Demetrios, H. (2016). I'll meet you
there. New York: Square Fish.
Realistic and hopeful, romantic and filled with despair, this is what realistic fiction is. I'll Meet You There is a novel where the issues of the real world toy with the future that has been dreamed of by Skylar Evans. Not wanting to be another number on the statistics, Skylar is only three months away from starting the journey that will make her dream come true. She has planned to work the entire summer, however; her mom loses her job and this jeopardizes her plans.Josh has a different route to escape the statistics. He joined the Marines. However his plans are cut short and is forced to come back when he loses his leg in Afghanistan. So why does everyone want to leave this town? Becuase this is where dreams go to die.
Skylar and Josh work together and develop a friendship that turns into something a little bit stronger than just a friendship. And although they had worked together before he went to Afghanistan, their relationship was almost non-existent. Now, because Josh came back a different man, this relationship naturally turned into something more. With a strong support group of friends, they make up for the flawed mother that basically chooses to be a mediocre part of Skylar's life. This novel is filled with beautiful moments that both lead to despair and are created as a part of despair.
To say this novel is realistic would be an understatement. This is the type of novel that young kids can relate to because out there there are many kids whose dreams of a prosperous future too often become crushed. As a senior teacher I often see how many kids have no choice but to enroll in a junior college because they can't afford to go off to a four year university. This novel hit home. Both because of the unfortunate lack of money for these kids, and the fact that they don't give up on making their dreams come true.
Skylar and Josh work together and develop a friendship that turns into something a little bit stronger than just a friendship. And although they had worked together before he went to Afghanistan, their relationship was almost non-existent. Now, because Josh came back a different man, this relationship naturally turned into something more. With a strong support group of friends, they make up for the flawed mother that basically chooses to be a mediocre part of Skylar's life. This novel is filled with beautiful moments that both lead to despair and are created as a part of despair.
To say this novel is realistic would be an understatement. This is the type of novel that young kids can relate to because out there there are many kids whose dreams of a prosperous future too often become crushed. As a senior teacher I often see how many kids have no choice but to enroll in a junior college because they can't afford to go off to a four year university. This novel hit home. Both because of the unfortunate lack of money for these kids, and the fact that they don't give up on making their dreams come true.
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