Muckraker: Based on a True Story

By Billy Callahan

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1892657066
• ISBN13: 9781892657060
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Town Book Pr
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

Absolutely awesome!!

This book was excellent. I loved it!! I read it in the car, at home (when I should have been doing homework), and before bed. I finished it in one weekend because I just couldn't put it down. Everything about the book was great. Another person who wrote a review for this book said that they felt close to the characters by the end of the book. That's exactly how I felt. I felt like I knew Ashley. Mr. Callahan, I already gave you my review, but I felt that I had to write again how much I liked the book to really emphasize how great it was. :-)And as for the person who said, "And there are a couple of spots where there are typos or misuse of grammer": Yes, OK, maybe there were TWO mistakes. Another thing, there are two a's in grammar...

ABSOLUTE FUN, DUDE!!!

Undeniably the best most exciting book I've ever read!!! I also live in Westfield and loved reading a story that brought zeal to my hometown! There's a FEELING about this book--can't fully describe it, but it leaves you with this SENSE! The story STAYS with you, things remind you of it long after you've read it. The night looks different to me now. I want to be out in it more! Definitely recommend a reading every Halloween season. Watch out for teens running around frantic!

Muckraker was one of the best books ever

This story is excellent. I just couldn't put it down after I started. I really recommend you to buy this book because it really is worth it. Trust me on my opinion. Muckraker displays realistic events of a highschooler dealing with peers. I give it 5 stars since it really deserves it. Anybody that read this book would say it's good and I think you should be able to enjoy such a great story.

Worth More Than One Read

Callahan knows for sure how to begin and end a novel, and what happens in-between definitely keeps the reader's interest. This book should appeal to anyone even though it comes from the point of view of a 16-year-old. This story filled me with memories of Halloweens past and it brought back my youth in many ways: the innocence of getting a first kiss from a first girlfriend, the idealistic view of the world, typical teenage worries that transcend time and really bind generations together, and the respect and adulation we should have for our parents. With all the current high school shootings and everyday mayhem of the sort, this novel serves as a tool for adults in understanding youth, and, likewise, for youth in understanding ethics and principal, as evidenced by Ashley Monroe, who makes it all seem possible.

EXTREMELY FUN READ

This book flows quickly into each scene and each scene has purpose. You won't doze. The writing is practical and simple in some parts and deeply literary in others, like the descriptions of Halloween, ones that bring back memories for anyone who has ever trick-or-treated. If you want to feel Halloween as a kid again, read this book.