"...a wonderful story and maintains its integrity from beginning to finish, taking readers on a journey from one American coast to the next, from youth to manhood in a single arching stroke against a canvas with several layers..."
- Eric Jones, BookReview.com
- Eric Jones, BookReview.com
From Ned White: "CALLING OUT YOUR NAME is a young adult (YA) novel set in the Deep South sometime in the recent past – an unnamed period after civil rights laws were enacted but before the modern era of cell phones and video games. It’s the story of Woody Elmont, 16, and his struggles to care for, and later rescue, his younger brother Tick, who is moderately developmentally disabled. It’s very much an adventure story that covers a lot of real estate – both dramatic and geographical. It was written for young people age 12 to 18, but it’s been especially well received by adults, and has been honored with several awards."
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"...an exciting and adventuresome tale of one boy’s journey toward adulthood... Mr. White writes with an authentic southern voice..." - Donna Nordmark Aviles, author, Beyond the Orphan Train
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So fresh and original that I didn't want to stop reading." - Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Expert Reviewer |
"...deliver(s) some powerful moments with pragmatic bluntness... even minor supporting characters feel authentic and finely rendered..." - Publishers Weekly online
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