Okay for Now


 

 

 

Okay for Now

Gary D. Schmidt

 

 

Fiction

 

   
  • John James Audubon 
  • Audobon's Birds of America 
  • School 
  • Family Life                     
  • Friendship
  • Coming-of-age 

 

 

Fourteen-year-old Doug Swieteck faces many challenges, including an abusive father, a brother traumatized by Vietnam, suspicious teachers and police officers, and isolation, but when he meets a girl known as Lil Spicer, he develops a close relationship with her and finds a safe place at the local library. 

 

-Summary taken from Destiny catalog

 

 

 

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