Down Sand Mountain
Written by Steve Watkins
Narrated by Dan John Miller
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
It's the fall of 1966, and twelve-year-old Dewey Turner is determined to start the school year right. No more being the butt of every joke. He'll be cool-a Lone Wolf like his older brother, Wayne. But an accident with shoe polish dashes these hopes-and earns Dewey his worst nickname yet. He finds an unlikely friend in Darla Turkel, the only person at Sand Mountain High who is more of an outcast than he is. Through their friendship, Dewey comes to learn a whole lot about his small town, and about the world outside it, too: things about racism and segregation, secrets, and standing up for what's right.
"There is neither too much nostalgia nor message, and readers will be haunted by the drama of harsh secrets close to home." -Booklist (starred review)
"Watkins pulls off an incredible feat in this novel capturing the racial prejudices and Vietnam War tensions of the era." -Voice of Youth Advocates
Steve Watkins
STEVE WATKINS is a professor of English at the University of Mary Washington. He is the author of a collection of stories, My Chaos Theory, and two young adult novels, Down Sand Mountain and What Comes After. Watkins is also an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in publications including LA Weekly, Poets and Writers, and the Nation.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In 1966, 12 year old Dewey is small for his age. In seventh grade in the junior-senior high school he is bullied by two seniors but dosn't want to tell anyone. His only friend is a girl who is just as lonely as he is. During this year, Dewey learns about his town, its residents, racism and something about his own family.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In 1966, 12 year old Dewey is small for his age. In seventh grade in the junior-senior high school he is bullied by two seniors but dosn't want to tell anyone. His only friend is a girl who is just as lonely as he is. During this year, Dewey learns about his town, its residents, racism and something about his own family.