Flight: A Novel by Sherman Alexie

[Rhoda Collins]

Another YA book. This was very interesting. A 15yr old 1/2 American Indian, 1/2 Irish boy never knew his Indian dad and his Mom died when he was six. So he was in and out of Foster homes; abused and not loved. He becomes angry and meets another boy who encourages the angry mood and the boy shoots up a bank full of people. He gets shot and that begins his time traveling. He goes into different Indian times of history. He pretty much starts to see how violence isn't the answer and he regrets what he did in the bank. The ending is very cool and he comes back and he did not "follow through" and shoot, but a bank videotape shows him not "in" the bank for a second. . . So was he able to change "his" time or was it all time travel or what? Where did he go? That's the cool question, LOL.

I think I will be sharing this one with my nephew. I'm still debating on the 13 Reasons Why, LOL.

Now I am reading Forever! Just in chapter one, so not too far in.

Rho