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The Keeper of Dawn (English Edition) Formato Kindle

Edizione Inglese di J.B. Hickman (Autore) Formato: Formato Kindle
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Groomed for greatness, 15-year-old Jacob Hawthorne is sent to boarding school against his will. Jacob’s resentment toward his family reaches an all-time high when his father doesn’t bother to see him off for the 1980 school year. With a self-absorbed mother, an estranged father, and an older brother on the other side of the world, only the unlikely friendship with his grandfather can lure Jacob back home. But home feels like a distant memory from the shore of Raker Island, the isolated campus of one of the Northeast’s elite boarding schools.

As the surrogate bonds of a cloistered all-boys school fall into place, Jacob finds himself among other sons of privilege who suffer the same affliction—growing up in their fathers’ shadow. In fact, Jacob and his friends get dubbed “the Headliners” when their fathers make the headlines on the same day. Among them is Chris Forsythe, the rebellious son of a high-profile politician whose helicopter arrival sparks jealousy among the school’s upperclassmen.

Wellington Academy has been selected to host that fall’s senatorial debate, and Chris’ father is one of the candidates. Chris convinces Jacob—who is among the students selected to question the candidates on live television—to expose his father for embezzling money to finance his reelection campaign. Only Mr. O’Leary, Wellington’s inquisitive history teacher, stands in the way of Chris’ influence over Jacob. He alone can stop the inevitable head-on father-son collision that Chris is guiding Jacob toward. But when tragedy strikes, Jacob is forced to journey into the past to reclaim a well-guarded family secret.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009V7HOPW
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Shadeflower Press; 1° edizione (1 ottobre 2012)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
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Mr. Book Bookman
5,0 su 5 stelle Boys come of age in this well-written story
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 1 settembre 2014
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Great read. Its a story about four boys who meet at a re-opened private prep school on an island resort off the shores of Rhode Island. It is an exclusive school for the children of well-to-do people such as politicians, CEO's of big corporations, etc... The four boys all have their stories as to why they are at the school. They all have secrets. They all have dysfunctional families. And all have pressure to succeed and not to embaress their families. But this group has a ring leader bent on creating as much chaos as he can. And the remaining three go along for the ride. On this journey they confront the truths about htemselves and the relationships with the families. Secrets are exposed, friendships built, fears met head-on, and the meaning of life sought. Very enjoyable story with great characters and edifying experiences
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Kelly C.
4,0 su 5 stelle Good pace, good character development. Not very predictable. Great easy read.
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 12 maggio 2015
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I really liked this book. It kept a good pace and kept me interested. Editing was great, and character development was pretty good as well. We got to see into their personal lives and why their psyche was the way it was.

You will understand what the title means, if you make a mental note where you see it. It makes sense in the end.

This is a great coming of age story set in the early 1980s, before too much technology. Boys will be boys :) Sex is mentioned (it is an all boys boarding school after all), but no details are given...just a forewarning if you are looking to have a teen read this. I'd say high school age and up is appropriate, but I'm pretty conservative.

I picked this up when it was free on Amazon, and my first response when i finished was that I was amazed that it was free! Will recommend this to read to others.
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Adri
3,0 su 5 stelle Lots of potential
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 29 maggio 2013
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Let me start by saying that the book is very well written. It is a coming of age novel and it keeps the reader interested from start to finish.

However, the are a few 'buts' on which I have to elaborate, namely:
What is the symbolism of the title? I thought I would be able to figure it out, but never succeeded.

I do not want to add spoilers so I will just say that the book left me with more questions than answers. And the epilogue also did not really add to the story, in my humble opinion. The story flows very well but at times the writing is a little bit florid. Simple English could have brought the meaning out ver eloquently. Meaning can so easily be obscured by verbosity and I think all new writers so be very careful with this.

I would certainly read more books by this author as I think he has a story-telling voice that should be nurtured and trained to tell his stories in exactly the right number of words.
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J. Martin
5,0 su 5 stelle A competent coming-of-age story
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 27 maggio 2013
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Other reviewers have gone on more about the content of the book; if you want to risk a few spoilers, you can read them for yourself. This is a classic coming-of-age story about a group of young men at a boarding school, and conflictual father-son relationships. If that's the story you're looking for, you definitely need to download The Keepers of Dawn.
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GinnyReader
4,0 su 5 stelle Very good book
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 29 agosto 2016
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This is an excellent coming of age book. As I read, I wondered How many students in regular classrooms would have the same family issues the boys of Wellington had, but without so much money.

The author was very adept at creating the boys of the story - Jake, Chris, Roland, Benjamin, and Derek. The island setting played a large part in what the boys did as they attended classes. The school seemed a bit stereotypical. Max was important but I could never figure out exactly how he accomplished what he did in the end.

There was definitely a surprise ending. It made me want to go back and read the book again to determine if I could figure it out. Certainly a book to put on your "to read" list.
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