A Small White Scar

Ron Bailitz 4/6/10 Period 8 Title: A Small White Scar Author: K. A. Nuzum Pages: 180 This book is about Will, who leaves his home to become a professional cowboy, but is followed by his brother. Passage Page 169-170 Paragragh 7-11 "You're brothers. You're twin brothers. The same blood runs through your vei......more

I wasn't sure about this book when I picked it up, it's been a while since I read a western, especially one meant for young adults. But I was surprised how much I enjoyed it, especially how into the rodeo descriptions I got considering I'm not a rodeo fan. This book was exciting and moving. Spoilers......more

The novel A Small White Scar by K. A. Nuzum is a heartfelt story. Twin brothers Denny and Will take on the life of Cowboys. Denny has special needs and after their mother passed away Will has been given the responsibility to take care of Denny. As they grow up and opportunity pass by, Will feels lik......more

To say I have zero interest in rodeo and all things cowboy would be the understatement of the century, which made the beginning of this book painfully awful for me. Then, Denny was introduced, and Brother Will became so much more than a wannabe professional cowboy, and this book suddenly was about s......more

It's a pretty short book and I read it in one sitting, but it's a heartfelt tale of two brothers living in Colorado in the 1940s. It felt a little more juvenile than YA, but older than middle-grade, some kind of middle ground in between, but there's nothing wrong with that. The main character is a h......more