The Way to Stay in Destiny, Augusta Scattergood
The Way to Stay in Destiny, Augusta Scattergood
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The Way to Stay in Destiny

Author: Augusta Scattergood

Narrator: Michael Crouch

Unabridged: 4 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2015


Synopsis

From the author of the acclaimed GLORY BE, a novel that celebrates baseball, fast piano, and small-town living in the wake of the Vietnam War.When Theo gets off a bus in Destiny, Florida, he's left behind the only life he's ever known. Now he's got to live with Uncle Raymond, a Vietnam War vet and a loner who wants nothing to do with this long-lost nephew. Thank goodness for Miss Sister Grandersole's Boarding House and Dance School. The piano that sits in Miss Sister's dance hall calls to Theo. He can't wait to play those ivory keys. When Anabel arrives things get even more enticing. This feisty girl, a baseball fanatic, invites Theo on her quest to uncover the town's connection to old-time ball players rumored to have lived there years before. A mystery, an adventure, and a musical exploration unfold as this town called Destiny lives up to its name. Acclaimed author Augusta Scattergood has delivered a straight-to-the-heart story with unforgettable characters, humor, and hard questions about loss, family, and belonging.

Reviews

Goodreads review by disco on January 21, 2018

This book covers a wide range of topics that are important - but I never felt emotionally attached to any of the characters. Theo is an intelligent and brave young man but the personalities of the other individuals fell flat for me.......more

Goodreads review by Abby on March 04, 2015

I just never felt emotionally invested and I couldn't understand the motivations of most of the characters. Theo's scooped up by a long-lost uncle after his grandparents get too sick to take care of him and for some reason, they head to Florida instead of back to Alaska where his uncle's been living......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on January 29, 2015

If you liked Glory Be (and even if you didn't) read The Way to Stay in Destiny. Theo must learn to live in a community that isn't thrilled to have him and with an uncle that doesn't want him. His escape is in his music of which he can't understand his uncle's hatred. Who hates music? Theo itches to p......more

Goodreads review by Julia on November 15, 2014

I liked Scattergood's previous middle-grade book "Glory Be" and she is again writing about the South. This time the hero, Thelonious Monk Thomas (or Theo, as he is known) has come to Destiny with his uncle, a Viet Nam vet because his parents have died and his grandparents are too old to care for him......more

Goodreads review by Theodora on December 31, 2014

The Way to Stay in Destiny weaves a Southern-charm spell on readers, casting them straight into small town Florida circa 1974. Young readers will enjoy the story, part mystery and all adventure with funny, poignant, and hopeful moments. Readers will step inside and feel the summer heat, tap their to......more