Watt Key's Alabama Moon was nominated for the Truman Award several years ago and was a favorite among the sixth - eighth grade boys. (The language was a bit inappropriate and we chose not to purchase it for our elementary school library, yet it was voted among the top three that year by our students!) Fourmile is even better. Twelve year old Foster doesn't like his mom's new boyfriend, Dax, but then he doesn't like much of anything since his dad died. We don't find out until midway through the book about the death's circumstances when Foster relates the details to the mysterious drifter who offers to do repairs on the farm in exchange for a temporary place to stay. Gary Conway has secrets, talents, and skills which make a life-altering difference in the life of one young boy and his mother. This is a realistic, action-packed story "reminiscent of classic westerns."
Truman Award Preliminary Nominee 2014-15
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