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    Down Sand Mountain
    Audiobook7 hours

    Down Sand Mountain

    Written by Steve Watkins

    Narrated by Dan John Miller

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    It's the fall of 1966, and twelve-year-old Dewey Turner is determined to start the school year right. No more being the butt of every joke. He'll be cool-a Lone Wolf like his older brother, Wayne. But an accident with shoe polish dashes these hopes-and earns Dewey his worst nickname yet. He finds an unlikely friend in Darla Turkel, the only person at Sand Mountain High who is more of an outcast than he is. Through their friendship, Dewey comes to learn a whole lot about his small town, and about the world outside it, too: things about racism and segregation, secrets, and standing up for what's right.

    "There is neither too much nostalgia nor message, and readers will be haunted by the drama of harsh secrets close to home." -Booklist (starred review)

    "Watkins pulls off an incredible feat in this novel capturing the racial prejudices and Vietnam War tensions of the era." -Voice of Youth Advocates

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 22, 2011
    ISBN9781455803750
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    Down Sand Mountain
    Author

    Steve Watkins

    STEVE WATKINS is a professor of English at the University of Mary Washington. He is the author of a collection of stories, My Chaos Theory, and two young adult novels, Down Sand Mountain and What Comes After. Watkins is also an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in publications including LA Weekly, Poets and Writers, and the Nation.

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    • 4/5
      In 1966, 12 year old Dewey is small for his age. In seventh grade in the junior-senior high school he is bullied by two seniors but dosn't want to tell anyone. His only friend is a girl who is just as lonely as he is. During this year, Dewey learns about his town, its residents, racism and something about his own family.
    • 4/5
      In 1966, 12 year old Dewey is small for his age. In seventh grade in the junior-senior high school he is bullied by two seniors but dosn't want to tell anyone. His only friend is a girl who is just as lonely as he is. During this year, Dewey learns about his town, its residents, racism and something about his own family.