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| Book #20 of 2009 |
| Title: The Last Summer of the Death Warriors |
| Author: Francisco X. Stork |
| Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Bookes |
| Pub Date: March 1, 2010 |
| Grade: A |
| Comments: Pancho is sent to live at an orphanage after the death of his sister (which happened two months after the death of his father). Pancho believes his sister was murdered and focuses solely on finding out who the killer was and how he can enact revenge. But as soon as he arrived, he meets D.Q., a teen battling cancer, and he reluctantly agrees to accompany him to treatments in another city. During the treatments they live in a center for kids with cancer and Pancho and D.Q. spend time with the younger patients, as D.Q. moons over caretaker Marisol, develops the Death Warrior Manifesto, and tries to avoid his mother who left him at the orphanage when he was younger but now wants to be part of his life and treatment.
Stork is just an incredible writer. I loved Marcelo in the Real World and this one is just as strong. The characters are rich, flawed and believable, and even though Pancho is initially reluctant to deviate from his revenge plot and let people in, you are instantly captivated by his story. This one will make the Mock Printz lists this year.
Reviewed from ARC provided by Scholastic at ALA Midwinter
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