Happy Release Day!
Congrats Catherine
on the release of
Boy Underground!
Boy Underground by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Historical Fiction, Coming of Age, 336 pages
Published December 7, 2021 by Lake Union Publishing
During WWII, a teenage boy finds his voice, the courage of his convictions, and friends for life in an emotional and uplifting novel by the New York Times and #1 Amazon Charts bestselling author.
1941. Steven Katz is the son of prosperous landowners in rural California. Although his parents don’t approve, he’s found true friends in Nick, Suki, and Ollie, sons of field workers. The group is inseparable. But Steven is in turmoil. He’s beginning to acknowledge that his feelings for Nick amount to more than friendship.
When the bombing of Pearl Harbor draws the US into World War II, Suki and his family are forced to leave their home for the internment camp at Manzanar. Ollie enlists in the army and ships out. And Nick must flee. Betrayed by his own father and accused of a crime he didn’t commit, he turns to Steven for help. Hiding Nick in a root cellar on his family’s farm, Steven acts as Nick’s protector and lifeline to the outside world.
As the war escalates, bonds deepen and the fear of being different falls away. But after Nick unexpectedly disappears one day, Steven’s life focus is to find him. On the way, Steven finds a place he belongs and a lesson about love that will last him his lifetime.
My thoughts about Boy Underground ~~
(I love to note the first lines of the books I'm reading. First lines can really grab a reader's attention and I love seeing where the author takes the reader after their first lines.)
First lines—"Here's a story, told by a person curiously old. And when a person is curiously old, as I am these days, looking back at youthful times feels like looking through the wrong end of a telescope or a pair of binoculars."
Boy Underground is another spell-binding story by a wonderful storyteller. I fell in love with Steven and the group of misfit boys that end up becoming his life-long friends. Catherine always writes such heartwarmingly beautiful stories rich with memorable characters that stay with me for a long time.
Her characters never seem to have an easy go of it but they somehow make it through life and become better people because of their circumstances. Steven is just trying to fit in. Being a teenager is tough, especially when you don't really conform to the mold. He befriends three other boys who accept him for who he is and who are there for each other. As the war ramps up, the turmoil in all of their lives ram up as well, with plenty of drama and trauma.
I thoroughly enjoyed Boy Underground and highly recommend it. You can never go wrong with a Catherine Ryan Hyde story!
I received Boy Underground via NetGalley and this is my honest opinion of the book.
About the author
I am the author of more than 30 published and forthcoming books, including ALLIE AND BEA, SAY GOODBYE FOR NOW, LEAVING BLYTHE RIVER, ASK HIM WHY, WORTHY, THE LANGUAGE OF HOOFBEATS, TAKE ME WITH YOU, WHERE WE BELONG, WHEN I FOUND YOU, WALK ME HOME, SECOND HAND HEART, DON'T LET ME GO, and WHEN YOU WERE OLDER.
I'm an avid hiker, traveler, equestrian, and amateur photographer, and have released my first book of photos, 365 DAYS OF GRATITUDE: PHOTOS FROM A BEAUTIFUL WORLD.
I am co-author, with fellow author and publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen, of HOW TO BE A WRITER IN THE E-AGE: A SELF-HELP GUIDE.
My novel PAY IT FORWARD was adapted into a major motion picture, chosen by the American Library Association for its Best Books for Young Adults list, and translated into more than 23 languages for distribution in over 30 countries. The paperback was released in October 2000 by Pocket Books and quickly became a national bestseller. Simon & Schuster released PAY IT FORWARD: YOUNG READERS' EDITION in August of '14. It is suitable for kids as young as eight. A special Fifteenth Anniversary Edition of the original PAY IT FORWARD was released in December of '14. ~ Goodreads
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