The Orange Houses

I was very excited for this one after reading Paul Griffin's Stay With Me. Sadly, this one did not live up to the expectations I had for it. I was not crazy about this one being told in third person. It made the story very hard to get into as it was so disjointed. The story was also told from 3 POVs,......more

I wanted this book, I remember hearing about it and then seeing it after getting a 20% discount from my favorite new black-owned bookstore was just a perfect invitation to try this out..and its s highly rated Young Adult read about so many heavy issues and themes and while mature it is relatable and......more

This was a good book. I liked that it was told from 3 points of view and I thought that the story line was good. Despite it's brevity, this book conveyed a compelling tale. I wish the book had more character development and explored more social issues.......more

Name: Brandon Dittmann Book title: The Orange Houses Personal Response: I personally thought this book was good. One of the few things I did not like about this book is that sometimes it was very confusing for me to understand. I also did not really like how it seemed to jump around a lot from charact......more

A brief and powerful story of three teens, each on the margins of society for a different reason, first finding connection in the midst of their difficult lives then sharing a traumatic event teased on the book's first page. Beauty in the midst of hardship.......more