Arvin Russell has had some tough breaks. His war vet father pretty much loses his mind when his mother gets cancer. He ends up killing himself not long after she dies and Arvin ends up with his grandmother who has another orphan living with her...a young girl she was babysitting as a tiny baby whose parents never returned for her. Arvin is a good kid in general but has learned some of the lessons is father imparted before losing his mind. He looks after his "sister" and does pretty well in school but isn't cowed by any of the bullies or abusers he comes across in life. Lots of stuff happens in this book and a lot of the characters are not very likable but we are rooting for Arvin and hopes he stays centered. Depends on your definition of "centered" as to your opinion of his success by the end of this sometimes violent and depressing story that you can't put down.
This book is up against The sense of an ending in the tournament of books and in my mind wins easily.
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