Sticks & Stones

by Eric Pete

Book Overview

Ten years. A decade. Time enough for a high school graduate from a small, sleepy southern town to move on and become something. But what? And is it enough time to forget? Trayce is an internet... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601621469
• ISBN13: 9781601621467
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Urban Renaissance
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

You ain't ready for this! If you don't know, now. . . .

EPete has done it AGAIN! The character development makes you want to jump ahead to see what's really going on. The raw emotions and descriptive elements make this a must read. The dance between the characters, no matter how unlikely, is worthy of DWTS! If you are not familiar with his work you will immediately become a fan.

The truth will come out eventually!

The emotions run wild when four former students of Marion High School, each receive invitations to attend the school's ten year class reunion. Janet the former cheerleader and a member of the school's most popular crew; is now an exotic dancer whom only has one question to ask..."Why?" A question that has been haunting Janet since graduation; will her ex high school sweetheart give her a "Straight" answer? Solomon a drug store manager is not happy with his life and now finds himself without a job. In high school he was Mr. Invisible; no-one is going to remember him. But Solomon has a great memory and is about to assert himself to get what he wants and help bring out few shocking secrets! Trayce is doing well for herself; being featured in many entrepreneur magazines has brought in the dough and put her business on the map. But still Trayce remembers ten years ago...the humiliation she suffered in high school has her paying a therapist to help her move on. Karim is the genius behind some of today's hottest music videos but ten years ago he was the smart kid who got beat-up everyday. Back then only one girl stood up for him and this "beautiful angel" still haunts his dreams... All four of these former high school students have reservations about going to the reunion. Will going to the high school reunion help these four move on...or will it bring out the their worse fears!!! If you're looking for a good solid read then "Sticks and Stones" should be your reading choice. This story showcased characters that at first appeared to have moved on in their current lives, but as the story unfolds it seems the past sometimes holds the key to unlock buried resentments or happiness. Locksie ARC Book Club Inc.

Eric Pete drops another gem on us!

A ten year high school reunion is something that everyone should look forward to. Or is it? Four different people will find out when they are invited back to their high school class reunion. Trayce is a successful internet entrepreneur that has moved on from the small southern town she grew up in. But when she gets the invitation to her class reunion, will Trayce be able to get past the old wounds that was caused by her former classmates and teachers? Solomon is a drug store manager that still lives in the same town and dealing with baby mama drama. He was the forgettable boy in school that was always lurking in the background. Solomon knew all of the student's secrets by quietly observing them. Will he finally be able to come out of his shell? Janet is the former head cheerleader and homecoming queen who ran away to Las Vegas after her post graduation plans didn't pan out. Now a successful exotic dancer, can Janet come to terms with what made her run away in the first place? Karim is now a handsome and famous New York music video director. Back in high school, he was the one that was always picked on but how will everyone react to him now? Sticks and Stones is a wildly entertaining novel by Eric Pete. Pete brought us a good mix of characters with interesting situations. You feel the excitement and anxiety that Tracye, Solomon, Janet, and Karim feel about going to their ten year high school reunion. This novel shows just how much a person's life is affected by the events that happened during their high school years. It also shows how one must make peace with their past in order to move forward. There are plenty of shocking and tragic revelations in this story that you won't believe are taking place. This book will make readers want to either go to their own ten year high school reunion or avoid it all together. Sticks and Stones has wonderful character development and snappy dialogue that makes this a true page-turner. Reviewed by Radiah Hubbert for Urban Reviews

Ten Year Reunion

Let me start off by saying I have never read anything by Eric Pete. I was pleasantly surprised that "Sticks & Stones" turned out to be one of the best books I have read in a while!!!! Marion High is having it's ten year class reunion. Only for four members of the class, it may bring back past emotions, fears, unresolved issues and a few may have a little something to prove. Tracye was the overweight girl who was the butt of many jokes and had no friends. Tracye experienced plenty of hurt and torture at Marion High. Now Tracey is a successful businesswoman with plenty of money. How will Tracye hold up when confronted with a past she longs to forget? Solomon was the quiet, small weird boy that had no friends. He always felt like he was invisible. Now employed at a local Walgreens as a manager, he fears going to the reunion and is ashamed that he never accomplished more, and that no one will remember him. Solomon always sulked in the shadows at Marion High, but he saw it all and knows more than anyone else!! Karim was the lanky red-headed boy who transferred to Marion High and was tortured physically and verbally by "The Crew" a group of popular jocks and cheerleaders. Now Karim is known as "Special K" and is a hot upcoming music video producer. No longer the nerdy "Carrot Top", Karim is now successful and sexy. He is going to the reunion to see one special girl, and prove he is more than a nerd that can help with math homework. He also knows how to fight and is more than ready for "The Crew" members if they want to feel froggy and decide to leap! Janet was "Miss Thang" in Marion High. Pretty. Popular. Head cheerleader dating the most popular athlete in school. Prom Queen, Homecoming Queen. All that. But her "dream lover" Shaw left her high and dry and Janet's dreams of marrying Shaw and having his kids went down the toilet. Janet jetted off to Vegas and began a career as an "exotic dancer". Janet can't wait to get back to her hometown and strut her stuff at the reunion. Janet wants to reclaim her glory and Shaw...if possible. This is one reunion that these four will never forget! After being seated at the same table these four will realize they have more in common than they ever knew. Secrets will be revealed and the truth will come out. Marion High may be a dilapidated shell of it's former self but the drama that went down their will never be forgotten!!!

GREAT STORY WITH A LESSON TO ADD

This is a great story. The class reunion story has been done before, but not with so much honesty and transparency. The characters are complex and don't fit into the reunion stereotype (i.e. former cheerleader now the unhappy housewife - please?!) Like Eric's other works, the subplots make for a rich story, in a story, in a story, in a story. A quick read, but a good read with some good life lessons!