Divided We Fall

Reviewed by: Mariah Machado - Davis Memorial Library, Limington, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: September 15, 2014

Review

Seventeen year old Danny is just starting his senior year of high school. Having already joined the National Guard, he is called to guard duty to help stop a riot. when his gun accidentally goes off it triggers events that change his life forever. The book takes place in a near future where the Governor of Idaho is at odds, with the president of the USA. Danny soon finds himself at the center of a possible rebellion. The book not only deals with politics, but with Danny's moral dilemma - he is being forced to choose sides in a no win situation. Danny just wants to do the right thing, but he is portrayed realistically, he makes mistakes and bad choices, and just wants everything to back to normal so he can play football and be with his girl. Reedy delivers a well paced, relatable, action movie of a book, and deftly handles the difficult morality of divisive political viewpoints. This book will likely have heavy appeal for boys. Note - there is underage drinking, bad language, character death, and lots of action/war violence in this book.

Overall Book Score: excellent