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All The Broken Pieces
All The Broken Pieces
Ann E. Burg | 2009 | Children, Young Adult (YA)
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Loved it
This is a middle grade read that was wrote in a poetry style. Matt is a young boy living with an adoptive family in the United States after the army pulled him out of Vietnam during the war.
This book was heartbreaking at times. Matt has suffered a lot, and he is still blaming himself for the past. He is a character that you want to cheer for, and see succeed. The book also does a great job of showing how other characters were effected by the war, and how that eventually has an impact on Matt's life.
I would consider this book a must read for its target age group.
  
More American Graffiti (1979)
More American Graffiti (1979)
1979 | Comedy, Drama
Way too serious!
If you liked the original George Lucas classic, you may not like its very serious sequel.

Instead of cruising having a good time with your friends before you are off to college, the main characters deal with issues like the Vietnam war, protests and the peace movement.

The music is still great and there is a very funny cameo scene; however, it is not enough to save this film which just gets the tone completely wrong.