Amaryllis

This book is a great read for teens and their parents! Both will get hooked on the writing style and the communication between father and son. It's great how the two brothers stay in contact through the troubles and confusions! I would definately recommend this book to you!

This book caught my attention when I saw the title. I read the first page and I was hooked! This author has a great writing style. He also attracts people of my age with his writing style. If you want to read other books by Craig Crist-Evans please check out Moon Over Tennessee!

Amaryllis is a poignant and beautifully written story both teens and their parents will connect with. Though set during the Vietnam War, the struggles facing the main characters continue to ring true today: the oftentimes painful transition from child to adult, the battle to redefine one's self in a world whose boundaries no longer make sense, love and loss, endings and beginnings. The voices are genuine and will continue to speak to you long after you have finished the book. A powerful story.

This is a book not only for young readers, but for their parents. Amaryllis took me back to the world as it was when I was a young reader - the emotions of fear and confusion over a war we didn't understand and the love between two brothers trying to stay connected through it all. Not only is this a very timely story, but it is also a way for today's young readers to understand one of their parents' generation's most emotional periods.

This book offers a unique perspective to young readers on the Vietnam conflict and how it affected their parents' generation. I would recommend it not only for baby boomers to remember the emotions of that time, but also to their children to better understand what their parents went through. Very timely book!