#516 Cherry Bomb- Maxine Clair
A hot tragic summer. This is a coming of age story. A group
of children, barely teens, maybe a bit younger tramp around looking for
trouble, trying to be kids. Eddy has lost an eye from a cherry bomb accident. His
sister, the story’s narrator has two prized possessions, the last cherry bomb
and her private diary. In that diary she tells about Nick, Eddy’s best friend
and the boy that wants to get fresh with her.
This is the summer that they will all remember. This is the
summer where they learn that there are worse things than getting hurt by a
cherry bomb. As soon as you get old enough to have something to write about in
your diary, you may be too old for such childish pursuits.
Notable Passage: “I am in this world, but not of it. I am in
this world”
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