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| Title | : | Seeing Off the Johns |
| Author | : | Rene S. Perez II |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 256 pages |
| Published | : | October 12th 2015 by Cinco Puntos Press (first published April 7th 2015) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Young Adult. Romance. Anthologies. Collections |
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People in the small town of Greenton mark their lives from that day in late summer when crowds lined the streets to see off high school athletic stars John Robison and John Mijias. That was the day the Johns, as they were known by adoring fans in Greenton, left for state college, and never made it there—or back. The Johns had spent their high school years putting that nowhere losing town on the map with playoff runs in football and state championship bids in baseball. For Concepcion "Chon" Gonzales, the days that the Johns headed out and didn't return was the first day of his new life. He had waited all his growing up years for a shot at Araceli when one of the Johns, John Mejia, stole her away. Now, while Greenton mourns, while the Johns' families become actors in a spectacle of grief, while Johns memorabilia is sold in every gas station and convenience store in town, while Araceli has to endure a senior year in the watchful gaze of the whole town, Chon Gonzales makes his slow methodical move on the only girl he's ever loved, hoping maybe that she won't notice what he wants.
Rene S. Perez II was born in Kingsville, Texas, and raised in Corpus Christi. He received a BA from the University of Texas and an MFA from Texas State University. He is the winner of the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation Award and lives in Austin. His first book, Along These Highways, was released in 2012.
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Ratings: 4.03 From 36 Users | 10 ReviewsWrite-Up About Books Seeing Off the Johns
I just chose this book off the shelf in the library because the book I was waiting for hadn't arrived. I'm glad I did. The story is a coming of age story that is wrapped around one boy's love of the girl he could never get in high school. Set in super small town southern Texas, Chon, the hopeless romantic, is given one last chance to win his love for Araceli. Araceli's boyfriend had just died in a tragic car accident on the way to college. What I like about this story was the connection to theI just chose this book off the shelf in the library because the book I was waiting for hadn't arrived. I'm glad I did. The story is a coming of age story that is wrapped around one boy's love of the girl he could never get in high school. Set in super small town southern Texas, Chon, the hopeless romantic, is given one last chance to win his love for Araceli. Araceli's boyfriend had just died in a tragic car accident on the way to college. What I like about this story was the connection to the
Very vulgar. Not middle grade at all. Disappointed, because the premise sounded promising.
YA fictionRene S. Perez IISeeing Off the JohnsCinco Puntos PressPaperback, 978-1-941026-12-0 (also available in hardcover and as an e-book), 256 pgs., $11.95November 3, 2015 Tiny, fictional Greenton, set in South Texas, a one-stoplight town built on cattle and railroads and killed by bypasses and super-ranches, doesnt have much going for it. What Greenton does have are two crown princes, John Robison and John Mejias, high school baseball stars signed to play college ball for the University of
Great book. I am drawn to books that make me feel, as most of us are, and this one definitely made me feel. Solid story, characters and setting.
John Mejia and John Robison were baseball stars in the small, poor, forgotten town of Greenton, Texas where everyone knew everyones name. These two friends, known as The Johns, had gotten a baseball scholarship to the University of Texas and were leaving the town most people knew they would never leave. As such everyone felt an ownership in the boys, feeling their success and exit from the town was everyones successful exit. Read the rest of the review on my blog:
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