Still alright

The arc of Svitek is not like sugar: one brother serves in Vietnam, the second has criminal inclinations, it is better not to argue with his father - he will immediately cut it. And then there is still a move to the stupid town of Marisville. But in Marisville, the arc is waiting not only someone else"s, painful and bitter, but also truly beautiful. So, for example, he will see the engravings of Odubon and begin to draw, participate in the Broadway production, and most importantly - he will meet Lil, who has the greenest eyes in the world.
So far is normal - the second part of the planned Gary Schmidt trilogy, begun by the story of the battle on Wednesdays (but the main character has changed, in the "battles", the dugs played a secondary role) As in the first part, Gary Schmidt explores the life of an ordinary American family in the late 1960s, during the period of historical shocks and wars, intercoral gaps, powerful civilian movements and the breaking of the usual life structure. The war in Vietnam and the Cold War, civil protests and the movement of "children -flowering", domestic violence and patriarchal values ​​are not just historical scenery, against which the book takes place. In "still normal", the breath of history touched each character. And everyone has to figure out how to live on now.
Nevertheless, so far is normal " - this is not a historical story about the events of half a century ago. This is primarily a book for teenagers about adolescents. The eighth -grader of dugs, hooligan and dwarf, have already learned a lot about the severity and injustice of life. But at that moment when it seems that there is no way out, Gary Schmidt, like a real humanist, comes to the aid of the hero. For an arc, acquaintance with the works of the American artist John James Odubon, thoughts on engravings, thorough copying of the work of the master became the key to the discovery of himself and the world. And the desperate and, at first glance, doomed to failure attempts to collect together sold engravings from the book of Odubon - the first real life victory. On this path, Dug Svitects met new friends and first love. Gary Schmidt offers a time -tested recipe: art, friendship and love - and we hope that it will help not only the heroes of the book, but also to readers.
Of course, it is necessary to add a wonderful language (perfectly transmitted by Vladimir Babkov) to all this, a twisted plot and a great sense of humor - the constant components of all Gary Schmidt books.
For secondary school age