Angie Cruz
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