Masterfully written in the manner of J.D. Salinger (Catcher in the Rye), William Golding (Lord of the Flies) and Stephen King (The Body), the 2012 Readers Favorite Gold Medal Winner REICHOLD STREET, by R.L. Herron, is a spellbinding coming-of-age story.
Albert Parker is the new kid in the neighborhood. He brings with him the emotional scars of early parental loss and all the aggressive attitude a dysfunctional and abusive step-father can create. His struggle to fit in - and the stories of the people around him as he tries - create a powerful story about friendship, love and loss that Kirkus Reviews called "Skillfully written and emotionally charged."
Set in a working-class American neighborhood in the turbulent 1960s, REICHOLD STREET deals with some tough societal issues: bullying, alcoholism, family dysfunction, criminal activity, murder, suicide and the horrors of fighting in Vietnam. Nothing is what it seems to be, as the story takes you from awkward teenage introductions to the searing tragedy, yet remarkable redemption of war.
