Up Country

This was one of my favorite books growing up. I loved the story and how this protagonist was transformed. It made me want to live in a small town.......more

This is very well written. Carl is a high schooler who has a lot of brains but a hard life growing up with an alcoholic mother who keeps bringing home “classy guys” and getting in trouble with the law. Carl has gotten himself involved in the stereo-stealing business too. But his mom has to go to reh......more

I have re-read this book countless times, but I still viscerally remember my first experience picking it up around the age of 12 or 13 (I’m in my 30s now, for context). While the male protagonist, Carl’s, home life didn’t exactly reflect my own at the time, both the way he dealt with that trauma and......more

After reading Up Country by Alden R. Carter, the author makes the reader come back to read more. The book starts off with two cops in Carl’s basement. Carl is the main character. Carl’s mom is always drinking and getting in trouble. She can’t go to jail because she has Carl at home. Carl has a job i......more

This book Up Country is about a boy named carl who steals radios and then sells them to people on the street. he does this because his mom is a drunk and she usually doesnt give him money for anything. Carl expieriences alot of difficulties during his life throughout this book. The book Up country......more