Book: To The Top of Greenfield Street
Author: Ryan Standley
Available On: Amazon
Language: English
Rating: 4.5/5
To The Top of Greenfield Street is the debut novel of the author Ryan Standley. Story is set in Freeport, IL in June, 1993. Protagonist of the story is a fifteen years old teenager Eric Daniels who lives in Iowa with his dad as his mom ran away years ago and didn’t return. Eric is a fat boy and due to this everyone keeps on teasing him. Finally it’s summer break and a perfect opportunity for Eric to lose weight. Eric used to play basketball daily and he avoided junk food so he can lose some weight.
One day, Eric and his dad’s life turned upside down as the house in which they were living got burnt. Eric’s dad tried to find a local job but he couldn’t get any. They shifted to a cheap hotel room but when they ran out of money, they moved to Freeport, IL. Eric’s dad’s friend, the Garcia offered a room to stay and job to his dad. His childhood friend Nate Garcia is of the same age as Eric and in their childhood they have enjoyed together a lot.
Later, Nate introduced Eric to the two girls Melissa and Jen. Nate has a huge crush on Jen. Eric was astonished to talk to girls as earlier in Iowa since he was fatty, girls only used to make fun of him. Melissa invited Jen, Nate and Eric to their home at night. Since Melissa was sleeping, Jen leads Nate and Eric back up Greenfield Street. They hopped into the car and went out to have some fun at night. Grab a copy of this book and read the story yourself to find out more about Eric’s experience of the new place Freeport.
Title is apt and according to the story. I liked the writing style of the author and the chapter names for each chapter is so relevant and gave a little idea what we gonna read about in that chapter. I enjoyed every bit of this novel. Ryan has done great work in his debut novel and I am definitely interested to read more of his work in the future.
I strongly recommend this to my fellow readers especially who love reading YA fiction.
Book Is Available On Amazon
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